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COVID-19 had a strong impact on fresh food in the United Arab Emirates in 2020. The United Arab Emirates was the one of the first countries in the region to implement strict social distancing measures and enforce a lock down for most hours of the day in Match 2020. This led to consumers' instantly increased awareness and adoption of new behaviours. Panic buying was seen during the first week of the lockdown. However, the government rapidly announced that the United Arab Emirates had abundant inv...
Euromonitor International's Fresh Food in United Arab Emirates report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data in volume terms 2016-2020, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, consumption patterns and distribution data. Forecasts to 2025 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Eggs, Fish and Seafood, Fruits, Meat, Nuts, Pulses, Starchy Roots, Sugar and Sweeteners, Vegetables.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COVID-19 impact on fresh food
COVID-19 country impact
Retailing shift
What next for fresh food?
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 2 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 3 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2015-2020 Table 4 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 5 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 6 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 7 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 8 Retail Distribution of Fresh Food by Format: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 9 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 10 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 11 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025 Table 12 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 13 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 14 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research SourcesKEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Foodservice volumes transformed to retail as home consumption increases
E-commerce and modern grocery channels benefit as consumers turn away from channels they perceive as less hygienic
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Poultry production set to increase; pork to remain popular
Sustainability trend to increase interest in low-fat, organic, hormone-free produce
Summary 2 Major Processors of Meat 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 15 Total Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 16 Total Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 17 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2015-2020 Table 18 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 19 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 20 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 21 Sales of Meat by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 22 Retail Sales of Meat by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 23 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 24 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 25 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2020-2025 Table 26 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 27 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 28 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Closure of foodservice venues and markets negatively impacts category sales
Increased demand for frozen fish as consumers limit shopping trips
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Health and wellness trend expected to drive growth in organic fish
Frozen fish and seafood set to experience boosted popularity
Summary 3 Major Processors of Fish and Seafood 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 29 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 30 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 31 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2015-2020 Table 32 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 33 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 34 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 35 Sales of Fish and Seafood by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 36 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 37 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 38 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 39 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2020-2025 Table 40 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 41 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 42 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Foodservice closures lead to declining total volume sales
The rise in the South Asian population supports pulses sales
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Health trend to boost sales of pulses
Affordability to continue to be a strong selling point for pulses
Summary 4 Major Processors of Pulses 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 43 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 44 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 45 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2015-2020 Table 46 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 47 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 48 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 49 Sales of Pulses by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 50 Retail Sales of Pulses by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 51 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 52 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 53 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2020-2025 Table 54 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 55 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 56 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Growth of volume sales in retail and via e-commerce as home consumption increases; foodservice sales suffer under lockdown
Health and wellness partnered with government initiatives leads to a rise in organic vegetable consumption
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
United Arab Emirates to expand global supply chain to meet consumer demand
Packaged vegetables expected to grow in popularity
Summary 5 Major Processors of Vegetables 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 57 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 58 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 59 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2015-2020 Table 60 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 61 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 62 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 63 Sales of Vegetables by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 64 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 65 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 66 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 67 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2020-2025 Table 68 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 69 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 70 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Potatoes drive growth in retail and decline in foodservice as category with highest consumption
Decreased population of South Asian expatriates negatively impacts potato sales
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Recovery of potatoes in foodservice expected, despite health concerns slowing growth
Sweet potatoes set for increasing demand in line with health and wellness trends
Summary 6 Major Processors of Starchy Roots 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 71 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 72 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 73 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2015-2020 Table 74 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 75 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 76 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 77 Sales of Starchy Roots by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 78 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 79 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 80 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 81 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2020-2025 Table 82 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 83 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 84 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Strong retail demand for fruits limits damage caused by declining foodservice sales
Increased popularity of packaged fruits due to cross-contamination concerns
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Volume sales to normalise over the forecast period
Increasing health awareness to boost demand for more exotic fruits
Summary 7 Major Processors of Fruits 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 85 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 86 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 87 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2015-2020 Table 88 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 89 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 90 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 91 Sales of Fruits by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 92 Retail Sales of Fruits by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 93 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 94 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 95 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2020-2025 Table 96 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 97 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 98 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Foodservice sales negatively affected by lockdown restrictions
Heightened health consciousness boosts retail demand for nuts
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Competition from packaged nuts expected to be limited due to higher prices and modern channels dedicating space to unpackaged nuts
Coconuts expected to return to strong performance as foodservice recovers
Summary 8 Major Processors of Nuts 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 99 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 100 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 101 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2015-2020 Table 102 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 103 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2015-2020 Table 104 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 105 Sales of Nuts by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 106 Retail Sales of Nuts by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 107 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 108 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 109 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2020-2025 Table 110 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 111 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2020-2025 Table 112 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Egg volume growth continues benefitting from increased home consumption and greater participation in home baking
Hypermarkets and supermarkets benefit from consumer hygiene concerns
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Demand for free-range, omega-3-enriched and organic eggs set to grow in line with health and wellness trends
Local farmers to face increasing competition from imported produce
Summary 9 Major Processors of Eggs 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 113 Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 114 Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 115 Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2015-2020 Table 116 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 117 Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2015-2020 Table 118 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 119 Sales of Eggs by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 120 Retail Sales of Eggs by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 121 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 122 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 123 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2020-2025 Table 124 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 125 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2020-2025 Table 126 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2020-2025KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Government health initiatives have limited impact in 2020 as consumers indulge to manage the stress of the pandemic
Hypermarkets and supermarkets remain leading channels for sugar and sweeteners
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Hotel and travel related sales to take longer to recover due to international travel restrictions
Government initiatives likely to slow growth of sugar consumption
Summary 10 Major Processors of Sugar and Sweeteners 2020CATEGORY DATA
Table 127 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2015-2020 Table 128 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 129 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2015-2020 Table 130 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2015-2020 Table 131 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2015-2020 Table 132 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2015-2020 Table 133 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2015-2020 Table 134 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2020-2025 Table 135 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 136 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2020-2025 Table 137 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2020-2025 Table 138 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2020-2025 Table 139 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2020-2025