GCC Food Market Insights & Forecast Report 2021-2025 with Focus on Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar & Bahrain


(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Dublin, Nov. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 'GCC Food Market (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar & Bahrain): Insights & Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2021-2025)' report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

GCC food market by consumption is forecasted to reach 51.28 million MT in 2025, experiencing growth at a CAGR of 3.15% during the period spanning from 2021 to 2025.

Growth in the GCC food market was due to the Rising population, increasing awareness of healthy eating habits and increasing food consumption. However, the market growth would be challenged by increasing food prices, unfavorable climatic conditions and increase dependance on food imports.

GCC food market by production was valued at 13.65 million MT in 2020, experiencing growth at a CAGR of 1.92% during the period spanning from 2016 to 2020. Growth in the production was due to the various initiatives taken by regional governments to boost production through implementing organic farming, and artificial and technology-enabled processes across the food value chain.

The market is anticipated to experience certain trends like upsurging demand for organic food, technological advancements aiding food production, increase in demand for packaged and convenience foods, key developments to improve food supply and, major merger & acquisition deals in the GCC food industry.

GCC food market can be segmented into the following regions: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. In 2020, the dominant share of market was held by Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is home to a population with significant levels of wealth, and high disposable incomes. These factors would escalate the consumption food industry in Saudi Arabia.

Scope of the report

  • The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the GCC food market with potential impact of COVID-19.
  • The major regional markets by consumption and production (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain) have been analyzed.
  • The market dynamics such as growth drivers, market trends and challenges are analyzed in-depth.
  • The competitive landscape of the market, along with the company profiles of leading players (Dubai Refreshments PJSC, Al Islami Foods, IFFCO International Foodstuffs Co. LLC, National food industries company Ltd., Al Ain Farms, Oman Food Investing Holding) are also presented in detail.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Market Overview
1.1 Food Industry
1.1.1 Food Industry- Introduction
1.1.2 Stages of Food Industry
1.1.3 Food Industry- History
1.2 Sub Sectors of Food Industry
1.3 Components of Food Industry

2. Impact of COVID-19
2.1 Impact of COVID-19 on Global Economy
2.2 Impact of COVID-19 on GCC Population
2.3 Surging Unemployment
2.4 Growth in E-Grocery Industry

3. Market Analysis
3.1 GCC Food Market by Consumption
3.2 GCC Food Market Forecast by Consumption
3.3 GCC Food Market Consumption by Category
3.4 GCC Food Market Forecast Consumption by Category
3.5 GCC Food Market Consumption by Region
3.6 GCC Food Market by Production
3.7 GCC Food Market Production by Category
3.8 GCC Food Market Production by Region
3.9 GCC Food Market by Imports
3.10 GCC Food Market Imports by Category
3.11 GCC Food Market Imports by Region

4. Regional Market
4.1 Saudi Arabia
4.1.1 Saudi Arabia Food Market by Consumption
4.1.2 Saudi Arabia Food Market Forecast by Consumption
4.1.3 Saudi Arabia Food Market Consumption by Category
4.1.4 Saudi Arabia Food Market Forecast Consumption by Category
4.1.5 Saudi Arabia Food Market by Production
4.1.6 Saudi Arabia Food Market by Imports
4.2 UAE
4.3 Oman
4.4 Kuwait
4.5 Qatar
4.6 Bahrain

5. Market Dynamics
5.1 Growth Drivers
5.1.1 Rising Population
5.1.2 Increasing Food Consumption
5.1.3 Favourable Government Initiatives
5.1.4 Escalating Awareness among People of Healthy Eating Habits
5.2 Key Trends & Developments
5.2.1 Upsurge in Demand for Organic Food
5.2.2 Technological Advancements Aiding Food Production
5.2.3 Increase in Demand for Packaged and Convenience Food
5.2.4 Key Developments to Improve Food Supply
5.2.5 Major Merger & Acquisition Deals in the GCC Food Industry
5.3 Challenges
5.3.1 Unfavourable Climatic Conditions
5.3.2 Increase of Food Price
5.3.3 Increase Dependence on Food Imports

6. Company Profiles
6.1 Business Overview
6.2 Business Strategies

  • Al Islami Foods
  • IFFCO International Foodstuffs Co. LLC
  • National Food Industries
  • Dubai Refreshments PJSC
  • Al Ain Farms
  • Oman Food Investing Holding

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