Global Survival Foods Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Survival Foods Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Survival food is basically anything that can keep humans food safe indefinitely. Survival foods contain nutrients needed to maintain normal functioning of human vital signs. Survival food is designed to sustain life for as long as possible. Survival food is suitable for situations that may take some time to alleviate - such as war, famine or any specific man-made or natural disaster that could destroy human food sources.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Survival Foods market finds that the global Survival Foods market reached a value of USD 3441.77 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 6344.15 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 10.73% during the forecast period.

Market Economic Instability Drives Market Growth of Survival Foods

The economy of the market is always volatile and unstable. For example, during the Great Depression, many people died of starvation because they could not afford food prices. In addition to this, whenever there is a disaster or emergency, the price of food also goes up. For example, during the outbreak of the new crown, food was once a scarce resource. In these cases, the price of food can rise significantly in the blink of an eye. Investing in food for survival is linked to the economy, and buying survival food can help you navigate these situations smoothly.

Meals with extremely repetitive tastes limit the development of survival foods

Some manufacturers only sell survival food buckets or totes with pre-prepared meals, they don't offer any real personal food options. The same meals, same taste, texture they serve over and over. Repeated meals, while common, can get tiresome quickly. Whereas real food offers different tastes, textures, varieties, nutrients, calories and flavors, survival foods are too monolithic.

The World Food Programme (WFP) works with a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world to help the poor and needy to advance the development of subsistence food

The World Food Programme (WFP) has partnered with a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world, from small grassroots groups to large international aid agencies. Much of WFP's food business is provided with NGOs. NGOs play an important role in many project settings, such as food distribution in emergency situations. Due to the harsh living conditions of people in an emergency, the food distributed must be able to last for a long time and provide a range of nutrients needed by the human body. Survival food is the best option for distributing food in an emergency.

Region Overview:

From 2022-2027, Europe is estimated to witness robust growth prospects.

Company Overview:

ReadyWise is one of the major players operating in the Survival Foods market, holding a share of 15.63% in 2022.

ReadyWise

Provider of freeze dry and dehydrated food products for emergency preparedness and outdoor use. The company offers ready-to-eat meal and snacking solutions including soups, fruits, vegetable snacks and sweet treats, delivering dependable, simple and affordable food for everyday end markets.

Augason Farms

Augason Farms provides shelf-stable food and water products. Their products are crafted focusing on quality, flavor, and nutrition and manufactured to the highest standards. Augason Farms has grown to over 130 shelf-stable food and water products. Their products are crafted focusing on quality, flavor, and nutrition and manufactured to the highest standards.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Freeze-dried Food segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2027.

Canned Food

Canned food is any canned food, including canned or preserved fruits, vegetables or other food, that has been sealed and commercially processed and prepared for human consumption. There are many different types of canned food on the market, and canned food that has a longer shelf life, higher nutritional value, and can be eaten without cooking is more suitable for survival situations. Canned food is one of the most common types of survival food.

Compressed Biscuit

Compressed biscuits are one of the common types of survival food. Compressed biscuits are usually made of wheat flour, sugar, fat, and dairy products as the main raw materials. They are made by cold powder mixing, rolling, baking, cooling, crushing, external mixing, and other auxiliary materials such as dried fruit and meat floss. Compressed biscuits have the characteristics of no water absorption and softening, high energy, rich nutrition, anti-fatigue, and quick physical recovery. Due to the high temperature and high pressure sterilization and detoxification during puffing, it is suitable for long-term storage and transportation, and the plastic bag packaging is both hygienic and convenient. Compressed biscuits are one of the most common military rations in the army.

Freeze-dried Food

Freeze-drying is a low-temperature dehydration process. After freeze-drying, the shelf life of food can be extended, and the nutritional value of the food itself can be preserved at the same time. Freeze-dried food is often used as a survival food, but because freeze-drying is expensive, it is mainly used for high-value food. Such as seasonal fruits and vegetables, coffee, etc. Freeze-dried food can carry more than wet food of the same weight, freeze-dried food can also be easily rehydrated with water if needed, and freeze-dried products have a longer shelf life than fresh, wet products, making them ideal for hiking people, military personnel or astronauts on long-distance travel.

Application Overview:

By application, the Offline Retails segment occupied the biggest share from 2017 to 2022.

Online Retails

Online retail refers to a form of e-commerce in which consumers purchase goods or services directly from sellers over the Internet, rather than entering a brick-and-mortar store. Customers typically visit a company's website, select a product, enter payment information and shipping details, and order the product. All these steps are done completely online. Online retailers generally do not offer brick-and-mortar stores, and survival food can be purchased online at online retailers.

Offline Retails

Offline retailers are stores that sell physical goods but do not operate online. Customers visit offline retailers to browse and buy items in person. Some offline retailers also offer online ordering and delivery services, but most of their business is done in-store. Survival food can also be purchased in offline physical stores, such as some large supermarkets.

Key Companies in the global Survival Foods market covered in Chapter 3:

ReadyWise
BePrepared
Mother Earth Products
Legacy Food Storage
Augason Farms
My Patriot Supply
AlpineAire Foods
S.0.S Food Lab
Mountain House
Thrivelife
Peak Refuel
Guan Sheng Yuan
Survival Frog
Qinhuangdao Ocean Food Co., Ltd

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Survival Foods market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Canned Food
Compressed Biscuit
Freeze-dried Food

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Survival Foods market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Online Retails
Offline Retails

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)