Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Bangladesh

November 2025
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Overview:

Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Cooking Ingredients and Meals industry in Bangladesh with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.

Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.

Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to a comprehensive range of core packaged food categories.

If you're in the Cooking Ingredients and Meals industry in Bangladesh, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.

The Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Bangladesh report includes:

  • Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
  • Detailed segmentation of international and local products
  • Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
  • Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
  • Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country

This report answers:

  • What is the market size of Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Bangladesh?
  • Which are the leading brands in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Bangladesh?
  • How are products distributed in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Bangladesh?
  • How is the rise of e-commerce and/or the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
  • What are the key health and wellness concerns driving, or challenging, sales in Cooking Ingredients and Meals?
  • How significant are vegan and vegetarian dietary requirements in determining sales growth in Bangladesh?
  • How has COVID-19 impacted consumer demand? To what extent have lockdown, home seclusion and stockpiling boosted sales? Will the longer term economic repercussions of the pandemic stimulate or suppress future growth?
  • Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
  • How significant will values-based claims, such as sustainability and ethical labelling, be in supporting future growth and brand equity?

Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Bangladesh

Moderate growth of cooking ingredients and meals in 2025

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Widening availability of cooking ingredients and meals and smaller pack sizes
Consumer preferences become increasingly international
Higher unit costs dampen the popularity of health and wellness cooking ingredients and meals
Growing demand among most socioeconomic groups as product variety develops
Widening distribution of cooking ingredients and meals over the forecast period
Growing variety of lower cost local products characterises the industry
Bangladesh Edible Oil Ltd leads the industry thanks to the popularity of edible oils
Bangladesh Edible Oil records the strongest growth in 2025
Small local grocers dominates due to the ubiquity of outlets and lower prices
Supermarkets registers the fastest growth
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

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Key data findings
2025 developments
Moderate rise in retail value sales of edible oils
Industry performance
Edible oils used by a wide spectrum of consumers
Palm oil remains the most popular form of packaged edible oil with wealthier households opting for olive oil
What’s next?
Unit price rises and growth in local production subdue demand over the forecast period
Product innovation is rare over the forecast period
Policy support needed to foster fair competition over the forecast period
Competitive landscape
Bangladesh Edible Oil Company Ltd retains the lead in edible oils
Unpackaged edible oils remain popular among the country’s low socioeconomic groups despite potential health risks and availability of fortified low cost brands
Channels
Small local grocers is the leading channel for edible oils
Supermarkets records the strongest growth as the channel increasingly appeals to wealthier urban dwellers
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
Key data findings
2025 developments
Modest growth of meals and soups, with the category remaining small
Industry performance
Soup is by far the largest category in meals and soups as consumers appreciate the convenience
Growing popularity of frozen ready meals though sales remain highly nascent
What’s next?
Despite forecast period growth the category remains nascent over the forecast period
Soup remains the dominant category in meals and soups
Negligible sales of ready meals
Competitive landscape
Nestlé Bangladesh dominates meals and soups with its Maggi brand
Busy urban dwellers appreciate dry soup which favours Nestlé’s Maggi brand
Channels
Small local grocers dominates the distribution of meals and soups
Convenience retailers register the strongest growth
Category data
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
Key data findings
2025 developments
Moderate growth of sauces, dips and condiments in 2025
Industry performance
Table 32 remain highly popular, especially ketchup
Herbs and spices enjoy strong popularity but suffer competition from unpackaged variants
What’s next?
Moderate forecast period growth of sauces, dips and condiments as consumers become more adventurous
Price increases favour small pack sizes and mini packs
Rising demand is boosted by expansion in brand and product variety
Competitive landscape
Square Food & Beverage Ltd holds the lead in sauces, dips and condiments
All the leading players register a decline in sales in 2025 due to rising prices
Channels
Small local grocers dominates sales of sauces, dips and condiments
Convenience stores is the best performing channel
Category data
Table 33 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 34 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 35 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 36 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 37 NBO Company Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2021-2025
Table 38 LBN Brand Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2021-2025
Table 39 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 40 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 41 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 42 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
Key data findings
2025 developments
Modest growth of sweet spreads as the category continues to be constrained by price rises
Industry performance
Honey remains the mainstay of sweet spreads in Bangladesh
Jams and preserves benefit from more usage occasions
What’s next?
Moderate growth of sweet spreads over the forecast period
High prices dampen the popularity and forecast period prospects of sweet spreads
Product development and smaller pack sizes shape the category over the forecast period
Competitive landscape
Pran Foods retains the lead with its accessibly priced Pran brand
Pran Foods enjoys the strongest increase in popularity in 2025
Channels
Small local grocers dominates sales of sweet spreads
Rapid growth of convenience stores
Category data
Table 43 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 44 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 45 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 46 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 47 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
Table 48 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 50 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 51 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 52 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
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The following categories and subcategories are included:

Cooking Ingredients and Meals

    • Olive Oil
    • Corn Oil
    • Palm Oil
    • Rapeseed Oil
    • Soy Oil
    • Sunflower Oil
    • Other Edible Oil
      • Dried Ready Meals
      • Shelf Stable Ready Meals
      • Chilled Ready Meals
      • Frozen Ready Meals
      • Dry Soup
      • Shelf Stable Soup
      • Chilled Soup
      • Frozen Soup
      • Chilled Pizza
      • Frozen Pizza
      • Meal Kits
      • Quick Recipe Kits
      • Chilled Lunch Kits
    • Prepared Salads
        • Liquid Stocks and Fonds
        • Stock Cubes and Powders
      • Gravy Cubes, Powders and Pots
      • Monosodium Glutamate
      • Herbs and Spices
      • Tomato Pastes and Purées
        • Liquid Recipe Sauces (excl pasta sauces)
        • Dry Recipe Sauces
        • Pasta Sauces
        • Barbecue Sauces
        • Fish Sauces
        • Ketchup
        • Mayonnaise
        • Mustard
        • Oyster Sauces
        • Salad Dressings
        • Soy Sauces
        • Chili Sauces
    • Dips
    • Yeast-based Spreads
    • Pickled Products
    • Other Sauces and Condiments
    • Honey
    • Chocolate Spreads
    • Jams and Preserves
    • Nut and Seed Based Spreads
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