Western Europe Food Market Opportunities, Trends, Growth Analysis and Forecast to 2027

Western Europe Food Market Opportunities, Trends, Growth Analysis and Forecast to 2027


Summary

The Western Europe food industry was valued at $1 trillion in 2022. The region will register value and volume CAGRs of 3.8% and 1.1%, respectively, during 2022-27, the lowest among all regions, mainly due to high inflation. However, Western Europe held the highest per capita consumption and per capita expenditure at 323.6kg and $2.361.3, respectively. The food industry in the Western Europe region remained fragmented in 2022, with the five leading companies accounting for a share of 6.9%.

This report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the Western Europe food industry, analyzing data from 19 countries in the region.It includes analysis on the following -

Market Environment: Includes sector size, market size, and growth analysis by sectors.

High-Potential Countries' Analysis: Indicates changing share of value consumption of various food products by sectors across high-potential countries in the Western Europe an region. It also provides risk-reward analysis of four countries across the Western Europe region based on market assessment, economic development, sociodemographic factors, governance indicators, and technological infrastructure.

Country Deep Dive: Provides the overview, demographic analysis, and key trends across high-potential countries.

Success Stories: This section features some of the most compelling food manufacturers, brands, products, and marketing campaigns in the Western Europe region. It also provides a better understanding of how certain manufacturers achieved success in the sector, and insights.

Competitive Environment: Provides an overview of leading companies in the Western Europe region, besides analyzing the growth of private label penetration in the region.

Health & Wellness Analysis*: Provides insights on Health & Wellness products in terms of value and percentage share in the overall food industry between 2016-21. The analysis includes key health & wellness attributes and consumer benefits driving the sales of the food industry in 2021. It also covers the market share of leading companies offering food products with health & wellness attributes in the same year.

Distribution Analysis: Provides analysis on the leading distribution channels in the Western Europe food industry in 2022. It covers six distribution channels: hypermarkets & supermarkets, food & drinks specialists, convenience stores, e-retailers; “dollar stores” variety stores & general merchandise retailers, and others. Others includes cash & carries and warehouse clubs, drug stores & pharmacies, vending machines, department stores, and others.

Packaging Analysis*: The report provides percentage share (2022) and growth analysis (during 2017-22) for various pack materials, pack types, closures, and primary outer types based on volume sales (by pack units) of food.

Challenges and Future Outlook: Provides the challenges and outlook pertaining to the Western Europe food industry.

Key Highlights

Manufacturing and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the industry in the region

The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances

The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion

To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the industry in the region with information about their market share and growth rates

Scope
  • Provides an overview of current food industry scenario regarding the future outlook in terms of ingredients, product claims, labeling, distribution, and packaging. The analysis also covers regional overview Western European regions - highlighting industry size, growth drivers, latest developments, and future inhibitors for the regions.
Reasons to Buy
  • Manufacturing and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the sector in the region
  • The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances
  • The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion
  • To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the sector in the region with information about their market share and growth rates


Executive Summary
Part 1: Market Environment
Market Size Analysis - The Western Europe Compared with Other Regions
Value and Volume Growth Analysis by Region
The Western Europe Market Growth Analysis by Country
The Western Europe Market Growth Analysis by Sector
Part 2: High-potential Countries' Analysis
Methodology - Identifying High-potential Countries
Top Four High-potential Countries in the Americas
Overview of High-potential Countries in the Americas
Growth Contribution Analysis by Country (1/3)
Growth Contribution Analysis by Country (2/3)
Growth Contribution Analysis by Country (3/3)
Value Share Analysis of Food Sectors
Change in Consumption Levels by Country and Sectors
Per Capita Consumption Analysis
Per Capita Expenditure Analysis
Part 3: Country Deep Dive
The UK: Overview of Food Industry
The UK: Demographic Analysis
The UK: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities
The UK: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities by Sector
The UK: Key Trends in Food Industry
Germany: Overview of Food Industry
Germany: Demographic Analysis
Germany: Market Size Analysis of Top Three Cities
Germany: Market Size Analysis of Top Three Cities by Sector
Germany: Key Trends in Food Industry
Belgium: Overview of Food Industry
Belgium: Demographic Analysis
Belgium: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities
Belgium: Market Size Analysis of Top 10 Cities by Sector
Belgium: Key Trends in Food Industry
The Netherlands: Overview of Food Industry
The Netherlands: Demographic Analysis
The Netherlands: Market Size Analysis of Top Nine Cities
The Netherlands: Market Size Analysis of Top Nine Cities by Sector
The Netherlands: Key Trends in Food Industry
Part 4: Success Stories
About Success Stories
Case Study: Boursin Dairy-Free
Case Study: Very Good Dog by The Very Good Butchers
Case Study: Wonderful Pistachios - Honey-Roasted Pistachios
Part 5: Competitive Environment
Leading Companies' Shares in the Western Europe Food Industry
Brand Share Analysis of Top Five Companies
Leading Companies in the Western Europe Food Industry
Leading Brands in the Western Europe Food Industry
Private Label Penetration in the Western Europe Food Industry
Part 6: Health & Wellness Analysis
Value Share Analysis of Health & Wellness Market
Health & Wellness Market Growth Analysis by Country
Key Product Attributes and Consumer Benefits
Leading Health & Wellness Companies by Sector
Part 7: Distribution Analysis
Leading Distribution Channels by Country
Leading Distribution Channels by Sector
Part 8: Packaging Analysis
Growth Analysis by Key Pack Material and Pack Type
Growth Analysis by Closure Type and Primary Outer Type
Part 9: Select Industry Metrics
Patent Filings
Job Analytics
Global Deals
Part 10: Challenges and Future Outlook
Key Challenges in the Western Europe Food Industry
Future Outlook of the Western Europe Food Industry
Appendix
Definitions
About GlobalData
List of Tables
Regional comparison: market size, growth, and per capita analysis, 2022-27
Overview of high-potential countries in the Western Europe
Value share of food industry as a proportion of overall food industry by country, 2022
Change in consumption of sector within food industry (value terms), by country, 2022-27
The UK: Volume analysis of top 10 cities (%), 2017-22
The UK: Volume analysis of top 10 cities by sectors (%), 2022
Germany: Volume analysis of top three cities (%), 2017-22
Germany: Volume analysis of top three cities by sectors (%), 2022
Belgium: Volume analysis of top 10 cities (%), 2017-22
Belgium: Volume analysis of top 10 cities by sectors (%), 2022
The Netherlands: Volume analysis of top nine cities (%), 2017-22
The Netherlands: Volume analysis of top nine cities by sectors (%), 2022
Top five companies' shares by brand (in value terms) in the food industry, 2022
Private label penetration (in value terms) in the food industry, 2022
Health & wellness value and its share in overall sales, 2016-2021
Share of product attributes in high-potential countries in the Western Europe, 2022
Leading distribution channels in the Western Europe by country, 2022
Leading distribution channels in the Western Europe by sector, 2022
List of Figures
Annual value growth analysis by region, 2022-27
Annual volume growth analysis by region, 2022-27
Volume growth analysis of countries compared with regional average growth
Country value size and CAGR analysis grid based on regional average
Value and volume growth analysis by sector in the Western Europe, 2022-27
Country-level contribution to the growth of meat in the Western Europe, 2022-27
Country-level contribution to the growth of bakery & cereals in the Western Europe, 2022-27
Country-level contribution to the growth of dairy & soy food in the Western Europe, 2022-27
Country-level contribution to the growth of savory snacks in the Western Europe, 2022-27
Country-level contribution to the growth of confectionery in the Western Europe, 2022-27
Country-level contribution to the growth of others in the Western Europe, 2022-27
Per capita consumption by sector in the Western Europe by country, 2022
Per capita expenditure by sector in the Western Europe by country, 2022
The UK: Sector share
The UK: Demographic analysis
The UK: Volume analysis of top 10 cities (%), 2017-22
Germany: Sector share
Germany: Demographic analysis
Germany: Volume analysis of top three cities (%), 2017-22
Belgium: Sector share
Belgium: Demographic analysis
Belgium: Volume analysis of top 10 cities (%), 2017-22
The Netherlands: Sector share
The Netherlands: Demographic analysis
The Netherlands: Volume analysis of top nine cities (%), 2017-22
Leading companies in the Western Europe food industry by value sales (% share), 2022
Leading companies in the Western Europe food industry by value sales ($ million), 2022
Leading brands in the Western Europe food industry by value sales ($ million), 2022
Country-level contribution to the growth of the H&W market in the Western Europe, 2016-2021
Growth analysis by key pack material and pack type
Growth analysis by closure type and primary outer type
Patent filings
Job analytics
Global deals

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