Canned Food Market Report, Size, Share, Opportunities, And Trends By Product Types (Canned Meat, Canned Fish/Seafood, Canned Vegetables and Fruits, Canned Beans and Legumes, Others), By Distribution Channel (Supermarket/Hypermarket, Convenience Stores, Online retail channels, Others), And By Geography - Forecasts From 2025 To 2030
Comprehensive analysis of demand drivers, supply-side constraints, competitive landscape, and growth opportunities across applications and regions.
Description
Canned Food Market Size:
The Canned Food Market is anticipated to increase from USD 103.779 billion in 2025 to USD 126.142 billion by 2030, with a 3.98% CAGR.
Canned Food Market Highlights:
- Driving convenience demand: Busy lifestyles are boosting canned food popularity.
- Enhancing nutrient access: Canned products are providing protein, vitamins year-round.
- Supporting health trends: Organic canned foods are meeting consumer preferences.
- Expanding Asia-Pacific growth: Large populations are increasing canned meat, seafood demand.
- Promoting sustainable packaging: Recyclable cans are addressing environmental concerns.
- Boosting retail channels: Supermarkets, online stores are driving sales growth.
- Improving product variety: Manufacturers are offering diverse, high-quality canned options.
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The canned food demand is expected to gain momentum due to its advantages, such as convenience to users and the ability to provide more nutrient-dense foods in the diet.
Canned Food Market Trends:
The rise in the trend of busy life and working population, especially among millennials, is making canned food the popular choice, and the convenience to use and consume feature of the product is driving the market for canned food. Canned food includes meat & fish products, and fruits and vegetables, among others are processed by various techniques such as chopping, peeling, or cooking and are sealed in an airtight or aluminum can. The storage in airtight or aluminium can offer the main advantage of canned food in that the foods can be preserved and stored for a longer period, and there is an availability of a variety of fruits and vegetables even during the off-season. Canned food also serves health-conscious consumers with proper nutrients. Canned food tends to cost less in comparison to fresh fruits. These factors are directly propelling the growth of canned food.
Nevertheless, the dependence on raw materials for packaging purposes, limitations, and the region-specific ban are restraining the market expansion of canned food. For instance, the rising awareness about health and fitness among consumers is shifting the consumers' demand toward fresh food, which is negatively impacting the market for canned food.
Canned Food Market Growth Driver:
The rise in the number of working populations, especially in urban areas, is increasing the dependency of consumers on ready meals and convenience foods, which leads to an increase in the demand for canned food. Furthermore, the high amount of nutrients and flavors available in canned food is further augmenting the market demand, and it is becoming one of the most preferred choices of preserved foods among health-conscious consumers. The rise in awareness regarding health and fitness is shifting the consumer preference to healthier food that is rich in protein, functional fibres, vitamins, and omega-3 fatty acids, and they are ready to spend extra for food products that offer such properties with the convenience to use.
Consumers are understanding the impact of plastic packaging on the environment and are demanding sustainable and recyclable solutions. Canned food meets all the concerns of the consumers, which has further driven the market for canned food. Manufacturers are focusing on offering a variety of canned food products along with high quality, taste, and nutritional value to maintain their position in the competitive market
Canned Food Market Segment Analysis:
The canned food market is segmented by the product types such as canned meat, canned fish/seafood, canned vegetables and fruits, canned beans and legumes, and others. Canned meat and canned fish/seafood hold the largest share in the market of canned food on account of the high demand for meat and seafood products globally due to their high protein content. Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of regarding nutritional benefits of meat and seafood, along with the convenience and long shelf life of canned meat and seafood products, and are thus highly demanding canned meat and seafood.
The canned food market is segmented by the distribution channel as supermarkets/hypermarkets, convenience stores, online retail channels, and others. The rapid surge in the number of large retail formats globally is fuelling the demand for canned food products.
The supermarket/hypermarket segment is dominant and accounts for half of the share of the canned food market and is expected to retain its dominance in the market during the forecasted period due to the convenience of purchasing canned food in bulk volumes and the presence of chained and independent markets in the developed regions and the rise in the penetration in the developing countries. However, the online retail channel is expected to witness the highest growth rate on account of the busy schedules of consumers and the easy and fastest mode of distribution.
The canned food market is segmented by type as Organic and Conventional. Due to the rise in health concerns among consumers, consumers are demanding more organic food products. This is motivating manufacturers in the market and is creating opportunities for organic canned food products.
Canned Food Market Regional Analysis:
The canned food based on region is segmented as North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific region is the fastest-growing region in the canned food market, while North America has the largest market in canned food.
North America is a developed economy that offers several growth opportunities that consist of large consumer bases and a high population of working population. The wide range of products, along with the improvement in the supply chain infrastructure and the rise in the popularity of convenience food, are significantly driving the market growth of canned food in this region.
While the Asia-Pacific region is the fastest-growing region in the global market of canned foods, especially canned meat, fish/seafood, and fruits, due to the large population base in the region. The rise in the millennial population and their exposure to the internet are contributing to the high demand for canned products. Countries such as Japan, Korea, and China import canned crab meat in high quantities, and the food industry in India makes the popular local food using ready-to-eat cans that are certified by many local and international food security boards, such as FSSAI, BRC, and APEDA. The internet penetration among consumers, along with the presence of major supermarkets, is further creating market demand for canned food.
Canned Food Market Segmentation:
- By Type
- Canned Meat
- Canned Seafood
- Canned Fruits & Vegetables
- Canned Beans & Legumes
- Others
- By Material
- Steel
- Aluminum
- Others
- By Distribution Channel
- Online
- Offline
- Supermarket/Hypermarket
- Convenience Stores
- Others
- By Geography
- North America
- USA
- Canada
- Mexico
- South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Others
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Spain
- Others
- Middle East and Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Israel
- Others
- Asia Pacific
- China
- India
- Japan
- South Korea
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Taiwan
- Others
- North America
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The canned food market is expected to reach a total market size of US$126.142 billion by 2030.
Canned Food Market is valued at US$103.779 billion in 2025.
The canned food market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.98% during the forecast period.
The North American region is anticipated to hold a significant share of the canned food market.
Prominent key market players in the canned food market include Dole Packaged Foods LLC, StarKist Co., Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, Eden Foods, General Mills, Hormel Foods, LLC, among others.
Table Of Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2. MARKET SNAPSHOT
2.1. Market Overview
2.2. Market Definition
2.3. Scope of the Study
2.4. Market Segmentation
3. BUSINESS LANDSCAPE
3.1. Market Drivers
3.2. Market Restraints
3.3. Market Opportunities
3.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
3.5. Industry Value Chain Analysis
3.6. Policies and Regulations
3.7. Strategic Recommendations
4. TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK
5. GLOBAL CANNED FOOD MARKET BY TYPE
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Canned Meat
5.3. Canned Seafood
5.4. Canned Fruits & Vegetables
5.5. Canned Beans & Legumes
5.6. Others
6. GLOBAL CANNED FOOD MARKET BY MATERIAL
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Steel
6.3. Aluminum
6.4. Others
7. GLOBAL CANNED FOOD MARKET BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Online
7.3. Offline
7.3.1. Supermarket/Hypermarket
7.3.2. Convinience Stores
7.3.3. Others
8. GLOBAL CANNED FOOD MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
8.1. Introduction
8.2. North America
8.2.1. By Type
8.2.2. By Material
8.2.3. By Distribution Channel
8.2.4. By Country
8.2.4.1. USA
8.2.4.2. Canada
8.2.4.3. Mexico
8.3. South America
8.3.1. By Type
8.3.2. By Material
8.3.3. By Distribution Channel
8.3.4. By Country
8.3.4.1. Brazil
8.3.4.2. Argentina
8.3.4.3. Others
8.4. Europe
8.4.1. By Type
8.4.2. By Material
8.4.3. By Distribution Channel
8.4.4. By Country
8.4.4.1. Germany
8.4.4.2. France
8.4.4.3. United Kingdom
8.4.4.4. Italy
8.4.4.5. Spain
8.4.4.6. Others
8.5. Middle East and Africa
8.5.1. By Type
8.5.2. By Material
8.5.3. By Distribution Channel
8.5.4. By Country
8.5.4.1. Saudi Arabia
8.5.4.2. UAE
8.5.4.3. Israel
8.5.4.4. Others
8.6. Asia Pacific
8.6.1. By Type
8.6.2. By Material
8.6.3. By Distribution Channel
8.6.4. By Country
8.6.4.1. China
8.6.4.2. India
8.6.4.3. Japan
8.6.4.4. South Korea
8.6.4.5. Indonesia
8.6.4.6. Thailand
8.6.4.7. Taiwan
8.6.4.8. Others
9. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ANALYSIS
9.1. Major Players and Strategy Analysis
9.2. Market Share Analysis
9.3. Mergers, Acquisitions, Agreements, and Collaborations
9.4. Competitive Dashboard
10. COMPANY PROFILES
10.1. B&G Foods, Inc.
10.2. BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY
10.3. Campbell Soup Company
10.4. Del Monte Foods Inc.
10.5. Dole International Holdings
10.6. StarKist Co
10.7. Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
10.8. Eden Foods
10.9. Hormel Foods, LLC
10.10. Seneca Foods
11. APPENDIX
11.1. Currency
11.2. Assumptions
11.3. Base and Forecast Years Timeline
11.4. Key benefits for the stakeholders
11.5. Research Methodology
11.6. Abbreviations
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
Companies Profiled
B&G Foods, Inc.
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY
Campbell Soup Company
Del Monte Foods Inc.
StarKist Co
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Eden Foods
Hormel Foods, LLC
Seneca Foods
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