Global Market Size, Forecast, and Trend Highlights Over 2025-2037
Foodservice Disposable Market size was valued at USD 73.22 billion in 2024 and is likely to cross USD 148.68 billion by 2037, registering more than 5.6% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of foodservice disposable is estimated at USD 76.71 billion.
Foodservice disposables comprise of food containers, cutlery and crockery, service ware, napkins and moist towelettes, and other disposables. Out of all the foodservice disposables available in the market, most of the foodservice disposables can be recycled and are nontoxic to environment. The increasing demand for ready to eat foods items during travel, at restaurants and other places, are raising the need for the supply of foodservice disposable products.
Foodservice Disposable Sector: Growth Drivers and Challenges
Growth Indicators
- Increasing Preferences for Ready to Eat Food
The global foodservice disposables market has witnessed significant growth on account of the shifting trend of the consumer preferences from homecooked food towards the consumption of ready to eat food. This shifting trend can be attributed to the changing lifestyle of the individuals, along with the tough working schedules, therefore raising the preference for quick food services. The trend among the end-user industries of using disposables to provide food to the consumers results in the growing demand for disposable products such as containers, cups, plates, cutleries, and others. Additionally, on the back of the rising awareness among people for the toxic nature of plastic, the demand for nontoxic foodservice disposables is increasing significantly. Customers are willing to pay extra for good quality disposables on the back of rising concern for health and hygiene, which is leading to a significant rise in the global foodservice disposable market. - Rising Tourism and Hospitality Industry To Augment Market Growth
The market for foodservice disposable is witnessing a significant growth owing to the support from the tourism and hospitality industry. There is a rising demand for food services outlets as it is feasible for customers to order food at their doorsteps during the time of travel. The tourism and hospitality sector in the recent years has also observed a significant demand for traditional food products. These food products are served in a conventional fashion to support the traditional authenticity and aesthetics to the customers. With significant concerns for hygienic food delivery and the need for food delivery aesthetics, there is a rising demand for custom made foodservice disposables amongst the restaurant owners, which is anticipated to drive the market growth. Moreover, the increasing investments observed in the tourism industry is also anticipated to boost the dining and food service outlet industry, and therefore contribute remarkably towards the growth of the global market in the coming years.
Challenges
- High Production Cost Of Using Biodegradable Materials
Biodegradable foodservice disposable products cost higher than those made of plastics as the raw materials are made up of organic raw materials and the sourcing of these raw materials are challenging, thereby raising the price of the end product. Some countries have imposed restrictions on using plastic disposable products resulting in a decline in the sales of these products.
Foodservice Disposable Market: Key Insights
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Base Year |
2024 |
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Forecast Year |
2025-2037 |
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CAGR |
5.6% |
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Base Year Market Size (2024) |
USD 73.22 billion |
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Forecast Year Market Size (2037) |
USD 148.68 billion |
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Foodservice Disposable Segmentation
By Application
Based on application segment, the global foodservice disposable market is segmented into retail outlets, restaurants, lodging & hospitality, institutional, sports & recreation and others. Among these segments, the restaurant segment held the highest market share of 45.6% in the market, globally, in the year 2019. The increasing number of fast-food chains worldwide along with the growing demand for readymade food items have raised the need amongst the restaurant chains on a global level to utilize foodservice disposable products. The restaurants require every type of disposable foodservice products such as trays, straws, plates, bowls, coffee cups, and others. With most of the restaurants offering take away services, the demand for different types of foodservice disposables has also increased significantly, which in turn is anticipated to drive the growth of the restaurants segment in the global foodservice disposable market.
By Raw Material
The foodservice disposable market is further segmented on the basis of raw materials into plastic, paper & paperboard and aluminum. The plastic segment holds a significant market share in the raw material segment for the global foodservice disposables market, based on the development of disposables products with single-use plastics such as bowls and trays, food containers, cups, and others. The end-user industrial applications such as in restaurants, retail outlets, hospitality & management sectors, and others mostly prefer plastic-based foodservice disposables as they are lightweight and can hold the cooked food and beverages' thermal control. The most used type of plastic raw material is polystyrene. It is required in a minimal amount to manufacture the disposable products. Thus, it lays off a small amount of wastage of energy when burned. The plastic-based foodservice disposables are cost-efficient in the market
By Product
Based on product, the market for foodservice disposable is divided into packaging products, napkins & other disposables, and service ware. On the back of rising online food-delivery service outlets, in recent days, along with the growing number of dining and take-away restaurants, the demand for packaging products such as cutleries, containers, cups, pizza boxes, plates, bowls, and others have increased significantly, thereafter contributing to a significant market share of the packaging products segment in the global foodservice disposables market. On the other hand, the napkin disposables are widely used in commercial and residential kitchens such as in-home to clean, serve, commercial kitchens such as restaurants, fast foodservice outlets, outdoor dining places, and others. On account of the increasing emergence of food delivery applications collaborated with the restaurants, and the rise in food packaging and food delivery services, napkins are provided with the takeaway. The service ware segment is anticipated to grow with a significant CAGR during the forecast period on account of the growing trend for food dining outside, which has also propelled the growth in the requirement of service ware products, such as trays, holders, clamshells, and others. The hospitality industry's growing facilities and workforce have increased the requirement for food service disposable service ware, backed by the need for increasing concerns for hygiene and food safety. Additionally, the foodservice disposable service ware is easy to use, as it does not require cleaning and can be directly disposed of after using once.
By Distribution Channel
The global foodservice disposable market is further segmented by distribution channel into online and offline. Among these segments, the offline food distribution channel segment held the maximum market share and amounted to USD 47,337.3 Million, in the year 2019. The segment is further anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 6.64% over the forecast period.
Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments
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Foodservice Disposable Industry - Regional Synopsis
The foodservice disposable market is segmented by region into North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa. North America industry is likely to dominate majority revenue share of 35% by 2037, The market in Europe followed with the second highest share of the market in the 2019. The increasing growth of the QSRs across Europe, coupled with the rising number of conveniences seeking customers, is further expected to drive the market growth in Europe in the coming years.
Companies Dominating the Foodservice Disposable Landscape
- Anchor Packaging, LLC
- Company Overview
- Business Strategy
- Key Product Offerings
- Financial Performance
- Key Performance Indicators
- Risk Analysis
- Recent Development
- Regional Presence
- SWOT Analysis
- Dart Container Corporation
- Georgia-Pacific
- MDS Associates Inc.
- D&W Fine Pack, H.T
- Berry Company, Inc.
- Biopac India Corporation Ltd.
- Sysco Corporation
- Gold Plast SPA
- WinCup.
Recent Developments
- July 2020: Anchor Packaging announced the acquisition of Panoramic Inc, a company known for thermoformed products which is used in fresh food applications, such as bakery, produce, and confectionery. The acquisition has broadened the company’s offering among the bakery, produce, deli and confectionery customers. This will help the company to expand its market across the world to support the growing needs of the customers.
- Report ID: 2808
- Published Date: Dec 24, 2024
- Report Format: PDF, PPT
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