Sauces, Dips and Condiments

As information surrounding nutrition and healthy eating habits becomes more accessible and present in day-to-day life, German consumers are starting to consider these factors when purchasing sauces, dips and condiments to add to their meals. Since…

Sauces, dips and condiments is expected to see a rebound in retail current value terms and a slower decline in retail volume terms in 2022, after witnessing sluggish sales in 2021. In the latter year, the category was unable to avoid a rebound after…

An ongoing shift back to foodservice in India and rising unit prices as a result of high inflation and the rising cost of manufacturing slowed retail demand for cooking ingredients and condiments in 2022, although overall, the category continued to…

Record-high inflation has been impacting the unit prices of sauces, dips and condiments in 2022. Some companies have implemented mark-ups of up to 40% on table sauces. However, this category has not only been plagued by inflation, but also by a…

Flavour innovation is increasingly evident in sauces, dips and condiments in Singapore, driven by localisation of ingredients that includes curry, chilli crab, laksa, and rendang by Way Premium Foods, or Japanese flavours such as Yosei Nabe, Curry…

In 2022, retail current value sales of sauces, dressings and condiments exhibit double-digit growth. Inflationary pressures are a key contributor to this strong value increase, while volume sales are predicted to see only marginal growth in 2022.…

Current trends in sauces, dips and condiments are likely to continue throughout the forecast period. Cooking at home is expected to appeal to an increasing number of Swiss consumers thanks to the popularity of TV cooking programmes. In addition, the…

Having surged in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions, retail volume sales of sauces, dips and condiments suffered something of a hangover in 2021 but demand remained well above its pre-pandemic level. Retail volume sales returned to growth in 2022—but…

Sauces, dips and condiments hugely benefitted from the era of the pandemic, as people cooked more at home due to the lockdowns and foodservice closures. In 2021, as society gradually opened up along with the foodservice channels, these trends began…

In Egypt, sauces, dips and condiments is set to witness a decline in volume sales, aligned to rising price points that began in Q2 of 2022. Inflation rates were aggressive, at around 30%, due to the price increase in raw material and the heightened…

Sauces, dips and condiments is expected to record healthy volume growth, along with double-digit current value growth in 2022. Inflationary pressures are a key contributor to this value growth. The rise in the retail prices of barbecue meat is likely…

In table sauces, salad dressings and mayonnaise account for the bulk of retail value sales, with ketchup and mustard growing in popularity. Once limited to restaurants, table sauces are now increasingly found in the kitchens of more affluent…

Sauces, dips and condiments in Bulgaria are seeing a decline in retail volume sales brought about by the decrease in home cooking. Consumers are keen to eat out after the pandemic restrictions were dropped at the beginning of the year resulting in…

The disruption caused by the pandemic has led to positive retail demand for sauces, dips and condiments in New Zealand. The impact of the pandemic continued to be felt in 2022 – while the country is no longer enforcing hard lockdowns, it remained…

Sauces, dips and condiments continues to perform well in France in 2022 thanks to the trend towards home cooking, which received a boost during the COVID-19 pandemic when foodservice operations were hugely disrupted. Herbs and spices, bouillon,…

In response to the growing consumer demand for healthier options, retailers are starting to offer more nutritionally balanced products within sauces, dips and condiments. This is the case with Continente, which continues to optimise its product range…

Sauces, dips and condiments is set to see a decline in retail volume terms in 2022. This is partly due to consumers returning to more normal routines with people spending more time outside of the home and thus cooking fewer meals at home. Volume…

Remote and hybrid working models have become the new normal since lockdown restrictions were fully lifted in Australia. The pandemic has turned eating patterns and habits upside down for a number of Australians in the past two years. With the…

Tomato pastes and purées remains the largest category in retail volume terms in Tunisia as demand is extremely high for these basic cooking items. Indeed, tomato paste is an essential ingredient in almost all Tunisian dishes. High demand creates…

2022 was a challenging year for the leading players in sauces, dips and condiments as unit prices rose steeply at a time of high general inflation that has put enormous pressure on consumer spending power. This was largely due to dramatic increases…