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Baked Goods in South Korea

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  • 23 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: South Korea
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1541408
Sales of baked goods have seen steady growth in both value and volume terms in 2025. Volume growth has been fuelled by the increasing consumption occasions for bread and evolving trends. Efforts by leading players to attract younger demographics has also paid off. There is also a growing focus on healthier variants, though traditional claims such as low calorie lack traction.

This report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2025, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Bread, Cakes, Dessert Mixes, Dessert Pies and Tarts, Frozen Baked Goods, Pastries.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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  • Get a detailed picture of the Baked Goods market;
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  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Baked goods evolving to meet new consumption occasions
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Bread transforming from an indulgent snack to a meal replacement option
  • Dessert bread retains its popularity but players rebrand to meet evolving trends
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Producers of baked goods may need to feed off pop culture to stand out
  • Clean label products and digestibility set to outpace traditional health claims
  • Bakery-to-go expansion of bread into foodservice and hybrid meal formats
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • SPC maintains its leadership despite public backlash from safety incident
  • Private label on the rise with strong value proposition
CHANNELS
  • Artisanal bakeries and hypermarkets dominate but convenience stores are making inroads
  • E-commerce still lags behind despite continued growth
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Baked Goods by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Baked Goods by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Baked Goods by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Baked Goods by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Pastries by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Baked Goods: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Baked Goods: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 8 Distribution of Baked Goods by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Baked Goods by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Baked Goods by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Baked Goods by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Baked Goods by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSTAPLE FOODS IN SOUTH KOREA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Volume sales stagnate but opportunities exist in adding value to the market
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Volume sales stagnate while value growth is propelled by the search for healthier options
  • Health and sustainability on the menu as primary considerations
  • Rising production costs hit sweet treats
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Growth expected to remain focused more on value than volume gains
  • Competition set to evolve through new product development and distribution strategies
  • Changing lifestyle behaviours expected to influence the future of staple foods
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • CJ Cheiljedang strengthens its leading position with its trusted product range
  • Nongshim and Ottogi provide stiff competition with tried and trusted products
CHANNELS
  • Hypermarkets lead sales but convenience stores have become testing grounds
  • E-commerce continues to grow and develop
MARKET DATA
  • Table 13 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 19 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Distribution of Staple Foods by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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