Cooking Ingredients and Meals

Retail volume sales of sauces, dips and condiments were static in 2023, following a slight decline in the previous year. Value sales rose in 2023 due to increases in unit price, although current value growth was not as high as in 2022. Due to…

In 2023 sauces, dips and condiments is seeing normalisation in sales following the boom experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the rising convenience trend and less time spent preparing home cooked meals, cooking at home still remains…

The unit prices of sauces, dips and condiments soared as production costs went up in the context of a generally very high rate of inflation. Otherwise, the consumption of sauces, dips and condiments still saw normalisation following the shift from…

In 2023, one key trend in sauces, dips and condiments in Ireland was the increased emphasis on marketing and advertising to stimulate consumption. This trend was particularly evident in the success story of Mutti, a local player in pasta sauces.…

Cooking at home became more popular over the lockdown period, with some people using the time stuck at home to learn to cook, or to develop their cooking skills. This resulted in soaring sales of sauces, dips and condiments in 2020. Since the end of…