Expanding middle class drives strong growth
Robust economic growth is supporting an expanding middle class in Côte d’Ivoire, underpinning strong growth in demand for cooking ingredients and meals in 2025. Middle-class consumers, who are typically active and time-poor, are increasingly seeking convenient, quick and balanced meal solutions. Meanwhile, the rising prevalence of hypertension and diabetes is prompting some manufacturers to reformulate their recipes to meet growing demand for healthier options.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Cooking Ingredients and Meals industry in Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire, 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 Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Which are the leading brands in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Côte d'Ivoire?
- How are products distributed in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Côte d'Ivoire?
- 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- 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 Côte d'Ivoire
Expanding middle class drives strong growth
KEY DATA FINDINGS
An expanding middle class supports robust growth in retail current value sales
Health concerns increasingly influence purchase decisions
Retail modernisation follows in the wake of urbanisation
A buoyant economy, urbanisation and an expanding population will support growth
E-commerce set to grow in importance
Sania Cie dominates edible oils
Ferrero faces more intense price competition
Ciprochim a growing presence in table and cooking sauces
Small grocery retailers remain dominant
Supermarkets proliferate in large urban centres
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Key Data Findings
2025 Developments
Palm oil remains dominant, but sunflower oil grows in popularity
Industry Performance
Price increases drive growth in retail current value sales
Palm oil remains dominant
Sunflower oil growing in popularity
What’s Next?
Population expansion and urbanisation will underpin growth
Fortified products will proliferate
Competitive Landscape
Sania Cie’s Dinor brand remains dominant
Price-conscious consumers increasingly opt for unbranded or lesser-known oils
Channels
Supermarkets gaining ground on small local grocers
Informal markets remain popular among lower-income consumers
Category Data
Key Data Findings
2025 Developments
Demand and distribution remain limited
Industry Performance
Distribution remains limited
Many affluent households have domestic staff
Soup is not widely consumed
What’s Next?
An expanding middle class and robust economic growth will underpin demand growth for meals and soups
Low-salt, additive-free offerings will proliferate
Competitive Landscape
Unilever Cote D'Ivoire SA’s Knorr remains dominant
Most local consumers continue to favour home-cooked meals
Channels
Small local grocers continue to dominate distribution, but supermarkets are gaining ground
E-commerce remains negligible
Category Data
Key Data Findings
2025 Developments
Growth in retail current value sales slows but remains buoyant
Industry Performance
Cooking ingredients and condiments dominate retail value sales
Demand for packaged sauces largely remains confined to affluent consumers
What’s Next?
Growth in retail constant value sales will accelerate sharply
Deepening health concerns could weigh on demand growth
Competitive Landscape
Nestlé’s Maggi remains the leading brand, but Unilever leads overall
Small domestic players a growing presence
Channels
Small local grocers holding off supermarkets
Category Data
Key Data Findings
2025 Developments
Increasing competition helps keep a lid on pricing
Industry Performance
Increasing local competition helps to keep a lid on pricing
Honey demand boosted by health halo
What’s Next?
Jams and preserves will be the most dynamic category
Ongoing urbanisation will underpin demand growth
Increasing demand for additive-free peanut butter
Competitive Landscape
Smaller brands gain ground
Homemade jams and preserves distributed through open markets
Channels
Small local grocers remain the dominant distribution channel
Category Data
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Cooking Ingredients and Meals
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- Olive Oil
- Corn Oil
- Palm Oil
- Rapeseed Oil
- Soy Oil
- Sunflower Oil
- Other Edible Oil
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- Dried Ready Meals
- Shelf Stable Ready Meals
- Chilled Ready Meals
- Frozen Ready Meals
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- Dry Soup
- Shelf Stable Soup
- Chilled Soup
- Frozen Soup
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- Chilled Pizza
- Frozen Pizza
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- Meal Kits
- Quick Recipe Kits
- Chilled Lunch Kits
- Prepared Salads
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- Liquid Stocks and Fonds
- Stock Cubes and Powders
- Gravy Cubes, Powders and Pots
- Monosodium Glutamate
- Herbs and Spices
- Tomato Pastes and Purées
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- Liquid Recipe Sauces (excl pasta sauces)
- Dry Recipe Sauces
- Pasta Sauces
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- Barbecue Sauces
- Fish Sauces
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise
- Mustard
- Oyster Sauces
- Salad Dressings
- Soy Sauces
- Chili Sauces
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- Dips
- Yeast-based Spreads
- Pickled Products
- Other Sauces and Condiments
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- Honey
- Chocolate Spreads
- Jams and Preserves
- Nut and Seed Based Spreads
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