PUBLISHER: Blueweave Consulting | PRODUCT CODE: 1658696
PUBLISHER: Blueweave Consulting | PRODUCT CODE: 1658696
Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market, By Product Type; By Product Category; By Distribution Channel; By Country, Trend Analysis, Competitive Landscape & Forecast, 2019-2031
Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market to Cross USD 43 Billion by 2031
Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market is booming primarily due to rapid urbanization, busy lifestyles, expanding retail chains, a growing demand for convenience foods, and advancements in cold chain logistics drive growth.
BlueWeave Consulting, a leading strategic consulting and market research firm, in its recent study, estimated Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market size by value at USD 29.5 billion in 2024. During the forecast period between 2025 and 2031, BlueWeave expects Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market size to expand at a significant CAGR of 5.80% reaching a value of USD 43.4 billion by 2031. The Frozen Food Market across Middle East and Africa is driven by increasing urbanization, rising disposable incomes, and changing consumer lifestyles favoring convenience. A growing demand for ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products, coupled with expanded supermarket and hypermarket networks, boosts accessibility. Improved cold chain infrastructure and advances in freezing technologies enhance product quality and shelf life. Additionally, the popularity of international cuisines and the rising working population further stimulate market growth, while health conscious offerings and clean-label products cater to evolving consumer preferences.
Opportunity - Growth of Online Grocery Platforms
The rise of online grocery platforms is significantly driving the growth of Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market. As consumers increasingly prefer the convenience of online shopping, frozen food products are becoming more accessible. E-commerce platforms offer a wide range of frozen food items with home delivery services, catering to busy lifestyles and changing consumer preferences. This trend is particularly prominent in urban areas, contributing to the expanding market for frozen food in the region.
Ready-to-Cook Segment Holds Major Share of MEA Frozen Food Market
The ready-to-cook segment accounts for the largest market share of Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market, due to the increasing demand for convenient meal solutions, particularly among busy consumers and working professionals. Ready-to-cook frozen foods offer ease of preparation, longer shelf life, and a variety of options, making them highly popular in the region. This trend is driven by changing lifestyles and the growing preference for quick and convenient meals without compromising on quality.
Impact of Escalating Geopolitical Tensions on Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market
Escalating geopolitical tensions in Middle East and Africa (MEA) could disrupt the frozen food market by affecting supply chains, causing delays in transportation, and increasing raw material costs. Political instability may lead to reduced foreign investments, while trade restrictions and tariffs could hinder international trade. Moreover, consumer confidence might decline, impacting demand. However, some segments of the market may benefit from an increased focus on locally sourced products as alternative supply chains emerge.
Competitive Landscape
Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market is highly fragmented, with numerous players serving the market. Major companies dominating the market include General Mills Inc., Kerry Group, Nestle S.A., Kraft Heinz Company, McCain Foods Limited, American Group, Inc., Sunbulah Group, Tyson Foods, Inc., Al Kabeer Group, and Grupo Bimbo. The key marketing strategies adopted by the players are facility expansion, product diversification, alliances, collaborations, partnerships, and acquisitions to expand their customer reach and gain a competitive edge over their competitors in Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market.
The report's in-depth analysis provides information about growth potential, upcoming trends, and Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market statistics. It also highlights the factors driving forecasts of total market size. The report promises to provide recent technology trends in Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market along with industry insights to help decision-makers make sound strategic decisions. Furthermore, the report also analyses the growth drivers, challenges, and competitive dynamics of the market.
Table of Contents
1. Research Framework
- 1.1. Research Objective
- 1.2. Product Overview
- 1.3. Market Segmentation
2. Executive Summary
3. Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Insights
- 3.1. Industry Value Chain Analysis
- 3.2. DROC Analysis
- 3.2.1. Growth Drivers
- 3.2.1.1. Increasing urban population
- 3.2.1.2. Growth of supermarkets and hypermarkets
- 3.2.1.3. Increased disposable income
- 3.2.2. Restraints
- 3.2.2.1. High costs of frozen food
- 3.2.2.2. High costs of maintaining cold chain infrastructure
- 3.2.3. Opportunities
- 3.2.3.1. Growth of online grocery platforms
- 3.2.3.2. Development of region-specific frozen food options
- 3.2.4. Challenges
- 3.2.4.1. Preference for freshly prepared meals in certain Middle Eastern and African cultures
- 3.2.4.2. Lack of awareness about frozen food benefits in rural areas
- 3.2.1. Growth Drivers
- 3.3. Technological Advancements/Recent Developments
- 3.4. Regulatory Framework
- 3.5. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 3.5.1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 3.5.2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 3.5.3. Threat of New Entrants
- 3.5.4. Threat of Substitutes
- 3.5.5. Intensity of Rivalry
4. Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market: Marketing Strategies
5. Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market: Pricing Analysis
6. Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Overview
- 6.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 6.1.1. By Value (USD Billion)
- 6.2. Market Share and Forecast
- 6.2.1. By Product Type
- 6.2.1.1. Frozen Fruits & Vegetables
- 6.2.1.2. Frozen Snacks
- 6.2.1.3. Frozen Seafood
- 6.2.1.4. Frozen Meat & Poultry
- 6.2.1.5. Frozen Desserts
- 6.2.1.6. Others
- 6.2.2. By Product Category
- 6.2.2.1. Ready-to-Eat
- 6.2.2.2. Ready-to-Cook
- 6.2.2.3. Others
- 6.2.3. By Distribution Channel
- 6.2.3.1. Supermarkets/Hypermarkets
- 6.2.3.2. Convenience Stores
- 6.2.3.3. Online Channels
- 6.2.3.4. Others
- 6.2.4. By Country
- 6.2.4.1. Saudi Arabia
- 6.2.4.2. UAE
- 6.2.4.3. Qatar
- 6.2.4.4. Kuwait
- 6.2.4.5. South Africa
- 6.2.4.6. Nigeria
- 6.2.4.7. Algeria
- 6.2.4.8. Rest of MEA
- 6.2.1. By Product Type
7. Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market
- 7.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 7.1.1. By Value (USD Billion)
- 7.2. Market Share & Forecast
- 7.2.1. By Product Type
- 7.2.2. By Product Category
- 7.2.3. By Distribution Channel
8. UAE Frozen Food Market
- 8.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 8.1.1. By Value (USD Billion)
- 8.2. Market Share & Forecast
- 8.2.1. By Product Type
- 8.2.2. By Product Category
- 8.2.3. By Distribution Channel
9. Qatar Frozen Food Market
- 9.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 9.1.1. By Value (USD Billion)
- 9.2. Market Share & Forecast
- 9.2.1. By Product Type
- 9.2.2. By Product Category
- 9.2.3. By Distribution Channel
10. Kuwait Frozen Food Market
- 10.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 10.1.1. By Value (USD Billion)
- 10.2. Market Share & Forecast
- 10.2.1. By Product Type
- 10.2.2. By Product Category
- 10.2.3. By Distribution Channel
11. South Africa Frozen Food Market
- 11.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 11.1.1. By Value (USD Billion)
- 11.2. Market Share & Forecast
- 11.2.1. By Product Type
- 11.2.2. By Product Category
- 11.2.3. By Distribution Channel
12. Nigeria Frozen Food Market
- 12.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 12.1.1. By Value (USD Million)
- 12.2. Market Share & Forecast
- 12.2.1. By Product Type
- 12.2.2. By Product Category
- 12.2.3. By Distribution Channel
13. Algeria Frozen Food Market
- 13.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 13.1.1. By Value (USD Million)
- 13.2. Market Share & Forecast
- 13.2.1. By Product Type
- 13.2.2. By Product Category
- 13.2.3. By Distribution Channel
14. Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market
- 14.1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019-2031
- 14.1.1. By Value (USD Billion)
- 14.2. Market Share & Forecast
- 14.2.1. By Product Type
- 14.2.2. By Product Category
- 14.2.3. By Distribution Channel
15. Competitive Landscape
- 15.1. List of Key Players and Their Offerings
- 15.2. Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Share Analysis, 2024
- 15.3. Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating Parameters
- 15.4. Key Strategic Developments (Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships)
16. Impact of Escalating Geopolitical Tensions on Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market
17. Company Profiles (Company Overview, Financial Matrix, Competitive Landscape, Key Personnel, Key Competitors, Contact Address, Strategic Outlook, and SWOT Analysis)
- 17.1. General Mills Inc.
- 17.2. Kerry Group
- 17.3. Nestle S.A.
- 17.4. Kraft Heinz Company
- 17.5. McCain Foods Limited
- 17.6. American Group, Inc.
- 17.7. Sunbulah Group
- 17.8. Tyson Foods, Inc.
- 17.9. Al Kabeer Group
- 17.10. Grupo Bimbo
- 17.11. Other Prominent Players
18. Key Strategic Recommendations
19. Research Methodology
- 19.1. Qualitative Research
- 19.1.1. Primary & Secondary Research
- 19.2. Quantitative Research
- 19.3. Market Breakdown & Data Triangulation
- 19.3.1. Secondary Research
- 19.3.2. Primary Research
- 19.4. Breakdown of Primary Research Respondents, By Region
- 19.5. Assumptions & Limitations
*Financial information of non-listed companies can be provided as per availability.
**The segmentation and the companies are subject to modifications based on in-depth secondary research for the final deliverable
List of Figures
- Figure 1 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 2 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 3 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 4 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 5 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Share, By Country, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 6 Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 7 Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 8 Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 9 Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 10 UAE Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 11 UAE Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 12 UAE Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 13 UAE Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 14 Qatar Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 15 Qatar Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 16 Qatar Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 17 Qatar Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 18 Kuwait Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 19 Kuwait Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 20 Kuwait Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 21 Kuwait Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 22 South Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 23 South Africa Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 24 South Africa Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 25 South Africa Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 26 Nigeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Figure 27 Nigeria Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Figure 28 Nigeria Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Figure 29 Nigeria Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Figure 30 Algeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Figure 31 Algeria Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Figure 32 Algeria Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Figure 33 Algeria Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Figure 34 Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 35 Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 36 Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market Share, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Figure 37 Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market Share, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
List of Tables
- Table 1 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 2 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 3 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 4 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 5 Middle East and Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Country, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 6 Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 7 Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 8 Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 9 Saudi Arabia Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 10 UAE Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 11 UAE Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 12 UAE Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 13 UAE Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 14 Qatar Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 15 Qatar Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 16 Qatar Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 17 Qatar Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 18 Kuwait Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 19 Kuwait Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 20 Kuwait Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 21 Kuwait Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 22 South Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 23 South Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 24 South Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 25 South Africa Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 26 Nigeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Table 27 Nigeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Table 28 Nigeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Table 29 Nigeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Table 30 Algeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Table 31 Algeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Table 32 Algeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Table 33 Algeria Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Million), 2019-2031
- Table 34 Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 35 Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Type, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 36 Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market Size, By Product Category, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 37 Rest of MEA Frozen Food Market Size, By Distribution Channel, By Value (USD Billion), 2019-2031
- Table 38 General Mills Inc. Company Overview
- Table 39 General Mills Inc. Financial Overview
- Table 40 Kerry Group Company Overview
- Table 41 Kerry Group Financial Overview
- Table 42 Nestle S.A. Company Overview
- Table 43 Nestle S.A. Financial Overview
- Table 44 Kraft Heinz Company: Company Overview
- Table 45 Kraft Heinz Company Financial Overview
- Table 46 McCain Foods Limited Company Overview
- Table 47 McCain Foods Limited Financial Overview
- Table 48 American Group, Inc. Company Overview
- Table 49 American Group, Inc. Financial Overview
- Table 50 Sunbulah Group Company Overview
- Table 51 Sunbulah Group Financial Overview
- Table 52 Tyson Foods, Inc. Company Overview
- Table 53 Tyson Foods, Inc. Financial Overview
- Table 54 Al Kabeer Group Company Overview
- Table 55 Al Kabeer Group Financial Overview
- Table 56 Grupo Bimbo Company Overview
- Table 57 Grupo Bimbo Financial Overview
