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Meals and Soups in South Korea

Publisher Euromonitor International
Published Nov 10, 2025
Length 21 Pages
SKU # EP20589510

Description

Meals and soups reports healthy growth in 2025 shaped by diverging trends. Consumers are seeking high quality and convenient meals options, notably from chilled and frozen ready meals. In tandem, there is a general shift away from shelf-stable meals and soups, which are perceived to be less healthy.

Euromonitor International's Meals and Soups in South Korea 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: Food Kits, Pizza, Prepared Salads, Ready Meals, Soup.

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

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21 Pages
Meals and Soups in South Korea
Euromonitor International
November 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
MEALS AND SOUPS IN SOUTH KOREA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Consumers demand premium ingredients and convenience
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Convenience and quality drive growth in meals and soups
Shelf-stable ready meals and dry soups are perceived to be less healthy
WHAT’S NEXT?
Demand for high-quality convenience foods will continue to rise
Competition to intensify in Home Meal Replacement (HMR)
Direct-to-consumer expansion will strengthen brand independence from retailers
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Competition is set to intensify in frozen ready meals
Structural challenges to continue from private label
CHANNELS
Private label thrives in store-based grocery retailers
Major brands gain traction via e-commerce
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2020-2025
Table 6 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2020-2025
Table 7 Sales of Soup by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2025
Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2022-2025
Table 10 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 13 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN SOUTH KOREA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Widening range and innovation at both ends of price spectrum
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Consumers shift towards ready-to-eat products as convenience attracts shoppers
Wider range of products entices consumers seeking greater choice and value
WHAT’S NEXT?
Structural change will force brands to rethink price-value propositions
Retail disruption is anticipated as food manufacturers build D2C
Consumer demand is becoming polarised between affordable and premium choices
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Retailers are gaining prominence in a fiercely competitive landscape
Private label makes significant gains
CHANNELS
Retail e-commerce is transforming market dynamics as direct to consumer platforms emerge
Consumers are more selective in their channel choice
MARKET DATA
Table 15 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 16 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 17 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 18 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
Table 21 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 22 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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