Breakfast Cereals in India

Breakfast cereals in India maintained strong double-digit retail current value growth in 2024. The category has been experiencing a notable shift towards high protein and functional breakfast cereals, driven by a more health-conscious consumer base. With the growing emphasis on fitness and preventive healthcare in the country, brands are now offering breakfast cereals enriched with whey protein, plant-based proteins (pea, soy, and quinoa), probiotics, and dietary fibre. These innovations cater t...

Euromonitor International's Breakfast Cereals in India report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are shaping the market in <|Year|> directly informs our forecasts to 2029, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Hot Cereals, RTE Cereals.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Breakfast Cereals in India
Euromonitor International
April 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
BREAKFAST CEREALS IN INDIA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Rise of high protein and functional breakfast cereals drives growth
Fragmentation in breakfast cereals, with premium and regional players gaining traction
Rise of online channels accelerates adoption of premium and hybrid breakfast formats
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Scaling beyond metros will be a key focus going forward
Innovations in sustainability from ingredient sourcing to packaging
Rise of AI-driven personalisation in nutrition
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 2 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 3 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 4 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Breakfast Cereals: % Value 2020-2024
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Breakfast Cereals: % Value 2021-2024
Table 7 Distribution of Breakfast Cereals by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 8 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
STAPLE FOODS IN INDIA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staple foods in 2024: The big picture
Key trends in 2024
Competitive landscape
Channel developments
What next for staple foods?
MARKET DATA
Table 12 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 13 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 14 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 15 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2020-2024
Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2021-2024
Table 18 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2019-2024
Table 19 Distribution of Staple Foods by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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