Middle East Food Processing Market (2020-2026) | Industry, Analysis, Size, Companies, COVID-19 IMPACT, Revenue, Trends, Outlook, Growth, Value, Forecast & Share

Middle East food processing market is expected to register significant growth in the coming years due to an increase in demand for ready to eat food products, baby products, and frozen food products. Moreover, the change in consumer lifestyle, more awareness towards infant health & wellness and rise in working women are leading the demand for these products. Further, the recent Covid-19 pandemic didn’t have any adverse effect on the processed food industry since the market is on a rise after the pandemic. Hence, Covid-19 gives a boost to the food processing sectors.

According to 6Wresearch, the Middle East Food Processing Market size is anticipated to register growth during 2020-26. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the largest and fastest-growing food processing market with Qatar and Kuwait following after these two countries. Further, several factors account for the growth in the food processing market. The first and foremost reason is, there is a rise in the working women population and due to the hectic schedules of the working population (which is on an increase), and there is more demand for convenience and less time-consuming products. Secondly, the people in Middle East are inclined more towards trying new cuisines and food products that will take less time to cook, leading to an increase in demand for frozen food products. Moreover, the consumers in Middle East are now more aware of infant health & wellness and with the increase in disposable income; people are ready to spend more on high-quality baby food products. Additionally, with the consumer shifting their choices towards healthy products such as fruits & vegetable as well as cereals that is becoming a staple part of their diet leading to a rise for these products. Further, due to the Covid-19 pandemic several Middle Eastern countries announced new laws related to food safety and security making the food manufacturers and retailer liable to take all precautionary steps to make the food products safe and its packaging with high-quality materials to maintain the hygiene of the product. Although due to new laws and lockdown condition there were several implications such as labour getting unemployed, supply chain disruption however, the processed food market didn’t show any sign of pause. Moreover, before the Covid-19 situation Middle East people enjoy the fancy lifestyle and prefer going to restaurants, cafes to eat food, however, after the lockdown people started cooking at home leading to an increase in demand for frozen food, snacks and products that are having a longer shelf life.

The food processing market looks favourable with opportunities in various industries especially in baby food products, beverages & snacks, canned & frozen fruits and vegetables. According to the type, the food processing market is divided into three groups is Primary, Secondary and Tertiary food processing. Whereas, according to its application, it is divided into various categories mainly vegetable oil, fruits & vegetables, beverages, puffed food, Aquatic Product Processing and others. Moreover, within the Industry organised sector is going see a surge in near future due to increase in food outlets and restaurants that will be providing a hygienic food & environment for its customers as there are many projects in the pipeline for the building of new and high-class restaurants, hotels and cafes. Some of the key players in Middle East market are Nutridar, Abbott Arabia, Nestle Middle East, Novolac Saudi Arabia, and RIRI Children's Food Company.

Middle East food processing market report thoroughly covers the market by product type, application, and key countries including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the rest of Middle East. The market outlook report provides an unbiased and detailed analysis of the on-going market trends in Middle Eastern countries, opportunities/high growth areas, and market drivers which would help the stakeholders to devise and align their market strategies according to the current and future market dynamics.

Key Highlights

• Middle East Food Processing Market Outlook
• Middle East Food Processing Market Overview
• Middle East Food Processing Market Forecast
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast of Middle East Food Processing Market Revenues until 2026
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast of the market until 2026, By Application
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast of the market until 2026, By Types
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast of the market until 2026, By Countries
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast until 2026 for UAE Food Processing Market
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast until 2026 for Saudi Arabia Food Processing Market
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast until 2026 for Qatar Food Processing Market
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast until 2026 for Bahrain Food Processing Market
• Historical Data for the period 2016-2019 and Market Forecast until 2026 for Rest of Middle East Food Processing Market
• Market Drivers and Restraints
• Middle East Food Processing Market Trends
• Industry Life Cycle
• Porter’s Five Force Analysis
• Market Opportunity Assessment
• Middle East Food Processing Market Share, By Players
• Competitive Benchmarking

Markets Covered

The report provides a detailed analysis of the following market segments:

• By Type:
• Primary Food Processing
• Secondary Food Processing
• Tertiary Food Processing
• By Application:
• Vegetable Oil
• Drink
• Puffed Food
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Aquatic Food Processing
• Others
• By Countries:
• UAE
• Saudi Arabia
• Qatar
• Bahrain
• Rest of Middle East