Product Code: GDCG250010GS
Provides an overview of current seasonings, dressings & sauces scenario regarding the future outlook in terms of ingredients, product claims, labeling, distribution, and packaging. The analysis also covers regional overview across five regions - Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe - highlighting industry size, growth drivers, latest developments, and future inhibitors for the regions.
In 2024, the global SDS sector was valued at $172.3 billion and is projected to grow to $205.8 billion in 2029, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6%. The sector's volume reached 36.4 billion kg in 2024, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.1% from 2024 to 2029. The increasing popularity of non-local flavors is driving growth in the sector, contributing to a higher value CAGR. Condiment sauces emerged as the largest category by value, capturing 27.2% of the market, followed by dressings at 15%. Together, the Asia-Pacific and Americas regions dominated the market with value shares of 38.4% and 33.2%, respectively. The global SDS sector is quite fragmented, with the top five companies holding only 16.9% of the total value share in 2024. Unilever led the sector with a value share of 5%. Glass was the most commonly used packaging material in 2024, accounting for 42.2% of the sector's volume. Modern retail was the most prominent in the SDS sector, holding a value share of 65.1%, while traditional retail accounted for 23.4%.
Key Highlights
- Rising consumer concern over synthetic additives in seasonings, dressings, and sauces is driving demand for fresher, more natural, organic, and minimally processed ingredients. Clean-label offerings-preservative-free, sugar-free, no colorants are gaining traction, while full ingredient transparency and third-party certifications reinforce trust.
- Despite sustainability pressures, plastic packaging-particularly hygienic stand-up pouches and sachets has surged in popularity due to heightened post-pandemic hygiene awareness. Meanwhile, smaller, portable pack sizes are increasingly favored, reflecting evolving preferences for convenience and informed, health-conscious purchasing decisions. Manufacturers are actively responding, reformulating products and innovating ingredients and formats to align with these evolving consumer values and market trends.
Scope
This report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the global seasonings, dressings & sauces (SDS) sector, analyzing data from 108 countries. It includes analysis on the following -
- Global snapshot: Includes executive summary, current sector scenarios in terms of ingredients, manufacturer claims, labeling, and packaging. The section also touches on the key growth enablers and inhibitors for the sector.
- Sector snapshot: The analysis provides a global overview, along with regional and category-level data and analysis. It also includes a regional overview across five regions-Americas, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Western Europe-highlighting sector size and evolution, value and volume shares by category, and growth drivers for each region.
- Consumer trends: Provides an overview of evolving consumer trends, supported by GlobalData's in-house consumer surveys, and product examples.
- Country deep-dive: Provides risk-reward analysis of the top high-potential countries in each region based on market assessment, economic development, governance indicators,
sociodemographic factors, and technological infrastructure. Provides a deep-dive analysis of 10 high-potential countries covering value growth during 2024-29, consumer demographics, and key trends. It also includes regional analysis covering the outlook for each region.
- Health & wellness analysis*: Provides insights on health & wellness products in terms of value and percentage share in the overall seasonings, dressings & sauces sector at a global and regional level during 2019-2024. The analysis includes key health & wellness attributes and consumer benefits driving sales of seasonings, dressings & sauces products across the five regions in 2024. It also covers the market shares of leading companies offering seasonings, dressings & sauces products with health and wellness attributes.
- Competitive environment and brand shares: Provides an overview of the leading companies and brands at the global and regional levels. Market shares of brands and private labels in each region are also detailed.
Distribution overview: Provides an analysis of the leading distribution channels in the global SDS sector in 2024. It covers modern retail, traditional retail, cash & carries & warehouse clubs, specialist retail, direct, and other distribution channels.
- Packaging analysis*: The report provides percentage share (in 2024) and growth analysis (during 2024-29) for various pack materials, pack types, closures, and primary outer types based on volume sales of seasonings, dressings & sauces.
- Select industry metrics: The section provides topline statistics and analysis for different alternate datasets, such as patent filings, job analytics, and deals in 2024.
Reasons to Buy
- Manufacturers and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the sector in the region
- The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances
- The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion
- To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the sector in the region with information about their market share and growth rates
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Global Snapshot
- Executive Summary
- Market Outlook
- Enablers and Inhibitors
- Sector Snapshot
- Global Overview
- Regional Overview
- Consumer Trends
- Country Deep Dive
- Identifying High-Potential Countries by Region
- Americas
- Canada
- United States of America
- Regional Overview
- Asia-Pacific
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Regional Overview
- Eastern Europe
- Poland
- Turkiye
- Regional Overview
- Middle East and Africa
- Nigeria
- United Arab Emirates
- Regional Overview
- Western Europe
- Ireland
- Spain
- Regional Overview
- Health & Wellness Analysis
- Health & Wellness Analysis - Global & Regional
- Leading Health & Wellness Companies by Category
- Competitive Environment
- Competitive Landscape - Sector Analysis
- Competitive Landscape - Category Analysis
- Distribution Overview
- Packaging Analysis
- Growth Analysis by Key Pack Material and Pack Type
- Growth Analysis by Closure Type and Primary Outer Type
- Select Industry Metrics
- Global Patent Filings
- Global Job Analytics
- Global Deals
- Appendix
- Definitions
- About GlobalData