Lebanon remains embroiled in an economic crisis with elevated inflation and a weak local currency negatively impacting consumer purchasing power with many consumers struggling to afford basic essentials, while local businesses have seen their margins squeezed..
Cooking ingredients and meals in 2024: The big picture
Lebanon faced significant challenges in 2024 including the country’s economic and financial collapse but also the presidential vacuum and political instability, and the spillover effects of the Israel-Hamas war which is affecting southern Lebanon. Despite these challenges sales of cooking ingredients and meals continued to grow in retail volume terms 2024.
Country background
Cooking ingredients are very important for Lebanese consumers for whom cooking and eating at home is not only key to family reunions and social gatherings but which is also vital to a large section of the population who live in poverty and who cannot afford to eat out.
Socioeconomic trends
Despite everything that has impacted the market in recent years most categories of cooking ingredients and meals actually saw stronger growth in retail volume terms in 2024 than in the previous year. That being said, many grocery retailers in the south of Lebanon reported a drop in economic activity due to the spillover effect from the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
Logistics/infrastructure
While Lebanon’s private sector has recovered somewhat, the public sector is still bankrupt and the situation is getting much worse.
What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
The Israel-Hamas war and its spillover effects on Lebanon are likely to continue having an impact on the market over 2025 and possibly 2026 which could place limits on the growth of many areas of cooking ingredients and meals. Despite this, cooking ingredients and meals is still expected to see steady growth in retail volume terms over the forecast period, with many of these products seen as essential by consumers in Lebanon.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Cooking Ingredients and Meals industry in Lebanon 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 Lebanon, 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon?
- Which are the leading brands in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Lebanon?
- How are products distributed in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Lebanon?
- 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 Lebanon?
- 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 Lebanon
Cooking ingredients and meals in 2024: The big picture
Country background
Socioeconomic trends
Logistics/infrastructure
What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
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Prospects and Opportunities
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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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