India Ready-To-Cook Market Overview, 2025-26

Abstract
Recent times have witnessed a spike in demand for the ready-to-cook category, most likely due to the pressure of having to balance work-from-home with household chores. Apart from the recent pandemic, the increase in the number of working mothers, who seek easy yet healthy cooking options has been a major driver for the India ready-to-cook market. The marketers have understood the need for creating a wider range to choose from to attract Indian customers. This market comprises of Instant Noodles, Soup, Pasta Market, and Ready-to-mix (Non-Frozen) market which comprises four segments Snacks mix, Curry & Dal mix, Dessert Mix, and others Meals and Rice mix). According to the recently updated publication of Bonafide Research titled- India Ready-To-Cook Overview, 2025-26, the instant Noodle-Pasta –Soup Market and the Ready to Mix segment together accounted for a market of over INR 8000 crores in the year 2019-20.
The spike in demand for ready-to-cook products is due to a change in lifestyle. There are a large number of working women now, especially in Metros and large cities. Mothers are seeking easy-to-cook, yet healthy and tasty, options for their children. With RTC, the consumer is also able to add her unique touch to the dish. However, the issue is that very limited healthy ready-to-cook options are available. Healthy options are not tasty, and vice versa. The northern region contributes the highest in the country of a share more than a quarter.
Even though traditional retail holds a high share, followed by modern retail in terms of revenue, the online sales channel is to experience a high growth rate in the forecasted period. The strategy to enter the online sales channel has paid rich dividends, as especially during the lockdown, the digital landscape was the only way to reach customers. In addition to leading e-commerce players, marketers have also associated with aggregators such as Swiggy and JustMyRoots to ensure the availability of products to customers. They are promoting products on multiple digital platforms, and on social media and are using digital to offer functional content – taste/health-centric recipes & customized solutions.
The marketer is trying to offer a perfect combination of taste, health, and convenience, and is positioned as the go-to-wholesome snack for young professionals and working women with kids who seek both health and taste without investing much time in cooking at very affordable price. The ready-to-cook foods segment is seeing accelerated growth as the stay-at-home advisory gives people a chance to broaden their culinary engagement and bring home the joy of dining out.

Content
TABLE OF CONTENT

1. Executive Summary
2. India Ready-To-Cook Market Outlook
2.1 Market Size By Value
2.2 Market Share
2.2.1 By Company
2.2.2 By Category
2.2.3 By Demographic Area
2.2.4 By Region
2.2.5 By Sales Channel
2.3 India Instant Noodles Market Outlook
2.3.1 Market Size By Value
2.3.1.1 Overall Market
2.3.1.2 Packet/Pouch Noodles Market
2.3.1.3 Cup/Bowl Noodles Market
2.3.2 Market Share
2.3.2.1 By Company
2.3.2.2 By Packaging
2.3.2.3 By Sales Channel
2.3.2.4 By Region
2.3.3 Pricing Analysis
2.4 India Instant Pasta Market Outlook
2.4.1 Market Size By Value
2.4.2 Market Share
2.4.2.1 By Company
2.4.2.2 By Sales Channel
2.4.2.3 By Region
2.4.3 Pricing Analysis
2.5 India Instant Soup Market Outlook
2.5.1 Market Size By Value
2.5.2 Market Share
2.5.2.1 By Company
2.5.2.2 By Sales Channel
2.5.2.3 By Region
2.5.2.4 By Soup Type
2.5.3 Pricing Analysis
2.6 India Ready-To-Mix Market Outlook
2.6.1 Market Size By Value
2.6.1.1 Overall Market
2.6.1.2 Snacks Mix Market
2.6.1.3 Curry Mix Market
2.6.1.4 Dessert Mix Market
2.6.2 Market Share
2.6.2.1 By Company
2.6.2.2 By Region
2.6.2.3 By Segment
2.6.2.4 By Sales Channel
2.6.3 Product, Price and Variant Analysis
2.6.3.1 Snacks Mix
2.6.3.2 Curry Mix
2.6.3.3 Dessert Mix
2.6.3.4 Others (Rice & Meals)
2.7 Company Profiles
2.7.1 Nestle India Ltd
2.7.2 Hindustan Unilever Ltd
2.7.3 ITC Ltd
2.7.4 MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd.
2.7.5 Capital Foods Limited
2.7.6 CG Foods (India) Pvt. Ltd.
2.7.7 Gits Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
3 Disclaimer


LIST OF TABLE
Table 1: Price & Variant Analysis of Instant Noodles in India 2021
Table 2: Price & Variant Analysis of Instant Pasta in India 2021
Table 3: Price & Variant Analysis of Instant Soup in India 2021
Table 4: Product, Price & Variant Analysis of Snacks Mix 2021
Table 5: Product, Price & Variant Analysis of Snacks Mix 2021
Table 6: Product, Price & Variant Analysis of Sweet Mix 2021
Table 7: Product, Price & Variant Analysis of Others Mix 2021
Table 8: Key Facts of Nestle India Limited
Table 9: Key Facts of Hindustan Unilever Limited
Table 10: Product Portfolio of ITC Limited in Ready to mix
Table 11: Key Facts of ITC Limited
Table 12: Product Portfolio of MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd. in Ready to mix
Table 13: Key Facts of MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Table 14: Key Facts of Capital Foods Limited
Table 15: Key Facts of CG Foods (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Table 16: Product Portfolio of Gits Food Products Pvt. Ltd. in Ready to mix
Table 17: Key Facts of Gits Food Products Pvt. Ltd.