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Global frozen food market is expected to garner $306 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 4.1% during the forecast period 2015 - 2020. The deep frozen food products that can be stored and used over a long period are referred to as frozen foods. The most widely used frozen food products include frozen ready-to-eat meals, fruits & vegetables, meat & poultry, sea food, soups and similar array of products.
The global frozen food market comprises retail as well as business customers. Retail customers of frozen food are individuals and households, whereas business customers include hotel chains, fast-food outlets, caterers, and other business buyers. Retail customers mostly prefer cooked and semi-cooked ready-to-eat food, meat, and soups amongst the class of available products in the market. While business customers majorly use frozen meat, sea food, frozen pizza crust, bread, frozen dough, potatoes, and vegetables as the key ingredients for preparing food for end customers. Based on geography, Europe is the largest market, closely followed by North America.
The growth of the frozen food market would primarily be driven by the growing demand and consumption of frozen foods in the developing markets across the Asian countries such as India and China. Increase in disposable incomes coupled with change in lifestyle and food habits are major factors that boost the market growth in these regions. Moreover, a rapid increase in number of large retail chains including hypermarkets and supermarkets has bolstered the demand of frozen food in the developing Asian countries. However, lack of proper refrigeration facility in retail stores and inadequate distribution facility in semi-urban and rural areas are the major challenges for the industry in developing markets. The developed markets are expected to continue their grow at a moderate pace, majorly driven by the mounting consumer preference for healthy frozen foods.
The market is segmented based on the product type, user, and geography. The products covered in the report include frozen ready meals, meat & poultry, sea food, vegetables & fruits, potatoes, and soup. Based on the user type, the market is segmented into retail users and food service industry (hotel chains, restaurants, and caterers). To gain a comprehensive understanding, the market is analysed by the key geographical regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. North America and Europe are the large developed markets of frozen food, whereas developing markets including Asia-Pacific and LAMEA are catching up fast.
Major companies that operate in this market have adopted acquisition and new product development as their key business strategies to gain a competitive edge over the other players. Aryzta is one of the largest suppliers of frozen bakery in North America and Europe. Nestle is a leading player in frozen pizza segment in North America and Europe. Mac. Cain foods launched local food variants in India, developed specifically as per the traditional food habits of customers. Leading players profiled in the report include Aryzta A.G., General Mills Inc., Kraft Foods Group Inc., Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Cargill Incorporated, Europastry S.A., JBS S.A, Kellogg Company, Nestle S.A., and Flower Foods.
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Frozen food industry is witnessing a noticeable growth in developing countries, with a consistent growth in the developed countries. The frozen food market comprises of two major sub-markets namely retail and business. Retail market constitutes of individuals and households whereas business market includes food service industry which includes a wide gamut of hotels, restaurants, caterers and similar others.
Europe is the largest market for frozen food with a high demand for premium quality frozen bakery and desserts. North America occupies the second position, with significant demand for ready meals and fast foods. The market in these regions is undergoing a transition in terms of consumer preferences and buying patterns, with higher preference seen for healthy frozen foods that are rich in fiber and proteins over the previously widely preferred fast foods. Consequently, high fiber frozen breakfast cereals, fruits and vegetables snacks, cookies and bakery products have gained popularity among customers in these markets on account of health and fitness benefits. To cater to the changing preferences of customers, leading market players such as Kellogg, Kraft foods and General Mills are consistently working towards development of high fiber healthy frozen food and snacks. In spite of declining popularity of frozen meat and ready meals among retail customers, business buyers that include luxury hotel chains, caterers, fast-food outlets and others would drive the overall sales.
Asia Pacific market, which includes countries such as China, India, Japan, Australia Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea would witness significant growth. Growing consumption of fast foods and snacks in the region has created a huge derived demand of products such as frozen pizza crust, breads, frozen potatoes, vegetables, meat, seafood and others in the food service industry. Further, the strategy of localization adopted by leading frozen food players such as Mac Cain foods, is expected to increase the adoption rate among retail customers in the APAC market. Although distribution of frozen food is a challenge in developing economies, players like HUL have strengthened their distribution channel and have installed deep freezers in small retail shops in semi- urban and rural areas, foreseeing the huge market potential.
Latin American countries including Brazil and Argentina would emerge to be highly attractive markets for frozen fish and sea foods. However, per capita consumption of frozen red meat is expected to decline on account of increasing awareness of the probable adverse effects of red meat on health.
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