Frozen Bakery Additives Imparting Efficacy To The Frozen Food

Author: Sathish Kumar

Frozen bakery is the fastest growing sector in the processed food industry with market estimated to reach $ 37.2 billion at a CAGR of 7.1% during the forecasted period of 2014 to 2020. The frozen bakery is geared up by the busy schedule and increasing consumer preference for the healthy and nutrition enabled baked goods. In this industry the frozen bakery accounts for 8% of total frozen food market. Additives are used in the food for improving the shelf life and enhancement of the freshness of the product. Growing use by manufacturers is driving the bakery additives market, without which it is not possible to meet the requirements of quality, nutrition, convenience and new product developments. The Global frozen bakery additive market is expected to reach $1.7 billion by 2020 and growing at a CAGR of 6.9% during the forecasted period of 2014 to 2020.

The usage of the bakery additives are vast and it is used in many applications. Few application listed in our report are Frozen breads, frozen cakes, frozen pizza crust & frozen pastry. These are used to keep the product life long in the shelf of a store. The additives in these products helps in maintaining the freshness of it and also in keeping it edible for a long time. Frozen bakery additive are few of the smallest segment in the frozen food market but with a speedy growth rate. This industry is also going through dynamic changes. There are many appplication for the frozen bakery additives usage and hence it shows the increasing opportunity due to growing demand of the frozen bakery food and it cannot be prepared without the use of bakery additives.

Additives makes sure of the product’s safety, wholesomeness, nutrition and attractiveness remains intact. The emerging applications in traditional bakery ensures a substantial rise or opportunity for the industry in the forecasted period. The market is getting influenced by the health concerns and even the frozen bakery needs to be more nutritionous and healthy and higher in the quality of ingredients. The industry operators are getting more focussed on reformulating their existing dessert. The frozen cake segment accounts for a combined share of XX% of the industry revenue during the forecasted period. These frozen cakes are mostly consumed by the consumers during the holiday period. The spending of the consumer has also picked up over the last few years, which is another reason for the industry growth. The growth is not stagnant. These are also made by the removal of excessive sugar and preservatives content in it. These ready-made and ready to eat frozen food trend, the cakes, and pastries manufacturing industry is offering consumers with innovative and additional meal options.

The mergers and acquisitions activities with in the industry has given a new shape to the cakes and frozen pastry manufacturing industry. The number of operations and facilities within the industry has been consolidated and reduced and fully integrated with commercial baking processes to give innovative products and with a better quality one.