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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in the United Arab Emirates

Publisher Euromonitor International
Published Nov 25, 2025
Length 50 Pages
SKU # EP20639498

Description

In the United Arab Emirates, cooking ingredients and meals is seeing rising retail value sales in 2025, driven by demand for natural, minimally processed products, functional and plant-based options, and convenient formats such as ready-to-use sauces and meal kits. Consumers are increasingly cost-conscious, trading into private label, smaller pack sizes and promotional offers, yet still opting for occasional premium flavours and organic or ethically sourced items. IFFCO maintains overall leaders...

Euromonitor International's Cooking Ingredients and Meals in United Arab Emirates 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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50 Pages
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in the United Arab Emirates
Euromonitor International
November 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Health, convenience and value-seeking behaviour steer industry development
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Current trends drive industry growth in 2025
Sustainability concerns inform product innovation
Cost-conscious behaviour becomes more visible in 2025
WHAT’S NEXT?
Health trends to support further expansion for cooking ingredients and meals
Climate change may present challenges to stronger growth
Hypermarkets will remain on top, but e-commerce will rise fastest among distribution channels
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
IFFCO maintains overall leadership in 2025
Players compete through differentiation
CHANNELS
Hypermarkets leads distribution
E-commerce and foodservice channels enjoy further 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 THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Premiumisation, health positioning and resilient supply chains drive value gains
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Price rises and premiumisation support strong value growth for edible oils
Olive oil benefits from health profile
WHAT’S NEXT?
Rising value sales forecast amid increased focus on sustainability
Health trends will continue to inform innovation
Building resilient and responsible supply chains
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
IFFCO leads with a focus on accessibility and innovation
IFFCO launces carbon-neutral olive oil
CHANNELS
Hypermarkets dominates distribution in 2025
E-commerce outpaces all other channels in terms of growth
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 THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Convenience demand, health priorities and private label expansion support value growth
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Convenience demand spurs growth in meals and soups as consumers seek quick and easy solutions
Alliance Food Company enters ready meals
WHAT’S NEXT?
Health to remain major trend impacting progress for meals and soups
Private label set to gain further share in chilled ready meals
Sustainability to take centre stage
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Nestlé maintains overall leadership
Meal kits brand Hello Chef receives B-Corp certification
CHANNELS
Hypermarkets remains favoured channel for meals and soups purchases
E-commerce sees fastest expansion in 2025
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 THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Health-led reformulation, flavour innovation and online expansion support rising demand
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Health and wellness trends shape demand in 2025
Diverse population drives flavour innovation
WHAT’S NEXT?
Further growth anticipated as leading brands hold strong and private label expands
Sustainability trend to have greater impact on development
E-commerce likely to gain ground, driven by convenience
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Heinz continues to lead overall category in 2025
Local fermented pickles and sauerkraut launch in Spinneys and Waitrose
CHANNELS
Hypermarkets dominates distribution
E-commerce benefits from broad product array and fast delivery
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 THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Health-focused innovation meets indulgent demand in a value-conscious category
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Consumers continue to shift towards healthier variants
New laboratory tests quality of honey in the United Arab Emirates
WHAT’S NEXT?
Further growth for sweet spreads, driven by health trends and the rise of e-commerce
Nut and seed based spreads set to expand
Sustainability concerns will continue to impact packaging and sourcing
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Nutella holds on to number one spot
Al Shifa benefits from natural honey offering
CHANNELS
Sweet spreads purchased primarily in hypermarkets
E-commerce sees fastest expansion among retail channels in 2025
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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