The seaweed snacks market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1.83 billion in 2024 to $2.02 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3%. The growth during the historical period can be attributed to the growing popularity of Asian cuisine, heightened awareness of seaweed’s nutritional benefits, increasing consumer demand for low-calorie foods, a stronger emphasis on personal wellness, and the rising trend of vegan-friendly snacks.
The seaweed snacks market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.97 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1%. The growth during the forecast period can be driven by the expansion of retail distribution channels, increased innovation in seaweed product formulations, rising investment in sustainable food sources, the growing popularity of functional superfoods, and the increasing influence of food trends on social media. Key trends to watch in the forecast period include advancements in seaweed farming technologies, improved packaging for longer shelf life, the creation of fusion flavor profiles, innovation in snack formats including puffs and chips, and the development of clean-label seaweed products.
The expanding vegan and vegetarian population is expected to significantly contribute to the growth of the seaweed snacks market. These individuals avoid animal products for health, ethical, or environmental reasons. The rise in vegan and vegetarian numbers is primarily driven by health-conscious choices, as more people adopt plant-based diets to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and improve overall health. This growing demographic is boosting the demand for seaweed snacks, which offer a plant-based, nutrient-dense alternative to traditional snacks. With a strong preference for clean-label, sustainable, and low-calorie options, consumers are increasingly attracted to the convenience and taste of seaweed snacks. For example, in January 2024, Finder, a U.S.-based personal finance comparison site, reported that about 2.5 million people in the UK are vegan, representing 4.7% of the population, an increase from 1.4 million (2.5%) in 2023. This indicates a rise of 1.1 million vegans in the UK from 2023 to 2024. As a result, the growing vegan and vegetarian population is driving the expansion of the seaweed snacks market.
Leading companies in the seaweed snacks market are concentrating on creating innovative products, such as roasted seaweed snacks, to meet changing consumer demands for healthier, tastier, and more convenient snack options. Roasted seaweed snacks are thin, crispy sheets made from edible seaweed, gently roasted and often seasoned with a variety of flavors. These snacks are prized for their savory umami taste, low calorie content, and strong nutritional benefits, providing a rich source of iodine, fiber, and key vitamins including A, C, and K. For example, in October 2024, Gimme Seaweed, an organic seaweed snack brand based in the U.S., introduced its new Korean BBQ roasted seaweed snacks. This product combines traditional Korean BBQ flavors, including garlic, pepper, soy sauce, and miso, with gochujang, offering a balanced sweet, salty, and spicy taste that reflects the founder’s Korean heritage and the brand’s South Korean roots.
In September 2023, Aquascot, a UK-based goods and services company, acquired Shore Seaweed for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is designed to boost product innovation, strengthen sustainable sourcing practices, and address the increasing demand for healthy seaweed-based snacks. It reflects Aquascot’s dedication to sustainability and providing nutritious food options. Shore Seaweed is a UK-based producer of seaweed snacks including seaweed chips.
Major players in the seaweed snacks market are CJ CheilJedang Corp., Taokaenoi Food and Marketing Public Company Limited, Eden Foods Inc., Roland Foods LLC, Gimme Seaweed, 12 Tides Inc., Annie Chun’s Inc., Seamore BV, Sewha Seafood Co. Ltd., Blue Evolution Inc., Wooltari USA Inc., Kimnori USA Inc., Shore The Scottish Seaweed Company Ltd., Nora Snacks Inc., Maine Coast Sea Vegetables Inc., SeaSnax LLC, Ocean’s Halo, Seaweed Agogo LLC, Chung-Hsiang Foods, and Wang Globalnet.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the seaweed snacks market in 2024. The regions covered in seaweed snacks report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the seaweed snacks market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
Seaweed snacks are crispy, light treats made from edible seaweed, typically roasted and gently seasoned with salt or spices. Known for their savory, umami flavor, they have become a popular choice as a healthy substitute for traditional chips. Packed with vitamins, minerals, and iodine, seaweed snacks provide a convenient and nutritious snack option.
The primary types of seaweed snacks include roasted seaweed snacks, seasoned seaweed snacks, seaweed chips, seaweed crackers, and others. Roasted seaweed snacks are thin, crispy sheets that are appreciated for their simplicity, health benefits, and satisfying crunch. These snacks are made from various types of seaweed, including red, brown, and green varieties, and come in a range of flavors, such as original, salty, sweet, spicy, barbecue, and more. They are distributed through multiple channels, including supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, online retail, specialty stores, and others. These snacks find applications in various sectors, including food and beverages, dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, and medical uses.
The seaweed snacks market research report is one of a series of new reports that provides seaweed snacks market statistics, including the seaweed snacks industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with the seaweed snacks market share, detailed seaweed snacks market segments, market trends, and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the seaweed snacks industry. This seaweed snacks market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenarios of the industry.
The seaweed snacks market consists of sales of seaweed popcorn, seaweed jerky, seaweed rice crackers, and seaweed trail mix. 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 and 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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The seaweed snacks market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.97 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1%. The growth during the forecast period can be driven by the expansion of retail distribution channels, increased innovation in seaweed product formulations, rising investment in sustainable food sources, the growing popularity of functional superfoods, and the increasing influence of food trends on social media. Key trends to watch in the forecast period include advancements in seaweed farming technologies, improved packaging for longer shelf life, the creation of fusion flavor profiles, innovation in snack formats including puffs and chips, and the development of clean-label seaweed products.
The expanding vegan and vegetarian population is expected to significantly contribute to the growth of the seaweed snacks market. These individuals avoid animal products for health, ethical, or environmental reasons. The rise in vegan and vegetarian numbers is primarily driven by health-conscious choices, as more people adopt plant-based diets to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and improve overall health. This growing demographic is boosting the demand for seaweed snacks, which offer a plant-based, nutrient-dense alternative to traditional snacks. With a strong preference for clean-label, sustainable, and low-calorie options, consumers are increasingly attracted to the convenience and taste of seaweed snacks. For example, in January 2024, Finder, a U.S.-based personal finance comparison site, reported that about 2.5 million people in the UK are vegan, representing 4.7% of the population, an increase from 1.4 million (2.5%) in 2023. This indicates a rise of 1.1 million vegans in the UK from 2023 to 2024. As a result, the growing vegan and vegetarian population is driving the expansion of the seaweed snacks market.
Leading companies in the seaweed snacks market are concentrating on creating innovative products, such as roasted seaweed snacks, to meet changing consumer demands for healthier, tastier, and more convenient snack options. Roasted seaweed snacks are thin, crispy sheets made from edible seaweed, gently roasted and often seasoned with a variety of flavors. These snacks are prized for their savory umami taste, low calorie content, and strong nutritional benefits, providing a rich source of iodine, fiber, and key vitamins including A, C, and K. For example, in October 2024, Gimme Seaweed, an organic seaweed snack brand based in the U.S., introduced its new Korean BBQ roasted seaweed snacks. This product combines traditional Korean BBQ flavors, including garlic, pepper, soy sauce, and miso, with gochujang, offering a balanced sweet, salty, and spicy taste that reflects the founder’s Korean heritage and the brand’s South Korean roots.
In September 2023, Aquascot, a UK-based goods and services company, acquired Shore Seaweed for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is designed to boost product innovation, strengthen sustainable sourcing practices, and address the increasing demand for healthy seaweed-based snacks. It reflects Aquascot’s dedication to sustainability and providing nutritious food options. Shore Seaweed is a UK-based producer of seaweed snacks including seaweed chips.
Major players in the seaweed snacks market are CJ CheilJedang Corp., Taokaenoi Food and Marketing Public Company Limited, Eden Foods Inc., Roland Foods LLC, Gimme Seaweed, 12 Tides Inc., Annie Chun’s Inc., Seamore BV, Sewha Seafood Co. Ltd., Blue Evolution Inc., Wooltari USA Inc., Kimnori USA Inc., Shore The Scottish Seaweed Company Ltd., Nora Snacks Inc., Maine Coast Sea Vegetables Inc., SeaSnax LLC, Ocean’s Halo, Seaweed Agogo LLC, Chung-Hsiang Foods, and Wang Globalnet.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the seaweed snacks market in 2024. The regions covered in seaweed snacks report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the seaweed snacks market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
Seaweed snacks are crispy, light treats made from edible seaweed, typically roasted and gently seasoned with salt or spices. Known for their savory, umami flavor, they have become a popular choice as a healthy substitute for traditional chips. Packed with vitamins, minerals, and iodine, seaweed snacks provide a convenient and nutritious snack option.
The primary types of seaweed snacks include roasted seaweed snacks, seasoned seaweed snacks, seaweed chips, seaweed crackers, and others. Roasted seaweed snacks are thin, crispy sheets that are appreciated for their simplicity, health benefits, and satisfying crunch. These snacks are made from various types of seaweed, including red, brown, and green varieties, and come in a range of flavors, such as original, salty, sweet, spicy, barbecue, and more. They are distributed through multiple channels, including supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, online retail, specialty stores, and others. These snacks find applications in various sectors, including food and beverages, dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, and medical uses.
The seaweed snacks market research report is one of a series of new reports that provides seaweed snacks market statistics, including the seaweed snacks industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with the seaweed snacks market share, detailed seaweed snacks market segments, market trends, and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the seaweed snacks industry. This seaweed snacks market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenarios of the industry.
The seaweed snacks market consists of sales of seaweed popcorn, seaweed jerky, seaweed rice crackers, and seaweed trail mix. 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 and 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.
This product will be delivered within 3-5 business days.
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary2. Seaweed Snacks Market Characteristics3. Seaweed Snacks Market Trends And Strategies4. Seaweed Snacks Market - Macro Economic Scenario Including The Impact Of Interest Rates, Inflation, Geopolitics, Trade Wars and Tariffs, And Covid And Recovery On The Market32. Global Seaweed Snacks Market Competitive Benchmarking And Dashboard33. Key Mergers And Acquisitions In The Seaweed Snacks Market34. Recent Developments In The Seaweed Snacks Market
5. Global Seaweed Snacks Growth Analysis And Strategic Analysis Framework
6. Seaweed Snacks Market Segmentation
7. Seaweed Snacks Market Regional And Country Analysis
8. Asia-Pacific Seaweed Snacks Market
9. China Seaweed Snacks Market
10. India Seaweed Snacks Market
11. Japan Seaweed Snacks Market
12. Australia Seaweed Snacks Market
13. Indonesia Seaweed Snacks Market
14. South Korea Seaweed Snacks Market
15. Western Europe Seaweed Snacks Market
16. UK Seaweed Snacks Market
17. Germany Seaweed Snacks Market
18. France Seaweed Snacks Market
19. Italy Seaweed Snacks Market
20. Spain Seaweed Snacks Market
21. Eastern Europe Seaweed Snacks Market
22. Russia Seaweed Snacks Market
23. North America Seaweed Snacks Market
24. USA Seaweed Snacks Market
25. Canada Seaweed Snacks Market
26. South America Seaweed Snacks Market
27. Brazil Seaweed Snacks Market
28. Middle East Seaweed Snacks Market
29. Africa Seaweed Snacks Market
30. Seaweed Snacks Market Competitive Landscape And Company Profiles
31. Seaweed Snacks Market Other Major And Innovative Companies
35. Seaweed Snacks Market High Potential Countries, Segments and Strategies
36. Appendix
Executive Summary
Seaweed Snacks Global Market Report 2025 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.This report focuses on seaweed snacks market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.
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Description
Where is the largest and fastest growing market for seaweed snacks ? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The seaweed snacks market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
- The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
- The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
- The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include:
- The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the Russia-Ukraine war, rising inflation, higher interest rates, and the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
- The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth. It covers the growth trajectory of COVID-19 for all regions, key developed countries and major emerging markets.
- The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
- The trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it emerges from the crisis and suggests how companies can grow as the market recovers.
Scope
Markets Covered:
1) By Product: Roasted Seaweed Snacks; Seasoned Seaweed Snacks; Seaweed Chips; Seaweed Crackers; Other Products2) By Source: Red Seaweed; Brown Seaweed; Green Seaweed
3) By Flavor: Original; Salt; Sweet; Spicy; Barbecue; Other Flavors
4) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets Or Hypermarkets; Convenience Stores; Online Retail; Speciality Stores; Other Distribution Channels
5) By Application: Food And Beverage; Dietary Supplements; Pharmaceutical And Medical; Other Applications
Subsegments:
1) By Roasted Seaweed Snacks: Plain Roasted Seaweed; Flavored Roasted Seaweed2) By Seasoned Seaweed Snacks: Soy Sauce Seasoned Seaweed; Wasabi Seasoned Seaweed; Spicy Seaweed; Garlic Seasoned Seaweed
3) By Seaweed Chips: Seaweed Potato Chips; Seaweed Vegetable Chips; Seaweed Tortilla Chips
4) By Seaweed Crackers: Rice Seaweed Crackers; Wheat Seaweed Crackers; Gluten Free Seaweed Crackers
5) By Other Products: Seaweed Bars; Seaweed Popcorn; Seaweed Gummies
Key Companies Profiled: CJ CheilJedang Corp.; Taokaenoi Food and Marketing Public Company Limited; Eden Foods Inc.; Roland Foods LLC; Gimme Seaweed
Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita.
Data Segmentation: Country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
Delivery Format: PDF, Word and Excel Data Dashboard.
Companies Mentioned
- CJ CheilJedang Corp.
- Taokaenoi Food and Marketing Public Company Limited
- Eden Foods Inc.
- Roland Foods LLC
- Gimme Seaweed
- 12 Tides Inc.
- Annie Chun’s Inc.
- Seamore BV
- Sewha Seafood Co. Ltd.
- Blue Evolution Inc.
- Wooltari USA Inc.
- Kimnori USA Inc.
- Shore The Scottish Seaweed Company Ltd.
- Nora Snacks Inc.
- Maine Coast Sea Vegetables Inc.
- SeaSnax LLC
- Ocean’s Halo
- Seaweed Agogo LLC
- Chung-Hsiang Foods
- Wang Globalnet.