Condiments, Herbs, Sauces, Spices & Spreads in China

Abstract

This report covers the market for condiments, sauces, spreads, herbs & spices in the People's Republic of China. The report covers the following sectors:

Sauces and condiments

• Dry sauces/powder mixes
• Soy sauces
• Herbs and spices
• Ketchup
• Mayonnaise
• Cold sauces
• Salad dressings
• Tomato pastes
• Wet sauces

Spreads

• Meat and seafood paste
• Honey
• Fruit preserves

China is changing rapidly and so are its tastes. As a consumer society emerges, so new products are appearing with increasing regularity. Condiments, sauces, spreads, herbs & spices are among them.

Rising average annual incomes, greater ownership of better home cooking facilities, increased exposure to western and international cuisines and a greater array of goods in the supermarket are all combining to increase sales of condiments, sauces, spreads, herbs & spices in China.

Historically, condiments, sauces, spreads, herbs & spices sales have been widely used in Chinese cuisine, and with growing consumer spending power, so the ability to buy more of these products, and a greater variety, has led to a rapid expansion in the number and type of products available.

The arrival of the fast-food chains, westernstyle supermarkets, greater awareness of dried foods and the emergence of a generation both willing and able to try new products has meant that the market for dried foods has made great strides in China.

The increasingly busy lifestyles of urban Chinese in particular, has led to an increased demand for convenience foods, such as prepared cooking sauces. Also, and increasing number of people are finding it difficult to go shopping for food each day, and so more people are now buying foods for use another day, leading to an increased acceptance of prepared sauce and condiment use, particularly dried cooking ingredients that are easy to store.