Report cover image

Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Kuwait

Publisher Euromonitor International
Published Dec 23, 2025
Length 38 Pages
SKU # EP20680717

Description

In 2025 cooking ingredients and meals sales are set to witness positive growth as, despite economic challenges, including global inflation and restrictions on expat entries, modern retail channels continued expanding. Growing concern over high obesity rates is stimulating some consumers into adopting healthier eating habits, including eating less overall. However, healthier cooking ingredients and meals tend to have higher prices, meaning such products are only popular among more affluent consum...

Euromonitor International's Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Kuwait 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.

Table of Contents

38 Pages
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Kuwait
Euromonitor International
December 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN KUWAIT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Growth of cooking ingredients and meals as consumers adopt healthier eating habits
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Increasing health and wellness awareness supports sales growth of cooking ingredients and meals
Kuwait curbs edible oils’ re-exports in 2025 in order to stabilise domestic supply
Unit prices rise over the forecast period in a reflection of Kuwait’s reliance on imports
WHAT’S NEXT?
Price stability and policy support drive category prospects over the forecast period, though growth in consumer foodservice has a dampening effect
Products that provide consumers with convenience and time savings are benefited
Health trends stimulate demand for nutritious edible oils and condiments
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
The Savola Group leads with its Afia brand
Value-driven choices propel private label growth
CHANNELS
Pricing and promotion power the strong lead of hypermarkets
Strong growth of retail e-commerce from a low base
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 2021-2025
Table 7 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 8 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
EDIBLE OILS
Key Data Findings
2025 Developments
Rising prices characterise edible oils in 2025
Industry Performance
Unit prices rise due to supply issues and higher import costs
Health and wellness trend boosts demand for cold pressed and cold-extracted olive oil
WHAT’s NEXT?
Edible oils set for value growth despite volume constraints
Products with a healthy position are increasingly embraced
Olive oil remains a fragmented category as price sensitivity shapes demand
Savola leads edible oils as private label gains ground
Price pressures boost the popularity of private label
Hypermarkets expands its share in edible oils, driven by price stability and promotions
Rapid growth of hypermarkets as consumers endeavour to maximise their grocery baskets
Category Data
Table 12 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 13 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 14 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 15 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2021-2025
Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2021-2025
Table 18 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 19 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
MEALS AND SOUPS
Ramadan boosts seasonal soup sales amid broader growth in ready-to-eat foods
Growing demand for convenient food options bolsters the popularity meals and soups
Ready meals suffers from a less healthy image
What’s Next?
Meals and soups sales grow as convenience becomes key for Kuwait’s workforce
Polarisation foreseen over the forecast period
Health-conscious consumption shapes the future of meals and soups
Competitive Landscape
Nestlé retains the lead in meals and soups with Maggi’s dominance
Strong growth of Unilever and its Knorr brand
Channels
Co-ops and frequent promotions sustain the lead of hypermarkets in the distribution of meals and soups
High growth of the small retail e-commerce channel
Table 22 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 23 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 24 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 25 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2025
Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2025
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 31 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SAUCES, DIPS AND CONDIMENTS
Staples, such as ketchup and soy sauce, drive sales as consumers cut back on impulse buys
Ketchup remains a popular table sauce
The importance of spices in Arabian cuisine underlines the popularity of herbs and spices
Healthier choices and economic relief drive category expansion
Accessible prices enable ubiquitous usage across households
Health and wellness boosts the launch and availability of better for you variants
Kraft Heinz and Nestlé SA compete intensely for category share, while Al Alali gains ground
Basamh Marketing Co and its Al Alali brand gains ground
Small local grocers retains the lead despite a slight erosion in its share
Retail e-commerce registers solid growth from a low base
Table 32 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 33 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 34 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 35 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 36 NBO Company Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2021-2025
Table 37 LBN Brand Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2021-2025
Table 38 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 39 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 40 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 41 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SWEET SPREADS
Robust growth of sweet spreads as consumers shift towards nutrient-rich alternatives
Sweet spreads remain widely popular in Kuwait
Growing health consciousness stimulates demand for organic and premium sweet spreads
Moderate growth of sweet spreads as categories such as chocolate spreads consolidate
Rising health and wellness consciousness bolsters demand for honey
Reduced sugar variants bolster the maturing jams and preserves category
Ferrero & related parties creates a craze for its Nutella brand
Basamh’s Al Alali brand grows in popularity as consumers seek regional or budget-friendly alternatives
Hypermarkets remains the leading channel for sweet spreads
After nascent channels such as convenience retailers and retail e-commerce, hypermarkets records strong growth
Table 42 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 43 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 44 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 45 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 46 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
Table 47 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 50 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 51 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030

Search Inside Report

Pricing

Currency Rates
How Do Licenses Work?

How Do Licenses Work?

The primary function of a report license is to define how many people within a company are authorized to use the purchased report. This is separate to how a report might be delivered. Unless specifically identified otherwise, the purchase option is Single User. Below is a helpful description of that license, along with a sampling of others most commonly offered.

  • This license allows only one user to have access to and to use/read the report. It is not one user at a time or one user group; it is an individual who will be reading and utilizing the report.

  • This license allows for the entire purchasing company to read and use the report. This is the license level that would allow for a report to be placed on an internal company shared drive for access by all employees of that direct company. This license does not extend to parent or sister company use.

  • This license is designed to allow an entire department within a company full access to a report. The departmental license is a great option for companies that have more than one location and the department is spread out all over the country/world

  • This license is for companies that have one location where they want the report to be accessible by all employees within that physical location.

  • This is the most flexible of the licensing options. Some publishers will allow you to get a license for a preset number of people (typically 5). These licenses are ideal for small work groups.

License options are at the discretion of each publisher. As such, not all licenses indicated above are available for every product. If you are uncertain of the best license for your needs or would like a license that is not proactively available, please contact us and we will be happy to assist.

Request A Sample
Head shot

Questions or Comments?

Our team has the ability to search within reports to verify it suits your needs. We can also help maximize your budget by finding sections of reports you can purchase.
Chat Now
Contact Us