Staple foods in 2024: The big picture
Staple foods in Austria is recording robust retail value rises and slightly increasing retail volume sales in 2024. Value sales are driven by stable demand and by inflation and average unit price increases, though the latter two are more moderate than has been seen recently.
Key trends in 2024
Convenience, health and wellness, and sustainability are the three most prevalent trends in staple foods in Austria in 2024. Most staple food products are naturally well-aligned with convenience demand, saving cooking time and being suitable for on-the-go consumption with no preparation required.
Competitive Landscape
Staples foods in Austria is highly fragmented, with artisanal players holding high share thanks to their stronghold in baked goods. These include the bakers in Austria which sell bread, cakes and pastries.
Channel developments
Supermarkets continues to generate the largest share of staple foods value sales in 2024. The two major supermarket chains with many outlets in the country are Spar and BILLA.
What next for staple foods?
Volume and value sales are predicted to register a stable performance over the forecast period. Sustainability will remain a strong focus area for both manufacturers and consumers, with manufactures striving to reduce CO2 emissions and ecological footprints.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Staple Foods industry in Austria 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 Staple Foods industry in Austria, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Staple Foods in Austria 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 Staple Foods in Austria?
- Which are the leading brands in Staple Foods in Austria?
- How are products distributed in Staple Foods in Austria?
- 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 Staple Foods?
- How significant are vegan and vegetarian dietary requirements in determining sales growth in Austria?
- 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?
Staple Foods in Austria
Staple foods in 2024: The big picture
Key trends in 2024
Competitive Landscape
Channel developments
What next for staple foods?
DISCLAIMER
Baked Goods in Austria
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Stable growth for baked goods in 2024
Ankerbrot and Rudolf Ölz Meisterbäcker lead fragmented landscape, following artisanal
Pastries leads value and volume growth
Demand set to remain strong
Unpackaged bread will continue to do well, with health trends shaping overall progress
Supermarkets and sustainability as key growth drivers
Breakfast Cereals in Austria
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Breakfast cereals abidingly popular in Austria
Nestlé retains overall leadership
New product launches align with prevailing health and wellness trends
Further growth assured for forecast period with continued shift away from added sugar
Family breakfast cereals to remain popular
Convenience and health trends set to accelerate
Processed Fruit and Vegetables in Austria
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Positive volume sales in 2024
Iglo leads category by wide margin
Frozen options account for largest slice of sales, with convenience and health trends propelling growth
Demand for convenience means strong growth forecast
Sustainability and regionality to remain key category trends
Frozen potatoes will continue to rise, while diversification expands throughout overall category
Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives To Meat in Austria
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Solid growth seen for overall category in 2024
Hofer still in the lead, with Rewe and Spar investing more in substitutes
Processed meat popular choice among Austrians, though substitutes are rising
Processed meat, seafood and substitutes set to expand over forecast period
Environmental and animal welfare concerns will have growing impact, prompting innovation in meat and seafood substitutes
Consumers will become more focused on product quality
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Austria
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Rice, pasta and noodles benefits from staple status in Austria
Rewe International leads companies in 2024, followed by Mars
Pasta remains most popular product
Enduring popularity ensures continued category expansion
Convenience and high-protein trends set to gain ground
Sustainability and health and wellness will remain key concerns
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Staple Foods
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- Packaged Flat Bread
- Unpackaged Flat Bread
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- Packaged Leavened Bread
- Unpackaged Leavened Bread
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- Packaged Cakes
- Unpackaged Cakes
- Dessert Mixes
- Frozen Baked Goods
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- Packaged Pastries
- Unpackaged Pastries
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- Sweet Pies and Tarts
- Frozen Cakes, Sweet Pies and Tarts
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- Hot Cereals
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- Children's Breakfast Cereals
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- Flakes
- Muesli and Granola
- Other RTE Cereals
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- Shelf Stable Beans
- Shelf Stable Fruit
- Shelf Stable Tomatoes
- Shelf Stable Vegetables
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- Frozen Fruit
- Frozen Processed Potatoes
- Frozen Processed Vegetables
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- Shelf Stable Processed Red Meat
- Shelf Stable Processed Poultry
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- Chilled Processed Red Meat
- Chilled Processed Poultry
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- Frozen Processed Red Meat
- Frozen Processed Poultry
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- Shelf Stable Seafood
- Chilled Processed Seafood
- Frozen Processed Seafood
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- Chilled Meat and Seafood Substitutes
- Frozen Meat and Seafood Substitutes
- Shelf Stable Meat and Seafood Substitutes
- Tofu and Derivatives
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- Chilled Noodles
- Frozen Noodles
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- Instant Noodle Cups
- Instant Noodle Pouches
- Plain Noodles
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- Chilled Pasta
- Dried Pasta
- Rice
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Staple Foods
NOTE: Couscous, polenta and quinoa are excluded from staple foods.
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