Consumers seeking convenience and quality
Cooking ingredients and meals in Spain is achieving steady value growth in 2025, led by the rapid expansion of ready meals and soups as consumers prioritise convenience and quality. Urbanisation, smaller households and lifestyle changes are driving demand for quick, nutritious and internationally inspired options, with Mercadona leading through its extensive private label range. Health and natural ingredients are gaining importance, influencing product innovation in areas such as sauces, salads and chilled soups. Companies like Deoleo and HelloFresh are expanding through sustainability initiatives and digital engagement, while acquisitions, such as Andros’s entry into chilled soups, signal continued diversification. Looking ahead, industry growth will be sustained by convenience, affordability and global flavour innovation, supported by ongoing digital transformation across retail.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Cooking Ingredients and Meals industry in Spain 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 Spain, 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 Spain 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 Spain?
- Which are the leading brands in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Spain?
- How are products distributed in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Spain?
- 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 Spain?
- 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 Spain
Consumers seeking convenience and quality
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Convenience and changing lifestyles fuel growth in ready meals and soups
Health-conscious innovation and natural ingredients shape product development
Tourism and global influences boost demand for international flavours
Convenience, health and stable prices underpin positive outlook for cooking ingredients and meals in Spain
Evolving lifestyles and affordability to sustain demand for ready meals
Health awareness and regulatory changes will drive innovation and trust
Mercadona leads as Deoleo invests in innovation and sustainability
HelloFresh and Andro enjoy rapid expansion in 2025
Supermarkets strengthens dominance through adaptation and digital innovation
E-commerce and quick commerce accelerate as convenience expectations rise
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
Edible Oils in Spain
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Sunflower oil shines thanks to affordable prices
Falling olive oil prices drive volume recovery but reduce value sales
Sunflower oil maintains momentum as affordable cooking staple
Stabilising prices and new regulations support long-term market balance
Health-driven innovation set to enhance value proposition of olive oil
New regulation should strengthen transparency and quality standards in vegetable oils
Mercadona and Deleo maintain overall leadership in 2025
Mueloliva and Aceites Abril post solid growth
Supermarkets continues to dominate, benefiting from convenience
Retail e-commerce sees further expansion as retailers focus on improving infrastructure
Meals and Soups in Spain
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Busier and smaller households drives demand for convenience
Global flavours and chilled innovation drive growth in meals and soups
Meal kits sustains growth despite market consolidation and rising retail competition
Chilled innovation and tourism ensure steady growth in meals and soups
Health-focused innovation and clean labels set to reshape product development
Sustainability and decarbonisation initiatives should strengthen category resilience
Mercadona leads intensely competitive landscape
HelloFresh rises as competition remains absent
Supermarkets blur lines with foodservice through expanded ready-to-eat offerings
E-commerce and quick commerce accelerate as hybrid shopping expands
Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Spain
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Innovation, health, flavour and convenience in the spotlight
Global flavours and health-oriented innovation drive category expansion
Dips leads growth as guacamole and hummus gain mainstream appeal
Spicy flavours and foodservice expansion underpin future growth
Health positioning evolves towards functional and nutrient-enriched sauces
Sustainability and local sourcing to drive progress in sauces production
Mercadona maintains overall leadership as Unilever and Heinz lose out to private label
Shukran rises thanks to activity in dips and ethnic focus
Supermarkets remains dominant distribution channel as consumers appreciate affordable options
Expansion in discounters boosts channel network, while warehouse clubs gains ground as Costco grows
Sweet Spreads in Spain
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Higher prices and premiumisation boost value but volume hit by health concerns
Premiumisation and shifting consumption habits drive value growth in sweet spreads
High-protein and indulgent innovations boost nut and seed based spreads
Premiumisation to offset volume decline as brands target older demographics
Plant-based innovation gains traction as consumers seek healthier indulgence
New honey labelling rules aim to enhance transparency and protect local producers
Idilia leads through popular Nocilla brand
Biogran and Biscoff enjoy robust growth in 2025
Supermarkets remains on top amid rising competition from discounters
Warehouse clubs benefits from Costco expansion in Spain
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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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