Country Profile: Pasta & Noodles in the UAE

Country Profile: Pasta & Noodles in the UAE

Summary

The UAE Pasta and Noodles sector is led by the ‘dried and instant noodles’ category in both value and volume terms. The category is expected to register fastest value and volume growth during 2018-2023. Convenience stores is the leading channel for the distribution of pasta and noodles products in the country. Flexible packaging is the most commonly used pack material in the sector. Indofood, Nestle, and Basamh group are the top three companies in the UAE Pasta and Noodles sector.

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Scope

- The UAE Pasta and noodles had a market value of AED334.5 million in 2018.
- Dried & instant noodles was the largest category with value sales of AED254.4 million
- Dried & instant noodles was the fastest growing category at a CAGR of 6.2%
- Convenience stores were the largest distribution channel accounting value share of 66%
- PT. Indofood CBP, Nestle SA and Bassamh Marketing were the top three players in the UAE pasta and noodles
- Flexible packaging is the most commonly used pack material in the UAE pasta and noodles sector accounted for a share of 97.4%

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- Analysis on key macro-economic indicators such as real GDP, nominal GDP, consumer price index, household consumption expenditure, population (by age group, gender, rurral-urban split, and employed people and unemployment rate. It also includes economic summary of the country along with labor market and demographic trends.