Instant Food Market Report 2025 (Global Edition)

Global Instant Food Market Report 2025 Market Size Split by Type (Instant Canned Food, Instant Breakfast, Cereal-Based Food, Instant Pasta Food, Instant Dairy Products, Instant Weaning Food, Instant F...

Instant Food Market Report Description

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Instant Food Industry News:

• Yu launched Instant Noodles (Yudles) at WH Smith and 24 Seven Stores (April 2022)

Yu was conceptualized with the intention of changing the perception of packaged RTE food from being purely convenience foods to making them daily meal options owing to its foods containing zero preservatives or additives.

• Nissin Foods and Toyota Partnered to Realize Well-Being for All Through Food (April 2022)

Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have initiated an agreement to jointly foster human well-being through healthy eating. This proposed plan will explore using Nissin’s innovative food offering, based on the latest molecular nutritional science, to provide personalized, delicious, and healthy “Complete Nutrition Meals” for Woven City.

• Marico entered into instant noodle category with ''Saffola Oodles''(February 2021)

Marico Ltd has announced its foray into the instant noodles segment with the launch of `Saffola Oodles`. The development comes in line with the company's focus on strengthening its foothold in the health, RTC snacking category.

• CG Foods infused Rs 125 cr in capacity expansion in India (September 2020)

CG Foods, makers of Wai Wai instant noodles, has announced the manufacturing and selling of pre-packaged sauces. The company had announced the capacity expansion in its India noodles business with an investment of Rs 120 crore in 2020. The expansion commissioned to be effective from August 2020 will enable the plant to reach a capacity of Rs 1,550 crore.

Top Companies Market Share in Instant Food Industry: (In no particular order of Rank)

• Nissin Foods
• Unilever
• Uni President Enterprises
• BaiXiang Food
• MasterKong
• Toyo Suisan
• Thai President Foods
• Sanyo Foods
• Samyang Food
• Premier Foods
• Ottogi
• Nongshim
• Nestle
• Indofood
• Ajinomoto Group
• Chaudhary Group
• Capital Foods
• COFCO
• Korea Yakult
• Monde Nissin
• Patanjali Ayurved
• Symingtons
• KOKA Noodles
• Fukushima Foods
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Asia Pacific Instant Food market was dominant with 35.72% of the total market share in 2022!

Asia Pacific region is the largest contributor to the global instant food market and is expected to be the dominant region in the forecast period. This is due to the increasing demand for instant food products from the largest populated countries such as India, and China. Increasing disposable income is also fuelling the growth of the global instant food market. Consumers are willing to spend more on convenient foods to prevent spending a lot of time on conventional cooking to save time. Instant noodles, pasta, and vermicelli are popular instant food products in the countries such as Korea, Japan, and China, which is also fuelling the growth of the market. On the other hand, Europe held the second-largest market share, owing to the shifting trend towards convenience and on-the-go products.

The current report Scope analyzes Instant Food Market on 5 major region Split (In case you wish to acquire a specific region edition (more granular data) or any country Edition data then please write us on info@cognitivemarketresearch.com

• North America (United States, Canada, Mexico)
• Europe (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium)
• Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Rest of APAC)
• South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Rest of South America)
• Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Nigeria, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, GCC Countries, Rest of MEA)

The above graph is for illustrative purposes only.

Instant Food Market Analysis

By Type, Instant Pasta Food was the Leading segment with a 23.54% share of total Instant Food market in 2022!

Based On Types Of Instant Food, the market is segmented into canned food, instant products, breakfast cereal-based food, pasta food, dairy products, weaning food, and functional food. Pasta food held the largest market share in the year 2022, owing to the increasing demand and popularity of noodles, vermicelli, pasta, and other products. Following pasta food, instant products such as powders and mixes held the second-largest market share. People nowadays are not willing to spend time preparing conventional food, due to their hectic work schedule, so they prefer instant mixes and powders to prepare their meals. Instant mixes include products such as millet malts, fruit powders, onion powder, idli mixes, dosa mix, gulab jamun mix, rasam mix, and others.

• Instant Canned Food
• Instant Breakfast
• Cereal-Based Food
• Instant Pasta Food
• Instant Dairy Products
• Instant Weaning Food
• Instant Functional Food
• Instant Noodles
• Instant Soups
• Instant Meat Products
• Others

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Application Segment Analysis of Instant Food Market

This report forecasts revenue growth at global, regional, and country levels, analyzing industry trends and opportunities for each Instant Food market application from 2021 to 2032. It explores demand across various end-use industries, offering insights into the performance of applications such as ready-to-eat meals, beverages, and snacks. Key factors like market growth, consumer behavior, technological innovations, regulatory impacts, and regional market dynamics are examined. The report also includes value chain analysis, patent trends, company evaluation matrices, and other confidential data to provide a comprehensive view of each application segment’s evolution in the Instant Food market. You can find this information in the full, paid version of the report.

Some of the key Application of Instant Food are:

• Supermarkets/Hypermarkets
• Traditional Grocery Stores
• Online Retailing
• Convenience Stores
• Others

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Instant Food Pack Size Segment Analysis

• Single Pack
• Four Pack
• Six Pack
• Others

Instant Food Packaging Material Segment Analysis

By Packaging Material, Pouches was the Leading segment with 42.43% share of total Instant Food market in 2022.!

Based On Packaging Materials, the market is bifurcated into cardboard boxes, Pouches, plastic cups, and others. Pouches are the largest contributor to the overall market share of the global instant food market. The procurement cost of the pouches is less than the other packaging materials, and it is easy to handle during transportation, due to theis the manufacturer prefers pouches as packaging material for instant food products. Cardboard boxes held the second-largest market share in the year 2022. This packaging material prevents the formation of lumps in the instant powders and mixes by preventing moisture absorption.

• Cardboard Boxes
• Pouches
• Plastic Cups
• Others

Instant Food Diet Type Segment Analysis

By Diet Type, Instant Vegetarian Food was the Leading segment with a 59.76% share of total Instant Food market in 2022.!

Based On Diet Type, the market is segmented into vegetarian, non-veg, and vegan. This is due to the ease of processing vegetarian sources than non-vegetarian sources. In addition to that, nonvegetarian sources such as meat and chicken have less shelf life as compared to vegetarians, which are mostly used instant food sources, such as oats, rice, and other cereals.  According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), raw chicken can be kept in your fridge for approximately 1–2 days. The same applies to raw turkey and other poultry. The quality of the poultry may diminish the longer it is frozen.

• Vegetarian
• Non-Veg
• Vegan

Instant Food Distribution Channel Segment Analysis

By Distribution Channel, Offline was the Leading segment with a 71.67% share of total Instant Food market in 2022.!

Based On Distribution Channels, the market is segmented into online and offline channels. The offline segment held the largest market share while the online segment is expected to grow with the highest growth rate in the future period. Instant food products are easily available in retail stores, hypermarkets, wholesale shops, shopping malls, and other platforms. On the other hand, the online segment will grow faster in the forecast period due to the increasing popularity of the e-commerce platform and growing digitalization.

• Offline
• Online

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