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Baked Goods in China

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  • 22 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: China
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1607111
Baked goods is seeing growth constrained by consumer budget consciousness and maturity in major urban centres. However, there remains significant room for expansion in lower-tier cities, while the health and wellness trend offers potential to shift demand upmarket. Nonetheless, private label products continue to dominate sales.

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.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Baked Goods market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • 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
  • Maturity and price-sensitivity hinders sales but opportunities remain in smaller cities
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Baked goods demonstrates steady growth momentum
  • Strong growth for dessert pies and tarts
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Penetration rate of baked goods in China expected to increase steadily
  • Health and wellness becomes a highly prominent topic in baked goods
  • Rise of large-scale bakery outlets in lower-tier cities in China
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Private-label products continue to hold a leading position within baked goods
  • Brand leader experiencing share decline
CHANNELS
  • Food/drink/tobacco specialists channel dominates
  • Supermarkets gradually being deprioritised in the consumer’s path to purchase
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
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Private label gaining share while health is also in focus
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Maturity and economic conditions constrain growth
  • Demographic developments boost demand for breakfast cereals
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Maturity remains a key factor
  • Opportunities for health focused development
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Strong private label presence
  • Stable competitive landscape
CHANNELS
  • Diversification of preferred shopping destinations
  • Continued expansion of e-commerce
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
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