Air-Dried Food Market - By Form (Chunks/Pieces, Powder & Granules, and Flakes), By Product (Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, Coffee Beans, and Meat), By End-Use Industry (Bakery Chains, Hotels & Restaurants, Processed Food, and Pet Food), By Distribution Channel (Convenience Stores, Supermarkets & Hypermarkets, and Online Retailers), and By Region-Global Industry Analytics, COVID-19 Business Impact, and Trends, 2020 – 2029

                                          
Abstract
                    
The global air-dried food market was estimated at 19.3 (USD Billion) in 2019 at a CAGR of 10.3% over the forecast period. The report offers valuation and analysis of air-dried food market on a global as well as regional level. The study offers a comprehensive assessment of the industry competition, limitations, revenue estimates, avenues, current & emerging trends, and industry-validated market data. The report offers historical data from 2016 to 2018 along with a forecast from 2019 to 2025 based on value (USD Billion).

Key Growth Drivers

Non-thermal food processing techniques are gaining prominence in the organic food industry with its ability to increase the nutritive content along with providing extraordinary sensory features for fulfilling the complex demand of organic end-users. However, air-dried food helps in increasing the food convenience in terms of extended shelf life in addition to preserving of nutritive content of the food product. For instance, air-dried berries have proved to offer enormous health benefits to consumers and hence have gained humungous popularity in Europe due to its beneficial features. This, in turn, will prompt the growth of the air-dried food industry over the forecast timespan.


In 2018, NCBI conducted a study to determine the trends and attitudes of the first-time organic dried strawberries consumers towards drying technologies in Turkey, Norway, and Romania. The drying technologies included thermal air drying technology and non-thermal microwave drying technology. Furthermore, results derived from the data analysis & interpretation of preference & attitudes of nearly 614 customers gathered through online choice experiment revealed that end-users preferred organic dried strawberries manufactured or processed through thermal air drying technique owing to its ability to retain nutritive content along with the low cost of the technology.  All these aforementioned aspects are likely to steer the growth of the air-dried food industry over the forecast timeframe.

Asia Pacific Market To Demonstrate Prominent Growth Over 2019-2025

The growth of the regional market over the forecast period is predicted to be due to the massive demand for ready-to-eat food as well as an easy-to-prepare diet among the working populace of the Asia Pacific zone.

Key players profiled in the air dried food market include Saraf Foods Ltd., Royal Ridge Coffee Beans, Dehydrates Inc., La Frubense, BCFoods, Milne Coffee Beans Products, Inc., Berrifine A/S, B-B Products Pty Ltd., Freeze-Dry Foods GmbH, DMH Ingredients, Inc., Howenia Enterprise Co. Ltd., and Seawind Foods.

The global air-dried food market is segmented as follows:

By Product

	Coffee Beans
	Vegetables
	Fruits
	Herbs
	Meat

By Form

	Powder & Granules
	Chunks/Pieces
	Flakes

By Distribution Channel

	Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
	Convenience Stores
	Online retailers

By End- Use Industry 

	Hotels & Restaurants
	Bakery Chains
	Pet Food
	Processed Food
	Others

By Region

	North America
	
		The U.S.
		Canada
		Mexico
		Rest of North America
	
	
	Europe
	
		France
		The UK
		Spain
		Germany
		Italy
		Nordic Countries
		
			Denmark
			Finland
			Iceland
			Sweden
			Norway
		
		
		Benelux Union
		
			Belgium
			The Netherlands
			Luxembourg
		
		
		Rest of Europe
	
	
	Asia Pacific
	
		China
		Japan
		India
		New Zealand
		Australia
		South Korea
		Southeast Asia
		
			Indonesia
			Thailand
			Malaysia
			Singapore
			Rest of Southeast Asia
		
		
		Rest of Asia Pacific
	
	
	The Middle East & Africa
	
		Saudi Arabia
		UAE
		Egypt
		Kuwait
		South Africa
		Rest of Middle East & Africa
	
	
	Latin America
	
		Brazil
		Argentina
		Rest of Latin America