The proportion of aging population in Germany has been growing rapidly, thus causing a significant impact on the food safety considerations as older people showcase preference for consuming fresh home-cooked food. The increasing food inflation and the higher cost of dining outside the home in popular restaurants has led to the emergence of the trend for cooking food at home.
The sauces, dressings and condiments market has been treading the upward trajectory by growing at the CAGR of 3.7% from 2011-2013 and is further expected to grow at the CAGR of 5.5% from 2013-2018. The value sales growth rate for sauces, dressings and condiments in Germany has surpassed the volume sales growth of sauces, dressings and condiments in Germany for the period 2011-2013, thus showing an year on year increase in the unit price of the sauces, dressings and condiments over the years due to higher quality products made with natural ingredients. The leading brands in the sauces, dressings and condiments market in Germany are Unilever Group, Fuchs Gewurze, Carl Kuhne KG, Kraft Foods and others.
The growth of sauces, dressings and condiments market in Germany is majorly driven by the cooking sauces segment, which dominated the overall revenues of this market with a share of ~% in 2013. The herbs and spices, which contribute significantly to the revenues of cooking sauces, have been lauded for the growing revenues of Germany sauces, dressings and condiments market.