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Fresh Food in the United Arab Emirates
Euromonitor International
February 2020

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Executive Summary
the Government’s Support of Local Farmers, Higher Disposable Incomes and the Rising Health and Wellness Trend Drove Growth of Fresh Food in 2019
the Healthy Living Trend, A Rise in Premiumisation and An Interest in Organic Products Shapes the Landscape
Modern Retailing Channels Lead Distribution, Benefiting From A Wider Variety of Fresh Foods, Partnered With Competitive Price-points and Dedicated Areas for Certain Products
Growth Over the Forecast Period Will Be Driven by the Rise in Organic and Healthy Fresh Food, Partnered With the Increasing Poultry and Fish Production
Market Data
Table 1 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 2 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 3 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 4 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 5 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 6 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 7 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 8 Retail Distribution of Fresh Food by Format: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 9 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 10 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 11 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 12 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 13 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 14 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Sources
Summary 1 Research Sources
Headlines
Prospects
Egg Volume Growth Benefits From the Growing Health Trend, As Eggs Provide Consumers With A Reliable Source of Protein
As Consumers Knowledge on Farming Practices Increases, Free-range, Omega-3-enriched and Organic Eggs Continue To Grow
Hypermarkets and Supermarkets Lead Sales As These Channels Offer the Best Hygiene and Freshness, Putting Consumers’ Minds at Ease
Summary 2 Major Processors of Eggs 2019
Category Data
Table 15 Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 16 Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 17 Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2014-2019
Table 18 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 19 Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2014-2019
Table 20 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 21 Sales of Eggs by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 22 Retail Sales of Eggs by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 23 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 24 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 25 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2019-2024
Table 26 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 27 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2019-2024
Table 28 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Headlines
Prospects
Population Growth, Convenient Food Options and the Boost in Tourism All Drive Growth in Fish and Seafood
Health and Wellness Drives Growth in Organic Fish As Higher Incomes Give Consumers A Taste for Premium Options
Hypermarkets and Supermarkets Continue To Lead Sales, Attracting Consumers Through Having the Highest Hygiene Standards
Summary 3 Major Processors of Fish and Seafood 2019
Category Data
Table 29 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 30 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 31 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 32 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 33 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 34 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 35 Sales of Fish and Seafood by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 36 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 37 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 38 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 39 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 40 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 41 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 42 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Headlines
Prospects
As the Health and Wellness Trend Drives Growth of Fruits, Exotic Products Have Seen An Increase in Consumption
Organic Fruits Grow in Line With the Increasing Health Trend, and Growth Is Set To Continue Positively, Due To the Wealth of Fairtrade Products
Packaged Fruits Sustain Share From Unpackaged Fruits As Consumers Benefit From the Convenience Packaged Fruit Provides Them With
Summary 4 Major Processors of Fruits 2019
Category Data
Table 43 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 44 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 45 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 46 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 47 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 48 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 49 Sales of Fruits by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 50 Retail Sales of Fruits by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 51 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 52 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 53 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 54 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 55 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 56 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Headlines
Prospects
the Growing Health and Wellness Trend Shapes Consumers Choices With An Increase in Low-fat, Organic, Hormone-free Purchases
Pork Records the Highest Level of Growth and Poultry Is Set To Record Strong Figures Over the Forecast Period, As Poultry Farms Expand
Hypermarkets and Supermarkets Run Continuous Promotions on Poultry As They Remain the Dominant Retail Channel for Meat
Summary 5 Major Processors of Meat 2019
Category Data
Table 57 Total Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 58 Total Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 59 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 60 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 61 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 62 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 63 Sales of Meat by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 64 Retail Sales of Meat by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 65 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 66 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 67 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 68 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 69 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 70 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Headlines
Prospects
the Growing Health and Wellness Trend Drives Growth for Coconuts, Peanuts, Almond and Pistachios, As Well As Encouraging the Consumption of More Unusual Choices
Coconuts Records the Fastest Growth, Popular in Asian Food and Used To Create A Milk Alternative
Competition From Packaged Nuts Is High, However, Hypermarkets and Supermarkets Have Dedicated Areas To Unpackaged Nuts
Summary 6 Major Processors of Nuts 2019
Category Data
Table 71 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 72 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 73 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 74 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 75 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 76 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 77 Sales of Nuts by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 78 Retail Sales of Nuts by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 79 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 80 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 81 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 82 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 83 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 84 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Headlines
Prospects
the Rise in the South Asian Population, Partnered With Demands From Food Service Supports the Growth of Pulses in 2019
the Health and Wellness Trend Boosts Consumption of Pulses While Increasing the Interest in Organic Pulses
Being Close To Maturity, Other Pulses Records the Slowest Growth in 2019
Summary 7 Major Processors of Pulses 2019
Category Data
Table 85 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 86 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 87 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 88 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 89 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 90 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 91 Sales of Pulses by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 92 Retail Sales of Pulses by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 93 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 94 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 95 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 96 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 97 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 98 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Headlines
Prospects
Potatoes Record the Highest Volume Consumption, Used As the Key Ingredient in Many South Asian Dishes
Health Concerns Over Potatoes Slow Growth, Whereas Sweet Potatoes Become Fashionable Due To Nutritional Benefits
Local Production Increases As Players Look for Ways To Increase Their Yields
Summary 8 Major Processors of Starchy Roots 2019
Category Data
Table 99 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 100 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 101 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 102 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 103 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 104 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 105 Sales of Starchy Roots by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 106 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 107 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 108 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 109 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 110 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 111 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 112 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Headlines
Prospects
Government Initiatives and the Implemented Sugar Tax Aims To Reduce the Use of Refined Sugar
Stevia Increases in Popularity As Consumers Look for Alternatives To Reduce Their Sugar Intake
An Increase in Types of Honey Hits the Shelves As Consumers Reach for the Purest, Healthiest Option
Summary 9 Major Processors of Sugar and Sweeteners 2019
Category Data
Table 113 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 114 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 115 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2014-2019
Table 116 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 117 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2014-2019
Table 118 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 119 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 120 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 121 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 122 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2019-2024
Table 123 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 124 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2019-2024
Table 125 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Headlines
Prospects
Traditional Vegetable Market Stalls Are Used Less, However Foodservice Owners Appreciate Them for Their Low Price Points
Health and Wellness Partnered With Government Initiatives Leads To A Rise in Organic Vegetable Consumption
Local Farming Is Supported by the Government To Respond To Consumers Demands for Locally Grown Produce
Summary 10 Major Processors of Vegetables 2019
Category Data
Table 126 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 127 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 128 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 129 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 130 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 131 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 132 Sales of Vegetables by Organic/Fairtrade % of Total: % Total Volume 2014-2019
Table 133 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2014-2019
Table 134 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2019-2024
Table 135 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 136 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 137 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 138 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 139 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024