Bakery Processing Equipment

cookies bakery processing equipment
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2020 and 2028
Market size: $12.92 billion and $20.24 billion, respectively

In the United States, May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Day. In a survey conducted by Top Worldwide LLC for NationalToday.com, 44% of people said that their favorite way of eating chocolate chips was in chocolate chip cookies. According to TasteAtlas, the chocolate chip cookie is the most popular cookie in North America. 

Chocolate chip cookies and many other baked goods for sale in retail establishments are made using bakery processing equipment. Today’s market size shows global revenues for this equipment in 2020 and projected for 2028. Cookies and biscuits held the third-highest market share in terms of end-use in 2020. Bread held the highest share, 35%, followed by cakes and pastries. Pizza crusts were 4th. Bread is expected to retain its lead due to high demand in North America and Europe and growing demand in India and China.

Ovens and proofers held a 34.2% market share in 2020 due to their extensive use throughout the packaged food manufacturing industry and the rising demand for baked goods. Low energy consumption ovens are expected to drive the market through 2028. Although dough sheeters are more expensive than other commercial bakery equipment, sales are expected to grow significantly over the next few years. Modern dough sheeters have variable speeds so they can be adapted to different dough types being manufactured. 

Increasing demand for packaged food products, including frozen meals, snack foods, and ready-to-eat products along with changing consumer lifestyles and tastes have led manufacturers to introduce new products catering to consumer preferences for taste, flavor, and nutrients. However, adding new products, with new ingredients, complicates the production process. As a result, manufacturers are investing in advanced bakery processing equipment that can handle a variety of ingredients and perform multiple functions. Demand for flexible bakery processing equipment is especially high in the North American region as manufacturers there offer limited edition, nostalgic, and seasonal products and need equipment that allow ingredients to be changed from batch to batch. Due to increasing energy, ingredient, and labor costs, bakery manufacturers are also interested in automated equipment that will improve their process efficiency and minimize food waste. 

The Asia-Pacific region held 37.1% of the market in 2020 and is expected to experience the highest growth through 2028. Increasing disposable income in the region, globalization, and the adoption of automated technology will contribute to growth. Rising investments in the food and beverage industry in China are also expected to contribute to higher revenues in this region. In Europe, Germany is the largest food producer and a major country in terms of bread and roll production and consumption. In 2018, baked goods, long-life bakery products, and confectionery represented 17.3% of the food and beverage industry. Increasing demand for healthy bread substitutes and packaged bakery products will contribute to growth in this region. In developing countries, rising demand for frozen baked goods, premium pastries, whole-grain baked goods, and healthy snacks and increasing adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies will contribute to revenue growth in the coming years. 

Major manufacturers of bakery processing equipment are investing in research and development in order to create equipment to enhance their customers’ productivity. In order to expand their product offering and cater to a broader range of customers, manufacturers are expanding capacity and geographical reach as well as focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Some leading global manufacturers of bakery processing equipment include Ali Group S.r.l., Baker Perkins Ltd., Bühler AG, GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, The Middeby Corp., JBT Corp., Anko Food Machine Co. Ltd., Markel Food Group, Koenig Maschinen GmbH, and Heat & Control Inc.

Sources: “Bakery Processing Equipment Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Equipment (Ovens & Proofers, Molders & Sheeters), by Application (Bread, Pizza Crusts), by Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2021 – 2028,” Grand View Research Report Summary, February 2021 available online here; “Bakery Processing Equipment Market Size Worth $20.24 Billion by 2028: Grand View Research, Inc.,” CISION PR Newswire, March 1, 2021 available online here; “National Chocolate Chip Day — May 15, 2021,” National Today available online here; “Top 10 Most Popular North American Cookies,” TasteAtlas, January 23, 2021 available online here; Daniel Lindel, “Food and Beverage Industry: Supplying the Full Spectrum of Consumer Needs,” Food and Beverage Sector Industry News, Germany Trade & Invest, January 20, 2021 available online here.
Image source: Jason Jarrach, “Chocolate Chip Cookies Lined Up Making a Very Unique Texture,” Unsplash, February 22, 2020 available online here.

Enzymes

enzymes in laundry detergent
Laundry detergent. Enzymes in laundry detergent allow clothes to be washed in cold water.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2019 and 2027
Market size: $9.9 billion and $17.2 billion, respectively
Sources: “Enzymes Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Application (Industrial Enzymes, Specialty Enzymes), by Product (Carbohydrase, Proteases, Lipases), by Source, by Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2020 – 2027,” Grand View Research Report Summary, March 2020 available online here; “Enzymes Market Size Worth $17.2 Billion by 2027 | CAGR 7.1%: Grand View Research, Inc.,” CISION PR Newswire, March 16, 2020 available online here; Sindhu Raveendran, et. al., “Applications of Microbial Enzymes in Food Industry,” Food Technology & Biotechnology, March 2018 available online at the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health here; JanMaarten van Dijl and Michael Hecker, “Bacillus Subtilis: From Soil Bacterium to Super-secreting Cell Factory,” Microbial Cell Factories, January 14, 2013 available online here; “A Global Fermentation Approach,” Leaf by Lesaffre available online here; “Specialty Enzymes Market Worth $6.6 Billion by 2025,” MarketsandMarkets Press Release, April 20, 2020 available online here.
Image source: habelfrank, “washing-powder-detergent-1500058,” PIxabay, July 7, 2016 available online here.

Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts. Enzymes in the body run cellular processes and convert food to energy and to building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates. Industrial enzymes such as proteases, amylases, lipases, and others are used in various applications: in the food and beverage industry, in detergents, animal feed, biofuels, textiles, pulp and paper, nutraceuticals, personal care products and cosmetics, wastewater treatment, and medications. In 2018, 60% of industrial enzymes on the market were proteases. In Europe, 900 tons of protease enzymes are used for detergents alone every year.

Today’s market size shows the global enzyme revenues for 2019 and projected for 2027. Microorganism-based enzymes comprised the vast majority of the industrial enzyme market in 2019, about 85%, followed by animal-based and plant-based enzymes. Microorganisms are preferred as a source due to their more predictable and controllable enzyme content. This type of enzyme can also be produced in a cost-effective manner with less space and time necessary than animal-based or plant-based enzymes. There are three types of microorganism-based enzymes: bacterial, fungal, and yeast. Bacterial enzymes are mostly sourced from Bacillus. They’re used in food and detergent and in pharmaceutical applications to diagnose diseases, promote wound healing, and kill disease-causing microorganisms. Fungal enzymes are used in the preparation and production of soy sauce, beer, baked goods, processed fruits, and dairy products. Yeast is used in beer, baked goods, and industrial ethanol production.

Increased investment in biotechnology research for the development of specialty enzymes for medicinal and diagnostic purposes is one of the main factors driving product demand globally. Increasing demand from the food and beverage, biofuel, animal feed, and home cleaning sectors along with the growing consumption of functional foods will contribute to the growth in the market through 2027. By region, growing biofuel production in North America and Europe, as well as increasing meat production in Europe and the Russian Federation, are expected to contribute to growth in these regions. Enzymes are used extensively in meat processing to improve the tenderness of the meat. Europe was third behind China and North America in meat production in 2018. The top three companies in this industry—Novozymes, DuPont Danisco, and DSM— claimed more than 75% of the market in 2019.1 Other major companies in this industry include BASF SE, Associated British Foods PLC, Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, and Advanced Enzyme Technologies.

1 Source: Grand View Research. The press release from CISION PR Newswire mentioning the same Grand View Research report states that the top 3 companies are Novozymes, DuPont Danisco, and BASF SE.

Meat Substitutes

Meat substitutes soy medallions cauliflower potatoesIn the 2000s, documentaries attempted to expose the animal welfare, environmental, and economic impacts related to large-scale industrial farming. More recently, studies have been published linking the decreased consumption of meat and the increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to lower death rates, reduced production of greenhouse gases, and healthcare-related savings. According to a study published in PNAS, adopting global dietary guidelines such as these could reduce deaths by 5.1 million by 2050, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly one-third, and save $700-1,000 billion per year in healthcare costs. The Global Burden Disease study, led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, found that six of the top 10 risk factors for early death worldwide were linked to a poor diet. Researchers concluded that a diet high in red meat and sugary drinks and low in fruit, vegetables, and whole grains contributed to 30.8 million deaths, or 21% of the global population in 2013, up from 25.1 million in 1990.

According to GlobalData, 70% of the world’s population is either reducing their consumption of meat or eschewing meat altogether. In the United States alone, the percentage of people who describe themselves as vegan jumped six-fold from 2014 to 2017. In Great Britain, the number of people identifying as vegan jumped 350% over the past decade. In Portugal, the number of vegetarians increased 400% over the same time period. Faced with increased obesity, Type-2 diabetes, and heart disease in their populations, countries such as Canada and China have proposed or implemented new nutrition guidelines calling for their citizens to eat a plant-rich diet. In the past 30 years, China’s meat consumption has quadrupled; however, China’s new food guidelines encourage its population to halve their meat consumption by 2030.

In 2017, 26% of consumers in the United States reported reducing their meat consumption in the past 12 months and 36% reported buying plant-based meat substitutes. According to a California Walnut Board study, 83% of Americans would be interested in making meatless recipes if the taste and texture would be similar to meat-centric dishes. According to Chuck Jolley, president of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame, the popularity of plant-based meat substitutes is one of the six biggest challenges for animal agriculture in 2018 as more of these products are sold in mainstream grocery stores and restaurants. Whether people are concerned about animal welfare, environmental issues or their health, the percentage of people giving up meat completely is quite small. Of the countries mentioned above, in the United States, 6% of the population identifies as vegan; in Great Britain, 3.25%;1 and in Portugal, 0.6%. Of course, not all consumers of meat substitutes are vegetarians or vegans. According to Beyond Meat’s executive chairman, Seth Goldman, 70% of consumers who purchase their Beyond Burger2 product are flexitarians, meat eaters who are reducing their meat consumption.

Today’s market size shows the global sales of meat substitutes in 2017 and projected for 2018, 2023 and 2025. Real meat will continue to have a place at the table in most households around the world. Global sales of meat substitutes were a small fraction of the $90 billion real meat market in 2017.

1 Figure is for 2016.
2 Mention of the company and its product does not constitute an endorsement.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2025
Market size: $4.2 billion, $4.6 billion, $6.4 billion and $7.5 billion respectively
Sources: Zlati Meyer, “Missouri Is First State to Regulate the Word ‘Meat’,” USA Today for the Lansing State Journal, August 29, 2918, page 3B; “Plant-Based Diets Could Save Millions of Lives and Dramatically Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” March 21, 2016 available online here; Madlen Davies, “Poor Diet Is the Biggest Cause of Early Death Across the World – With Red Meat and Sugary Drinks Responsible for One in Five Deaths,” Daily Mail, October 6, 2016 available online here; Becky Schilling, “The Future of Plant-Based Foods,” Supermarket News, September 21, 2017 available online here; Michael Pellman Rowland, “Millennials Are Driving The Worldwide Shift Away From Meat,” Forbes, March 23, 2018 available online here; “Why the Global Rise in Vegan and Plant-Based Eating Isn’t a Fad (600% Increase in U.S. Vegans + Other Astounding Stats),” Food Revolution Network, January 18, 2018 available online here; Chris Bennett, “Flesh and Blood: What’s the Future of Fake Meat?” Drovers, August 13, 2018 available online here; Elaine Watson, “An Estimated 70% of Beyond Burger Fans Are Meat Eaters, Not Vegans/Vegetarians, says Beyond Meat,” FoodNavigator-USA.com, January 12, 2018 available online here; Chuck Jolley, “Six Greatest Ag Challenges for 2018,” Feedstuffs, December 6, 2017 available online here; “Vegan Society Poll,” Ipsos MORI, May 16, 2016 available online here; “Number of Vegetarians in Portugal Rises by 400 Percent in 10 Years,” The Portugal News Online, December 10, 2017 available online here.
Original source: Figures for 2017 and 2025 are from Allied Market Research.
Image source: Kalhh, “cauliflower-potato-soy-medalions-943005,” Pixabay, September 17, 2015 available online here.

Food Fortification Ingredients

Fortified foods, cereal and milkFortified foods, such as iodized salt and vitamin-D fortified milk, originally addressed nutrient deficiencies in the general public. Some countries currently mandate the addition of folic acid to enriched flour to reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects. Most food fortification is voluntary but regulated by government entities in countries where the food is sold along with the European Food Safety Authority and the World Health Organization. The United States, for example, does not allow the fortification of fresh produce, meat, poultry or fish products. European countries do not allow fortification of unprocessed foods. Fortification of snack foods is also discouraged.

Food fortification ingredients include vitamins, minerals, probiotics, prebiotics, carbohydrates, proteins and amino acids. These added ingredients can be found in a wide variety of foods from juices, bread, and cereals to infant formula and pet food. Fortification indicates the addition of nutrients at levels higher than those naturally occurring in the food.

Today’s market size shows the value of food fortification ingredients in 2016 and 2025. The figure for 2025 is projected. The food fortification market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 14.5% between 2017 and 2025 as consumers increasingly look for foods that provide additional health benefits beyond basic nutrition, such as omega-3 fortified foods for heart health and probiotics for digestive health.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2016 and 2025 projected
Market size: $30.50 billion and $100.84 billion respectively
Sources: “2017 Global Food Fortification Ingredients – Market Size, Market Share, Application Analysis, Growth Trends, Key Players and Competitive Strategies (2015-2025) – ResearchAndMarkets.com,” Business Wire press release, February 23, 2018 available online here; “Food Fortification in Today’s World,” International Food Information Council Foundation, June 20, 2014, last updated December 29, 2015 available online here; “Food Fortification Ingredients Market Report 2017-2027,” Visiongain, June 15, 2017 available online here.
Image source: skeeze, “cereal-spoonful-strawberry-spoon-556786,” Pixabay, December 9, 2014 available online here.

Oranges

Today’s market size is the total production of oranges worldwide in 2013, broken out into those harvested for consumption as fresh fruit and those harvested for processing. In the United States, production was down in 2013 due in part to Citrus Greening disease which has been killing trees in the nations largest orange producing state, Florida. Over the last six years, 2008–2013, U.S. orange production accounted for an average of 15% of world production. In 2013 that figure fell to 13%.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2013
Market size: 51.8 million metric tons, 59% harvested for fresh consumption and 41% for processing
Source: “Oranges, Fresh: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries,” Production, Supply and Distribution Online, December 24, 2013, USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, available online here. The USDA reports on the production and supply of many agricultural products through its Foreign Agricultural Service, the main web site for which is here.
Original source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Posted on February 7, 2014

Cold Cereal for Breakfast

In recent years makers of cold cereal have seen their revenues drop as more people choose a variety of other options for their first meal of the day. In the second quarter of 2013, Kelloggs reported a 3% drop in sales of cold cereal and General Mills reported a 7% drop. Yogurt, shakes, and on-the-go breakfast bars are popular alternatives to cold cereal. While cold cereal is still the number one choice for breakfast in the United States, yogurt is the second most popular choice with revenues of nearly $7 billion. And within the yogurt market, it is Greek yogurt that has pushed sales skyward for several years now. A novelty just five years ago, Greek yogurt has grown to represent 40% of the yogurt market since then.

Today’s market size is the value of sales of cold cereal in the United States for the year, August 2012 to August 2013.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: August 2012-2013
Market size: $9 billion
Source: Jane Wells, “Cereal Killers: Americans’ New Breakfast Habits,” CNBC, August 23, 2013, available online here.
Posted on August 27, 2013

Canned Fishery Products

Fishery products are canned for both human and animal consumption. In the United States, in 2010, 68.8% of all canned fishery products by weight were produced for human consumption and 31.3% for animal food and bait. In terms of value, the breakdown was 84.7% for human consumption and 15.3% for animal consumption.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2010
Market size: 954.14 million pounds valued at $1.411 billion
Source: “Fisheries of the United States–2010,” August 2011, page 46, available online from the National Marine Fisheries Service website, here.
Original source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, USDA
Posted on March 6, 2013

Fish Oil

Fish oil is a commodity derived from the tissues of oily fish. This oil contains high levels of the Omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) which is part of the reason that offerings of fish oil as a dietary supplement have seen growing popularity. Today’s market size is the volume and value, at a wholesale level, of fish oil production in the United States in 2010.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2010
Market size: 136.4 million pounds or 17.6 million gallons valued at $30.1 million
Source: “Fisheries of the United States–2010,” August 2011, page 42, available online from the National Marine Fisheries Service website, here.
Original source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service USDA
Posted on December 3, 2012

Breaded Shrimp

Today’s market size is the weight and value of breaded shrimp produced in the United States in 2010.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2010
Market size: 123.6 million pounds at an estimated wholesale value of $583.7 million dollars
Source: “Fisheries of the United States–2010,” August 2011, page 42, available online from the National Marine Fisheries Service website, here.
Original source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, USDA
Posted on November 16, 2012

Tuna

Tuna fish, in the form of canned tuna, is a staple of the U.S. diet and is the largest of the canned fish markets by both weight and value. Today’s market size is the production in 2010 of canned tuna in the United States.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2010
Market size: 395.4 million pounds at an estimated wholesale value of $723.8 million dollars
Source: “Fisheries of the United States–2010,” August 2011, page 42, available online from the National Marine Fisheries Service website, here.
Original source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, USDA
Posted on November 6, 2012

Fish Sticks

Fish sticks—oblong pieces of fish that are breaded and usually frozen before final preparation—are a popular food in the United States and for many children they are the primary form in which seafood is eaten. Today’s market size is the volume and value of fish stick production in the United States in 2010.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2010
Market size: 82.9 million pounds at a value of $113.8 million dollars
Source: “Fisheries of the United States–2010,” August 2011, page 42, available online from the National Marine Fisheries Service website, here.
Original source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service
Posted on October 15, 2012

Peanut Butter

In the United States peanuts are popular. They form the basis for a staple of many American’s diets, peanut butter, a reasonably priced source of protein. As a consequence, there has been much press coverage lately about the likely increase in the price of peanut butter. The poor peanut crop in 2011 has caused raw peanut prices to rise and this increased price is expected to be seen on grocery store shelves shortly.

Today’s market size is the size of the market for peanuts for use in the production of peanut butter in the United States. In the year 2000 peanut butter accounted for the end use on half the peanut crop and in 2009 peanut butter accounted for 63.5% of peanut usage.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2000 and 2009
Market size: 753 million pounds and 1.19 billion pounds respectively.
Source: “Peanut Use by Type of Product,” part of the USDA’s Economic Research Service series of reports on the availability of foods by type, available here.
Original source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
Posted on January 17, 2012

Gluten-free Foods

Gluten is a protein found in various cereal grains, most notably wheat. This protein makes for the elastic texture of dough. It is also a protein that must be avoided by those with celiac disease, a condition which seriously interferes with the body’s ability to absorb nutrients. An in-depth epidemiological study whose findings were published in 2003 found that one in every 133 people in the United States suffers from celiac disease. Celiac disease sufferers and their immediate families are a natural market for gluten-free foods and the food industry has been increasing the number of gluten-free products on the market at a rapid pace in recent years. Those gluten-free offerings include bread, cookies, crackers, breakfast cereals, and cake mixes.

Today’s market size is the estimated size by value of the gluten-free market in the Untied States.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2011
Market size: $6.3 billion
Source: Keith O’Brien, “Beat the Wheat,” The New York Times Magazine, November 27, 2011, page 50, available online here.
Original source: Spins, a market research firm.
Posted on November 30, 2011

Canned Pumpkin

For most people in the United States, the first two things that pop to mind when the word pumpkin comes up are pumpkin carving for jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin pie. It is the latter that inspired today’s post since pumpkin pie is one of the traditional dishes on a Thanksgiving Day menu.

Only a small portion of the pumpkins grown in the United States are actually used for decoration and jack-o-lanterns. The majority are consumed as food and most of those are processed into canned pumpkin and pie mix. The place most associated with this pumpkin processing is the town of Morton, Illinois where, in a Libby’s processing plant, approximately 85% of the world’s canned pumpkin is canned.

Today’s market size is the estimated value of the 2011 pumpkin crop in the United States. We wish all our visitors a Happy Thanksgiving.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2011
Market size: $116.5 million
Source: Malinda Geisler, “Pumpkins,” one of a series of reports produced by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. This one is dated August 2011 and is available online here.
Original source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Functional Foods Market

At the most elemental level, we eat to supply our bodies with the nutrients necessary to maintain life. So by definition, food has a rather important function. However, the term functional food refers to processed foods and drinks that are marketed as having “health-promoting or wellness-maintaining properties”. The labels on such foods often include messages such as heart healthy, helps reduce cholesterol, clinically shown to improve kids attentiveness, helps support your immune system or your digestive system or your nervous system, etc.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: $37.3 billion
Source: Singer, Natasha, “Food With Benefits, or So They Say,” The New York Times, May 15, 2011, page B1, available online here.
Original source: Nutritional Business Journal