Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food Market

Market Overview

Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food Market was estimated at USD xx.xx in 2019 and is expected to reach over USD xx.x by the end of the assessment period with a notable CAGR throughout the forecast period 2022 - 2027.

Dehydration is a procedure by which moistness content is detached from food. Removing the water content from foodstuff makes them brighter and lesser, keeping food for an extended period of time. Dehydrated foods do not require refrigeration when stored at home or when consumed. Additionally, dehydrated foods are ideal for storing seasonal fruits and vegetables. They offer high nutritional value, easy storage properties, and low-cost availability, which stimulates the demand in the local market.

Recent Developments 

In January 2019, Ice Make Refrigeration Limited, a renowned cooling solution equipment provider, introduced its new food dehydrator that can work for various food products, vegetables, and fruits.

In 2018 ITC Ltd., a leading Indian conglomerate introduced its dehydrated onions variants under its brand name of Master Chef that is available in four major metropolitan cities of Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore. The company also aims to expand this to seven other metropolitan cities in India.

In February 2019, Symrise AG acquired food ingredient maker International Dehydrated Foods (I.D.F.) and a subsidiary, pet food maker American Dehydrated Foods (A.D.F.), for approximately $ 900 million. Ingredients made by I.D.F. Include chicken protein, chicken broth, and chicken fat.

Market Drivers and Restraints:

Dehydrated Food are widely used in the production of various food products, such as snacks, soups, instant noodles, and other food products. Continued advancements in food technology are expected to support Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food market growth. The growing demand for high-nutrient ready meals is expected to significantly boost the growth of the Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food market in the anticipated years. Another reason why consumers are attracted to the product is the longer shelf life of dehydrated Food as it is easily stored and the flavor is not compromised. Fluctuations in the manufacture size and rates of foods owing to political and climatic aspects may slow the development of the Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food throughout the estimate period. The inclination towards a healthy lifestyle can encourage people to adopt healthy eating habits and avoid the consumption of processed foods, which can ultimately negatively affect the Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food Market.

Market Segmentation

The Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food market can be segmented according to technology including spray drying, freeze drying, vacuum drying, sun drying, hot air drying and others. Among all these, the sun-dried dehydration process has the major demand in terms of usage by food manufacturers, closely followed by the hot air drying. However, with the advent of new techniques, spray drying is likely to record the highest growth rate in terms of market revenue, followed by freeze drying in the next few years. The vacuum-dried segment is expected to grow steadily compared to the others. Limited use in food products is anticipated to be the limiting cause for the growing of vacuum drying technology in the Asia Pacific Market in the future.

In addition, the market for Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food can also be segmented by type as dehydrated meat products, dehydrated vegetables, dehydrated fruits, and dehydrated dairy products, and others. Of all these segments, meat products are projected to represent the largest Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food market share, followed by dairy products. Growing demand from manufacturers for processed and canned meat for a higher year is projected to support demand for dehydrated meat products in the upcoming future. In addition, dehydrated food segments are expected to witness promising growth over the forecast period due to the rising call for seasonal fruits and vegetables throughout the year.

By nature, the regional market is bifurcated into conventional and organic. Based on end-user, the market is separated into food product manufacturers, foodservice & retail, household.

Regional Analysis

The Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food market has been divided by geography into China, Taiwan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, India, Japan, and the rest of the Asia-Pacific. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at a significant rate in the market for Dehydrated Food, due to the presence of agriculture-oriented countries such as China and India, which are expected to be the leading exporters in the world. Furthermore, based on the manufacture of dehydrated food, China is likely to be one of the notable manufacturers in recent years Asia Pacific.

Leading Company

Zhengzhou Bainafo Bioengineering Co., Merck KGaA, Chihon Biotechnology Co. Ltd., are among the leading suppliers operating in the market for Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food.

Key Players

The main market players operating in the Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food focus on incorporating advanced technologies and processes to improve product quality. Several of the players operating in the Asia Pacific Dehydrated Food are Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Nissin Food Holdings Co. Ltd., House Foods Corp, Ting Hsin International Group, General Mills Inc., Kraft Foods Inc, Unilever China Ltd, among others.