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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Belgium

Publisher Euromonitor International
Published Nov 07, 2025
Length 49 Pages
SKU # EP20575566

Description

Retail current value sales of cooking ingredients and meals in Belgium are projected to grow at a healthy rate over 2025, in line with the 2024 performance. This is underpinned by the positive performance of the biggest categories, meals and soups and sauces, dips and condiments, which are set to post both retail volume and current value sales growth at the end of the review period, aided by a stabilisation of unit prices. Meanwhile, sweet spreads is projected to register the highest retail curr...

Euromonitor International's Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Belgium report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Edible Oils, Meals and Soups, Sauces, Dips and Condiments, Sweet Spreads.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?
* Get a detailed picture of the Cooking Ingredients and Meals market;
* Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
* Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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49 Pages
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Belgium
Euromonitor International
November 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN BELGIUM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Good performance as unit prices stabilise
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Convenience and indulgence trends provide key growth drivers
Health and wellness positioning gains weight
Innovation helps to raise the profile of and stimulate interest in meal kits
WHAT’S NEXT?
Easing of economic pressures to engender a push-pull effect
Consumers to show sophistication in their product choices
Sunday opening to spur purchases of premium options
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Strong private label presence across cooking ingredients and meals
Lotus Bakeries creates dynamism through marketing and advertising
CHANNELS
Supermarkets remains the key channel despite growing competition
Retail e-commerce continues to develop and grow in cooking ingredients and meals
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 8 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
EDIBLE OILS IN BELGIUM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Unit price dips benefit sales but cost concerns persist
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Fall in the average unit price sees olive oil rebound in 2025
Olive oil leverages best health and wellness positioning to win consumers’ favour
WHAT’S NEXT?
Faster retail volume over value (constant 2025 prices) growth as the average unit price drops
Shift to out-of-home activities to favour foodservice over retail volume growth
Natural/organic claims to gain importance
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Private label gains a competitive edge with a good price-quality ratio
The fastest-growing players benefit as olive oil prices fall
CHANNELS
Wide private label offer favours supermarkets
Delivery systems marry convenience to boost e-commerce
CATEGORY DATA
Table 13 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 14 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 15 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2021-2025
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2022-2025
Table 19 Distribution of Edible Oils by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
MEALS AND SOUPS IN BELGIUM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Hectic lifestyles fuel demand for convenient options
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Chilled over frozen variants for quality and health and wellness reasons
Strong investment in food kits
WHAT’S NEXT?
Convenience and innovation to boost demand
Consumers to seek better quality, natural organic ingredients in their meals and soups
Chilled pizza to push foodservice volume sales growth
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Private label continues to develop in meals and soups
Smartmat benefits from the growth in popularity of meal kits
CHANNELS
Supermarkets focus on private label
Distribution improvements and convenience underpin a strong e-commerce performance
CATEGORY DATA
Table 24 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 25 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 26 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 27 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 28 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2020-2025
Table 29 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2020-2025
Table 30 Sales of Soup by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2025
Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2022-2025
Table 33 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 34 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 35 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 36 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 37 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SAUCES, DIPS AND CONDIMENTS IN BELGIUM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Indulgence and convenience trends fuel growth
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Key health and indulgence trends spur sauces, dips and condiments
Company investments boost bouillon’s performance
WHAT’S NEXT?
Limitations on retail growth amidst changing consumer behaviour
Local consumers to embrace international options
Naturalness and taste to drive health and wellness
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Unilever Belgium leads with a wide and popular brand portfolio
Barilla Alimentare launches novelties to add dynamism to the category
CHANNELS
Lower prices help discounters to gain ground on supermarkets
Grocery retailers and pure online retailers develop the offer and sales of sauces, dips and condiments
CATEGORY DATA
Table 38 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 39 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 40 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 41 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 42 Sales of Liquid Recipe Sauces by Type: % Value 2020-2025
Table 43 Sales of Other Sauces and Condiments by Type: Rankings 2020-2025
Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2021-2025
Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2022-2025
Table 46 Distribution of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 47 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 50 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SWEET SPREADS IN BELGIUM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Healthy nut and seed based spreads appeal but other products suffer from high prices and unhealthy image
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Health and wellness positioning drives nut and seed based spreads
Colruyt Group caters to both premium and economy demand with new launches
WHAT’S NEXT?
Slow rebound anticipated for chocolate spreads as cocoa prices drop from historical highs
Health and wellness to shape new product developments
Premiumisation trend to foster quality over quantity consumption
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Nutella leads but comes under pressure
Strong marketing support drives interest in Lotus Biscoff
CHANNELS
Supermarkets expand private label offer of fast-growing nut and seed based spreads
Convenience shopping gains momentum in sweet spreads
CATEGORY DATA
Table 51 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 52 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 53 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 54 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 55 Sales of Jams and Preserves by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
Table 56 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
Table 57 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2022-2025
Table 58 Distribution of Sweet Spreads by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 59 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 60 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 61 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 62 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER

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