Malted Wheat Flour Market Report 2026

The malted wheat flour market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $41.99 billion in 2025 to $44.38 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of commercial bakery operations, increasing consumption of bread products, availability of malt processing technologies, growth in packaged bakery foods, rising demand for quality baking ingredients.

The malted wheat flour market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $55.85 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing focus on premium and specialty baked goods, rising demand for clean-label flour products, expansion of industrial baking capacity, growing innovation in enzyme-active flours, increasing demand from foodservice bakeries. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing use of malted wheat flour in artisan baking, rising demand for texture-enhancing baking ingredients, growing application in clean-label bakery products, expansion of premium bread production, enhanced focus on dough performance.

Rising consumer expenditure on bakery and confectionery products is anticipated to drive the growth of the malted wheat flour market in the coming years. Bakery products include flour-based foods prepared by baking, while confectionery consists of sugar-based foods and desserts. Malted wheat flour is mainly utilized in bread production and various other food applications. For example, in November 2023, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), a Canada-based government department, the primary suppliers of baked goods to the UK were France, with exports valued at US$548 million representing a 15.2% market share and 157 million kilograms, followed by Belgium with exports worth US$475.6 million, accounting for a 13.2% market share and 137.7 million kilograms. During the same year, the UK ranked as the second-largest baked goods market globally, with imports totaling US$3.6 billion and 1.1 billion kilograms. Therefore, increasing consumer spending on bakery and confectionery products is expected to raise demand for malted wheat flour over the forecast period.

Leading companies operating in the malted wheat flour market are emphasizing product innovation through new formulations and ingredient combinations beyond 2023 to improve functionality, taste, and sustainability, while also addressing the expanding plant-based and specialty food segments. For instance, in September 2025, according to Weyermann, a Germany-based specialty malt producer, the company commissioned a new malt flour milling facility that enables the production of finely milled malt flours with customized functional characteristics for bakery, confectionery, and plant-based uses. This state-of-the-art milling technology supports the development of tailored malted wheat flour blends with enhanced solubility, enzymatic performance, and flavor attributes, facilitating innovation in clean-label and sustainable food products. This development reflects a broader market trend toward adopting advanced processing technologies and novel formulations to deliver versatile, high-quality malted wheat flours that improve flavor, texture, color, and nutritional value in modern food manufacturing.

In June 2023, Arbor Investments, a private equity firm based in the US, acquired Golden Malted and Heartland Waffles for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition offers a significant opportunity for Arbor to leverage its in-house resources and expertise, allowing the company to expand its presence in the broader foodservice industry and accelerate its growth more rapidly. Golden Malted and Heartland Waffles is a US-based producer of malted wheat flour.

Major companies operating in the malted wheat flour market are Malteurop Groupe S.A., Crisp Malting Group, King Arthur Flour Company, Muntons plc, Imperial Malts Ltd., IREKS GmbH, Bairds Malt Ltd., Axereal SCA, Great Western Malting Co., GrainCorp Malt, Viking Malt Americas, Warminster Maltings, Maltexco S.A., Malt Products Corporation, Briess Malt & Ingredients Co., MaltEurop Malting Co., Weyermann Specialty Malts, Malteries Soufflet, Bestmalz, Rahr Malting Co., Thomas Fawcett & Sons, Gambrinus Malting Corporation, The Swaen.

Western Europe was the largest region in the malted wheat flour market share in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the malted wheat flour market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the malted wheat flour market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Canada.

The malted wheat flour market consists of sales of crunchy cereals, biscuits, coated cereals, functional flours, premixes, bakery improvers. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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