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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Germany

Publisher Euromonitor International
Published Nov 25, 2025
Length 54 Pages
SKU # EP20639499

Description

Cooking ingredients and meals in Germany registered further strong growth in retail current value sales in 2025, largely in line with 2024. Convenience continued to be a major driver, with ready-to-use solutions remaining a focus. Therefore, the biggest category, meals and soups, posted the highest growth in retail current value sales in 2025, as consumers looked for quick, nutritious meals to fit their increasingly busy lifestyles. Affordability also plays an important role for cooking ingredie...

Euromonitor International's Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Germany 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.

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* Get a detailed picture of the Cooking Ingredients and Meals market;
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54 Pages
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Germany
Euromonitor International
November 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN GERMANY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Strong retail value sales growth in line with key trends in packaged food
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Players adapt to market conditions
Convenience increases weight in consumer choices
Plant-based options enjoy rising demand
WHAT’S NEXT?
Sustainability to help shape the offer and presentation
Healthier and functional products to pique the interest of consumers
Easing price movements to push organic edible oils
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Strong private label offer in cooking ingredients and meals
Branded players look to capitalise on key trends
CHANNELS
Large modern grocery retailers dominate the distribution landscape
E-commerce enjoys ongoing development and growth
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 GERMANY
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Faster retail volume sales growth as prices ease
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Rising interest in international cuisines spurs adventure in edible oils choices
Increasingly sophisticated consumer base informs category development
WHAT’S NEXT?
Olive oil to ride healthier perception to register the highest growth
New product launches set to focus on health benefits
Sustainability focus to continue to boost the appeal of organic and regional edible oils
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Private label retains bulk of retail value sales
Strong investment in portfolios push private label
CHANNELS
Large assortments and different price ranges appeal to consumers
E-commerce gains awareness and develops its offer to grow retail value sales
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 GERMANY
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Busy lifestyles drive further demand for meals and soups
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Frozen products gain from the needs of busy consumers and an improving quality perception
Vegan ready meals ride health, sustainability and ethical trends
WHAT’S NEXT?
Strong company activity but growth is expected to slow compared with the review period
Growing vegetarian and vegan offer in response to evolving consumer trends
Convenience and wellness to foster use of frozen food subscription services
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Aldi and Frosta show the strength of private label and brands, respectively
Price and quality factors push retail value sales of Gustavo Gusto
CHANNELS
Discounters leverage good price-quality ratios to dominate the distribution of meals and soups
Online developments widen access to ready meals
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 GERMANY
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Growth through affordability and versatility
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Outdoor dining options gain popularity while interest in spices grows
Players look to offer healthier pasta sauces
WHAT’S NEXT?
Health and diversification continue to grow in importance
Popularity of Mediterranean food to pique interest in tomato pastes and purées
Consumer experimentation to increase the use of a variety of sauces with international dishes
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Established brands and private label remain popular
Kikkoman Trading Europe gains from an authentic and widening range of Asian options
CHANNELS
Large modern grocery retailers dominate the landscape
E-commerce offers promise as a channel for 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 GERMANY
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Indulgence, health and sustainability shape sweet spreads
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Nut and seed based spreads enjoy a perception of premium products at relatively low unit prices
Protein-enriched products to the fore
WHAT’S NEXT?
Health and affordability perceptions to continue to boost nut and seed based spreads
Companies set to focus on health benefits
Sustainability and ethical factors are set to grow in importance to consumers and players
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Ferrero Deutschland leverages Nutella’s popularity to lead
The competition intensifies in sweet spreads
CHANNELS
Large modern grocery retailers cover consumer needs in sweet spreads
Preference to see and analyse products in-person limit interest in e-commerce
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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