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Middle East and Africa (MEA) Food Market Value and Volume Growth Analysis by Region, Sector, Country, Distribution Channel, Brands, Packaging, Case Studies, Innovations and Forecast to 2027

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  • 135 Pages
  • May 2023
  • Region: Africa, Middle East
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 5834901
Middle East and African food industry was valued at $898.9 billion in 2022 and is forecast to record a CAGR of 4.1% during 2022-27, to reach $138.7 billion in 2027. In 2022, the bakery & cereals sector accounted for the largest share of 39.4% of overall food value sales, followed by dairy & soy with 20.2% value share. Fish & seafood sector is expected to register the fastest value and volume growth over 2022-27 in the Middle East and African food industry. The industry was led by Nestlé, which held the highest value share of 0.9%, followed by Almarai (0.89%), Groupe Lactalis (0.89%), PepsiCo(0.8%), and Solico Group (0.8%). Private labels held a 6.2% value share in the Middle East and African food industry in 2022. In 2022, hypermarkets & supermarkets was the leading distribution channel in the Middle East and Africa food industry, ahead of convenience stores.

This report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the Middle East and African food industry, analyzing data from 21 countries in the region. It includes analysis on the following:
Market Environment: Includes sector size, market size, and growth analysis by sectors.

High-Potential Countries' Analysis: Indicates changing share of value consumption of various food products by sectors across high-potential countries in the Americas region. It also provides risk-reward analysis of four countries across the Middle East and African food Industry region based on market assessment, economic development, sociodemographic factors, governance indicators, and technological infrastructure.

Country Deep Dive: Provides the overview, demographic analysis, and key trends across high-potential countries.

Success Stories: This section features some of the most compelling food manufacturers, brands, products, and marketing campaigns in the Middle East and African region. It also provides a better understanding of how certain manufacturers achieved success in the sector, and insights.

Competitive Environment: Provides an overview of leading companies in the Western European region, besides analyzing the growth of private label penetration in the region.

Health & Wellness Analysis*: Provides insights on Health & Wellness products in terms of value and percentage share in the overall food industry between 2016-21. The analysis includes key health & wellness attributes and consumer benefits driving the sales of the food industry in 2021. It also covers the market share of leading companies offering food products with health & wellness attributes in the same year.

Distribution Analysis: Provides analysis on the leading distribution channels in the Middle East and African food Industry in 2022. It covers six distribution channels: hypermarkets & supermarkets, food & drinks specialists, convenience stores, e-retailers; “dollar stores” variety stores & general merchandise retailers, and others. Others includes cash & carries and warehouse clubs, drug stores & pharmacies, vending machines, department stores, and others.

Packaging Analysis*: The report provides percentage share (2022) and growth analysis (during 2017-22) for various pack materials, pack types, closures, and primary outer types based on volume sales (by pack units) of food.

Challenges and Future Outlook: Provides the challenges and outlook pertaining to the Middle East and African food Industry.

Key Highlights

Manufacturing and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the industry in the region
The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances
The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion
To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the industry in the region with information about their market share and growth rates

Scope

  • The report provides an overview of current food industry scenario regarding the future outlook in terms of ingredients, product claims, labeling, distribution, and packaging. The analysis also covers regional overview across five regions - Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe - highlighting industry size, growth drivers, latest developments, and future inhibitors for the regions

Reasons to Buy

  • Manufacturing and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the sector in the region
  • The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances
  • The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion
  • To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the sector in the region with information about their market share and growth rates

Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
Part 1: Market Environment
  • Market Size Analysis - The Middle East and Africa Compared with Other Regions
  • Value and Volume Growth Analysis by Region
  • The Middle East and Africa Market Growth Analysis by Country
  • The Middle East and Africa Market Growth Analysis by Sector
Part 2: High-potential Countries’ Analysis
  • Methodology - Identifying High-potential Countries
  • Top Four High-potential Countries in the Middle East and Africa
  • Overview of High-potential Countries in the Middle East and Africa
  • Growth Contribution Analysis by Country (1/3)
  • Growth Contribution Analysis by Country (2/3)
  • Growth Contribution Analysis by Country (3/3)
  • Value Share Analysis of Food Sectors
  • Change in Consumption Levels by Country and Sectors
  • Per Capita Consumption Analysis
  • Per Capita Expenditure Analysis
Part 3: Country Deep Dive
  • The UAE: Overview of Food Industry
  • The UAE: Demographic Analysis
  • The UAE: Market Size Analysis of Top Five Cities
  • The UAE: Market Size Analysis of Top Five Cities by Sector
  • The UAE: Key Trends in Food Industry
  • Saudi Arabia: Overview of Food Industry
  • Saudi Arabia: Demographic Analysis
  • Saudi Arabia: Key Trends in Food Industry
  • Israel: Overview of Food Industry
  • Israel: Demographic Analysis
  • Israel: Market Size Analysis of Top Four Cities
  • Israel: Market Size Analysis of Top Four Cities by Sector
  • Israel: Key Trends in Food Industry
  • Kuwait: Overview of Food Industry
  • Kuwait: Key Trends in Food Industry
Part 4: Success Stories
  • About Success Stories
  • Case Study: Almarai LactoFree Milk
  • Case Study: Americana Extreme's Chicken Strips
Part 5: Competitive Environment
  • Leading Companies’ Shares in the Middle East and Africa Food Industry
  • Brand Share Analysis of Top Five Companies
  • Leading Companies in the Middle East and Africa Food Industry
  • Leading Brands in the Middle East and Africa Food Industry
  • Private Label Penetration in the Middle East and Africa Food Industry
Part 6: Health & Wellness Analysis
  • Value Share Analysis of Health & Wellness Market
  • Health & Wellness Market Growth Analysis by Country
  • Key Product Attributes and Consumer Benefits
  • Leading Health & Wellness Companies by Sector
Part 7: Distribution Analysis
  • Leading Distribution Channels by Country
  • Leading Distribution Channels by Sector
Part 8: Packaging Analysis
  • Growth Analysis by Key Pack Material and Pack Type
  • Growth Analysis by Closure Type and Primary Outer Type
Part 9: Select Industry Metrics
  • Patent Filings
  • Job Analytics
  • Global Deals
Part 10: Challenges and Future Outlook
  • Key Challenges in the Middle East and Africa Food Industry
  • Future Outlook of the Middle East and Africa Food Industry
  • Appendix
  • Definitions
  • About the Publisher
List of Tables
  • Regional comparison: market size, growth, and per capita analysis, 2022-27
  • Overview of high-potential countries in the Middle East and Africa
  • Value share of food industry as a proportion of overall food industry by country, 2022
  • Change in consumption of sector within food industry (value terms), by country, 2022-27
  • The UAE: volume analysis of top 5 cities (%), 2017-22
  • The UAE: volume analysis of top 5 cities by sectors (%), 2022
  • Israel: volume analysis of top 4 cities (%), 2017-22
  • Israel: volume analysis of top 4 cities by sectors (%), 2022
  • Top five companies’ shares by brand (in value terms) in the food industry, 2022
  • Private label penetration (in value terms) in the food industry, 2022
  • Health & wellness value and its share in overall sales, 2016-2021
  • Share of product attributes in high-potential countries in the Middle East and Africa, 2021
  • Leading distribution channels in the Middle East and Africa by country, 2022
  • Leading distribution channels in the Middle East and Africa by sector, 2022
List of Figures
  • Annual value growth analysis by region, 2022-27
  • Annual volume growth analysis by region, 2022-27
  • Volume growth analysis of countries compared with regional average growth
  • Country value size and CAGR analysis grid based on regional average
  • Value and volume growth analysis by sector in the Middle East and Africa, 2022-27
  • Country-level contribution to the growth of dairy & soy food in the Middle East and Africa, 2022-27
  • Country-level contribution to the growth of bakery & cereals in the Middle East and Africa, 2022-27
  • Country-level contribution to the growth of meat in the Middle East and Africa, 2022-27
  • Country-level contribution to the growth of fish & seafood in the Middle East and Africa, 2022-27
  • Country-level contribution to the growth of savory & deli foods in the Middle East and Africa, 2022-27
  • Country-level contribution to the growth of others in the Middle East and Africa, 2022-27
  • Per capita consumption by sector in the Middle East and Africa by country, 2022
  • Per capita expenditure by sector in the Middle East and Africa by country, 2022
  • The UAE: sector share
  • The UAE: demographic analysis
  • The UAE: volume analysis of top five cities (%), 2017-22
  • Saudi Arabia: sector share
  • Saudi Arabia: demographic analysis
  • Israel: sector share
  • Israel: demographic analysis
  • Israel: volume analysis of top four cities (%), 2017-22
  • Kuwait: sector share
  • Leading companies in the Middle East and Africa food industry by value sales (% share), 2022
  • Leading companies in the Middle East and Africa food industry by value sales ($ million), 2022
  • Leading brands in the Middle East and Africa food industry by value sales ($ million), 2022
  • Country-level contribution to the growth of the H&W market in the Middle East and Africa, 2016-21
  • Growth analysis by key pack material and pack type
  • Growth analysis by closure type and primary outer type
  • Patent filings
  • Job analytics
  • Global deals

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Nestlé
  • Almarai
  • Groupe Lactalis Sat
  • PepsiCo Inc
  • Solico Group
  • Enterprise Foods Ltd.