Cooking ingredients and meals in 2024: The big picture
Cooking ingredients and meals posted positive current value and volume growth in Switzerland in 2024. Health and wellness remained a key driver behind the performance of the category thanks to growing concerns about obesity.
Key trends in 2024
In 2024, several key trends significantly influenced the cooking ingredients and meals industry in Switzerland. The convenience, ease of preparation, and time-saving benefits of cooking ingredients and meals contributed to growth.
Competitive landscape
In 2024, Migros maintained its position as the category leader in cooking ingredients and meals in Switzerland. As one of the country’s two largest retailers (Coop Genossenschaft is the other), Migros leveraged its extensive network of outlets to distribute products across the country efficiently.
Channel developments
Store-based grocery retailers, such as supermarkets, hypermarkets and discounters, represented the largest percentage of sales of cooking ingredients and meals in Switzerland in 2024, with the former continuing to dominate sales thanks to the ability of these retailers to offer a wide range of cooking ingredients and meals across the price spectrum. However, retail e-commerce also continued to enjoy growth, albeit from a small, single-digit base.
What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
Looking ahead, several factors are set to shape the future of cooking ingredients and meals over the forecast period. Inflation is expected to persist, likely leading to ongoing price hikes in the industry, with supply chain issues, high transportation costs and fluctuating raw material prices.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Cooking Ingredients and Meals industry in Switzerland 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.
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The Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Which are the leading brands in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Switzerland?
- How are products distributed in Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Switzerland?
- 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 Switzerland?
- 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 Switzerland
Cooking ingredients and meals in 2024: The big picture
Key trends in 2024
Competitive landscape
Channel developments
What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
DISCLAIMER
Edible Oils in Switzerland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Edible oils gain momentum in 2024
Health and wellness trend continues to drive demand for edible oils
Private label prevails once again, thanks to the performance of Migros
Continued growth for retail value sales of edible oils
Health and wellness trend will sustain growth in the coming years
Shifting landscape expected over the forecast period
Meals and Soups in Switzerland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Strong performance for meals and soups due to work-from-home and on-the-go consumption trends
Prepared salads benefits from the convenience and health and wellness trends in 2024
Migros retains a clear lead in a consolidated field
Positive performance expected over the forecast period
Sustainability and eco-packaging will become more visible in meals and soups
Supermarkets will continue to represent the largest percentage of sales of meals and soups
Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Switzerland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Convenience and innovation boost sauces, dips, and condiments
Popularity of barbecues drives category sales
Nestlé continues to lead thanks to its strength in sauces
Continued growth expected for sauces, dips, and condiments
Barbecue sauces will continue to enjoy dynamic growth
Private label will effectively compete with brands in sauces, dips and condiments
Sweet Spreads in Switzerland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Growth for sweet spreads in 2024 despite challenges
Private label dominance in sweet spreads
Chocolate spreads suffers from unhealthy profile in 2024
Positive outlook for sweet spreads in the years ahead
Honey production may be affected by climate change
Swissness and product origin will remain important for sweet spreads
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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