Cooking Ingredients and Meals

In recent times, sweet spreads in the UK has experienced challenges including inflation and soaring prices. The ongoing war in Ukraine has had a particularly noteworthy impact on the category. Chocolate spreads and peanut butter, which heavily rely…

High rates of inflation and pressure on consumers’ purchasing power and disposable incomes strongly impacted demand for cooking ingredients and meals in the Belgian market in 2023. Indeed, following a strong performance in value sales in 2022 mostly…

Inflation is leading to high unit price growth in all categories in cooking ingredients in meals, pushing value rises over 2022 and 2023. Edible oils has seen much fluctuation due to the deficit of raw materials, transportation difficulties,…

The high rate of inflation and increasing production and transportation costs drove up the unit prices of cooking ingredients and meals significantly in 2022 and 2023. What is more, edible oils saw even sharper movements in price due to the deficit…

The war in Ukraine continued to impact cooking ingredients and meals in 2023 by affecting the availability and prices of key ingredients, particularly sunflower oil and seeds. Irish food manufacturers have assessed the medium-term effects of the…

Many producers of cooking ingredients and meals are facing challenges in balancing the rising cost of energy, ingredients, packaging and logistics in 2023. While the prices of many products are rising some of the leading grocery retailers have played…

The cost-of-living crisis is significantly impacting the lives of the Portuguese. Despite some positive economic indicators, such as economic growth and a slowing down of inflation, people do not perceive any improvement in their daily lives.…

Demand remained under pressure in many categories of cooking ingredients and meals in 2023 due to high inflation and rising unit prices. With the squeeze on Europe’s fuel and energy supplies resulting from the Ukraine conflict causing significant…

In 2023, cooking ingredients and meals experienced positive growth. Several factors contributed to this positive outlook. Convenience emerged as a pivotal element, with consumers seeking easy and time-efficient meal preparation options. The health…

In 2023, Dutch consumers are navigating a challenging landscape characterised by low consumer confidence and higher-than-predicted inflation. This has prompted a significant number of consumers to seek savings in their food expenditures. Notably,…

The main influence on sales of cooking ingredients and meals in Turkey in 2023 was the ongoing economic crisis that continues to undermine the spending power of the vast majority of local consumers. The population of Turkey continues to grapple with…

The impact of the inflation crisis and of the spike in raw material prices had a huge impact on edible oils in both 2022 and 2023. Products such as rapeseed oil and sunflower oil experienced extreme price increases in 2022, while olive oil suffered…

Edible oils in Denmark saw record unit price increases in 2022 and at the beginning of 2023, along with significant declines in volume sales. This is the result of supply shortages due to the war in Ukraine. Olive oil has seen high price increases…

Unit prices of edible oils continued to fluctuate in 2023. While sunflower oil’s unit price saw jumps due to the war in Ukraine, olive oil also became more expensive due to the effect of drought on supply. Overall, at the end of the review period,…

The Irish population’s experience of the significant trend towards health and wellness has increased health consciousness and had a profound impact on consumer preferences within edible oils. Consumers have displayed a growing understanding of and…

The cost of olive oil is on an upward trajectory in Norway in 2023, with this being driven by a blend of global and local factors. Adverse weather conditions in key olive oil-producing regions, such as drought in Spain, have impacted production,…

Contrary to the previous harvest, the 2022/2023 season witnessed a substantial decrease in olive oil production, primarily due to the drought in 2022. Almost half of the total production was affected, with DOP olive oil taking an even greater hit.…

Edible oils registered negative volume growth during 2023 as high inflation and the normalisation of sales trends during the post-pandemic era contributed to a significant slowdown in demand. After very positive retail volume growth was recorded in…

In 2023, edible oils exhibited a robust performance, albeit under the influence of inflation. Unit prices surged due to escalating costs in commodities, energy, packaging, and transportation. The consumption of edible oils witnessed a steady rise…

As seen in most cooking ingredients and meals, edible oils are experiencing a rapid surge in consumer prices. This surge is primarily driven by increased costs in distribution, energy, and commodities. Retailers and manufacturers already witnessed…