Global Dehydrated Backpacking and Camping Food Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Dehydrated Backpacking and Camping Food Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Backpacking and camping food is used by trekkers and people who go on camping. The dehydrated meal is designed to provide energy to the trekkers and campaigners. For backpackers, dehydrated food is an ideal choice for exploring the wild for a long time. First, it can be stored for a long time. Second, it is light in weight, small in size and easy to carry. The companies that manufacture dehydrated backpacking and camping food, pay special attention to the energy content of the food.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Dehydrated Backpacking and Camping Food market finds that the global Dehydrated Backpacking and Camping Food market reached a value of USD 548.59 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 718.12 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.59% during the forecast period.

Market Challenges and Impact

Issues pertaining to the contamination of dehydrated food is another factor that is likely to affect the growth of the dehydrated backpacking and camping food market over the forecast period. Many food borne illnesses were caused by the consumption of dried foods contaminated with Salmonella spp., Cronobacter spp., Staphylococcus spp., E. coli. Moreover, home made products availability of substitutes is the restraining factor in the growth of the market over the forecast period.
The dehydrated backpacking and camping food market is fragmented and competitive owing to a large number of manufacturers present globally. In order to sustain in the highly competitive market, major players are offering quality products at considerably lower cost. This could result into reduced profits, which is a factor restraining revenue growth of the target market. Besides, the dehydrated backpacking and camping food market is highly fragmented owing to presence of large numbers of manufacturers globally. The presence of numerous players that offers dehydrated backpacking and camping food at lower prices to attract price-sensitive customers poses a significant threat to the market. Despite steady sales, the market for dehydrated backpacking and camping food has failed to achieve its full potential owing to competitive pricing strategies applied by regional players. They have inundated the market with cheaper products forcing the bigger players to offer multipack merchandise at throwaway prices. This has posed a challenge to revenue growth which in turn is negatively impacting the market.

With major manufacturers and suppliers in the dehydrated backpacking and camping food industry competing at globally, the intensity of competition within the dehydrated backpacking and camping food industry has increased. The vendors adopt strategies like price premiums to stay competitive in the market. Meanwhile, the local vendors in developing nations are providing tough competition to the global players based on product pricing. The fierce competition is not conducive to the sustainable development of the industry. At the same time, small companies or small retailers enter the business consequently as venturing into a dehydrated backpacking and camping food business does not require immense capital or investment. However, this leads to the proliferation of sub-standard or duplicate products which then hampers the competitive scenario in the market as established dehydrated backpacking and camping food manufacturers are compelled to lower the price of their products, which ultimately impacts their profit margins and sales volumes. The fierce competition is not conducive to the sustainable development of the industry

Region Overview:

From 2023-2028, Americas is estimated to witness robust growth prospects.

Company Overview:

OFD Foods, LLC (Mountain House) is one of the major players operating in the Dehydrated Backpacking and Camping Food market, holding a share of 9.10% in 2021.

OFD Foods, LLC is the largest diversified food freeze dryer in the world. OFD Foods, LLC has the capability to run many food products simultaneously because of the batch systems and variety of wet processing and dry packaging rooms. OFD Foods, LLC is the makers of Mountain House and Easy Meal.

Backpacker’s Pantry, and its parent company American Outdoor Products (AOP), is a family owned and operated freeze-dried food manufacturer, proudly based out of Boulder, Colorado. Backpacker's Pantry has been making lightweight, nutritious, just-add-water backpacking food.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Meat, Fish and Poultry segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2028.

Application Overview:

By application, the Main Course segment occupied the biggest share from 2018 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global Dehydrated Backpacking and Camping Food market covered in Chapter 3:

GOOD TO-GO
Omeals
Packit Gourmet
Harmony House
Adventure Food B.V.
Katadyn Group
OFD Foods, LLC (Mountain House)
Mary Jane's Farm
Backpacker's Pantry

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Dehydrated Backpacking and Camping Food market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Meat, Fish and Poultry
Pasta
Bakery items
Dry fruits and nuts
Soups and purees

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Dehydrated Backpacking and Camping Food market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Breakfast
Main Course
Snacks

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)