Demand for cooking ingredients and meals remained centred around edible oils and sauces, dips and condiments in 2022. The easing of COVID-19 restrictions boosted the local economy and helped to resolve some supply chain issues, with category sales remaining higher than pre-pandemic levels despite a small decline in retail volume terms.
The global economy faced huge disruption in 2022 due to the lingering impact of COVID-19 followed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. This had a big impact on Uganda’s local economy with food and energy prices rising, which in turn also had an influence on sales of cooking ingredients and meals in 2022.
Urbanisation and strong urban retailing development, particularly the opening of new supermarkets and hypermarkets, is helping to improve access to packaged food for many urban consumers. This is also helping to expand awareness for many products and brands, especially in areas such as meals and soups and sweet spreads.
Uganda has a very young population, with a median age of just 17-years-old in 2022, with consumers aged 0-14 years accounting for 46% of the population. This demographic make-up benefits sales of packaged food, with schoolchildren often enthusiastic about eating snacks and fast food.
The distribution of packaged food in Uganda remains considerably stronger in urban areas, with many products having limited rural distribution. For example, most of the olive oil in Uganda is sold in urban areas, with only a fraction of sales coming in rural areas.
High inflation rates are expected to impact household budgets and spending on food, at least in the short term. Nonetheless, an uptick in economic activity and a return to busier lifestyles outside the home should help to drive demand for cooking ingredients and meals.
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