US Bulk Food Ingredients Market 2025 – 2034

Reports Description

As per the US Bulk Food Ingredients Market analysis conducted by the CMI Team, the US bulk food ingredients market is expected to record a CAGR of 4.77% from 2025 to 2034. In 2025, the market size was USD 295.41 Billion. By 2034, the valuation is anticipated to reach USD 450.65 Billion.

US Bulk Food Ingredients Market Overview

The US bulk food ingredients market is growing on an exponential note due to consumers’ inclination toward easy inventory control, reduced packaging waste, cost-efficiency, and operational effectiveness, which prove to be advantageous in the long run.

The US is home to large food & beverage companies such as Tyson Foods, PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, JBS USA, and Nestlé. To be precise, the US houses nearly 37K food & beverage processing plants. There is a rise in awareness regarding healthy drinks, which has resulted in an increasing demand for products focused on nutrition, such as powders, bars, shakes, and the like.

Food items such as lentils and dried beans, nuts in shells, honey, whole grains, dried pasta, and oils are stored as well as bought in larger quantities. The unprocessed and dehydrated food items tend to have an extended shelf life. In other words, they stay intact even while being stored at room temperature, lasting from 3 to 5 years to 10 years when stored under proper conditions.

US Bulk Food Ingredients Market Key Growth Drivers

• Call for Sustainable Packaging: Buying food in bulk saves on cost, time, and packaging material. The practice of purchasing food in larger quantities is sustainable and efficient for the environment. This practice of being conscious of waste is mainly driving the US bulk food ingredients market. The basic benefit of bulk packaging is the ability to reduce cost and minimizing environmental impact. It is a known fact that packaging waste gets reduced by manufacturers and retailers packing food in large quantities. This does contribute to the promotion of an eco-friendly planet and also reduces the overheads of the companies. In September 2024, California passed the second resolution to ban plastic grocery bags. The year 2014 witnessed the ban for the first time, wherein 157,385 tons of plastic bag waste were disposed of in California. Besides, the fact that transportation of goods has made an indelible mark on the environment in the last few years can’t be ignored. This could be curbed by shipping large quantities in one-way travel. This certainly cuts down on consumption of fuel, thereby decreasing emissions linked with transportation. This could be analogous to the fact that adopting public transport contributes toward the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, i.e., a 100% occupied bus emits less carbon dioxide per passenger as compared to a passenger travelling in private (as stated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)).

• Increase in End-use Applications: The demand for products rich in nutrients is noticeably high in the US due to an increase in awareness among the consumers. Parents are now preferring food products such as oilseeds, grains, and nuts, which are estimated to keenly contribute to the bulk food ingredients market. Such products provide nutrition meant for the development of the child. End-use applications such as bakery & confectionery, ready meals, snacks & spreads, infant formulas, and dairy products are projected to witness visible growth in the subsequent five years, thereby resulting in a rise in demand for bulk food ingredients.

US Bulk Food Ingredients Market Key Threats

• Unplanned Storage Infrastructure and Management: The bulk food ingredients processors/wholesalers are needed to maximize the space available, manage diverse storage temperatures, and respond to higher turnover of the stock while maintaining product traceability and hygiene levels. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) states that almost 33% of all the produced food, i.e. 1.6 billion tons of palatable food, gets lost every single year across the entire supply chain, which amounts to US$ 936 Billion. It further states that the quantity of wastage of food in the industrialized countries is close to 222 million tons, which is equivalent to the net production in the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, i.e. 230 million tons. The loss of food ingredients owing to inappropriate storage infrastructure and management is thus a major restraining factor to the US bulk food ingredients market.

US Bulk Food Ingredients Market Opportunities

• Increase in Demand for Clean Label or Natural Products: The consumers are asking for cleaner products containing an ‘absolute minimum’ of chemical or synthetic additives. Consumer Reports National Research Center had, in 2013, conducted a survey that stated that 66% of the consumers based out of the US prefer products grown at the local level, whereas over 60% opt for natural or clean labeled products. Clean label products are natural, organic, non-GMO, and minimally processed consumer-friendly ones. As per the Clean Label Alliance, almost 75% of the consumers wish to pay a bit more for clean label products.

• Diverse Ways of Food Production: With the rise in population worldwide coupled with global warming, humankind is expected to shift toward alternate crops that leave a smaller carbon footprint, have higher nutritional value, and are produced in sufficient quantity. Options such as seaweed, edible insects, lab-grown meat, and plant-based food are likely to bring about a revolution in the farming industry at large. The WHO states that by the year 2050 the global population will reach 10 Billion, which implies that it would take 56% more food to feed everyone.

What’s Trending in the US Bulk Food Ingredients Market?

• The demand for prepared and convenient food products continues growing, which is driven by the altering lifestyles and an explicitly busy working population. The consumers highly appreciate the reduced time of preparation along with the easy handling offered by convenience foods. This trend is resulting in an increase in demand for the bulk food ingredients among the food manufacturers.

• Increasing consciousness amongst the consumers regarding intake of organic food is another trend gripping the US bulk food ingredients market. IN July 2022, Sweegen Inc. introduced a series of Stevia-based sweeteners that have their source in organic stevia and could be used in various soft drinks and other products.

US Bulk Food Ingredients Market Category wise Insights

By Category

• Primary Processed and Secondary Processed: The primary processed include grains, pulses & cereals, tea, coffee & cocoa, herbs & spices, oilseeds, sugar & salt, and others; whereas the secondary processed include processed grains, pulses & cereals, processed herbs & spices, dry fruits & nuts, sugar & sweeteners, and others. The ‘secondary processed’ segment dominates the US bulk food ingredients market due to the rise in demand for ready-made meals such as cured meat, breakfast cereals, pet foods, and chicken nuggets. Secondary processing implies conversion of raw food into edible form. Such foodstuff is purified, more refined, extracted, or transformed from the primarily processed food. Secondary food products could be exemplified as processed dairy, edible oils, flours, starches, and sugars/sweeteners. They vary based on type of food group but are inclusive of physical processes such as milling, pressing, and dehydration and chemical processes such as hydrogenation, hydrolysis, or using enzymes. The US is reported to be one of the largest consumers of processed food. Examples of primary foodstuffs are fruits, vegetables, legumes/beans/pulses, eggs, poultry, milk, meat, tubers, cereals, fish, and other seafood. Deboning and cutting meat, canning vegetables and fruits, pasteurizing milk, and candling eggs could also be categorized as food processing’s initial stages. Primary processing converts agricultural feed into edible food such as corn kernels or wheat, which are processed further into maize or flour. Growing demand for easily digestible and more palatable food is expected to drive the primary processed food segment.

By Application: The application segment is led by the bakery & confectionery sub-segment. This could be credited to rapid urbanization and rise in preference for convenience food, which offers a broad spectrum of products addressing the tastes of consumers. This segment is evolving with respect to biscuits, breads, and confectionery chocolates. Various products are produced under ‘bread’, such as whole-wheat bread, white bread, rye bread, and the like. The specialized bread dough includes cornbread, sourdough, and yeast. Textures and tastes of biscuits for a broad range of appetites and occasions include drop biscuits, rolled biscuits, shortcakes, and scones. The beverages segment is likely to grow on the rapid count in the US bulk food ingredients market in the upcoming period. The present scenario is such that demand for low-alcohol beer, seltzers, wine, and no-alcohol beverages is on the rise. The demand for on-the-go, convenient beverages is surging, thereby leading to advancements in packaging and recipes.

How can Inappropriate storage affect the US Bulk Food Ingredients Market?

Bulk food, if not stored properly, results in its spoilage through bacteria, decay, mold growth, and its wastage. Consumption of contaminated or spoiled food results in foodborne illnesses. Even though food services, households, and industries are required to have a full-fledged storage area along with procedures for being able to buy supplies in higher quantities, the ability to store supplies on premises lessens the cost as well as the time needed, which would, in turn, be simpler to keep track of in the long run. The present scenario is such that several food service industries are lessening the quantities of stocks on hand, as storage results in higher overheads. However, storage areas for items such as dry foods need efficient handling. As such, this needs to be the topmost priority in the US bulk food ingredients market.

Report Scope

US Bulk Food Ingredients Market Key Developments

The US bulk food ingredients market is witnessing new product launches as well as collaborations on the part of key players to increase their market share. Some of the developments on this count are

• In June 2024, Tate & Lyle and CP Kelco inked an agreement to merge, thereby enabling the creation of an indispensable player with respect to food & beverage development. The former one is known to lead the healthy food & beverages sector for more than 160 years.

• In October 2021, Sweegen Inc. expanded the portfolio of sweeteners by launching zero-calorie, high-intensity sweetener brazzein. It claims to be 500 to 2000 times sweeter as compared to regular sugar.

US Bulk Food Ingredients Market Competitive Landscape

The US bulk food ingredients market is highly competitive, with a large number of product providers globally. Some of the key players in the market include:

• Tate & Lyle PLC
• Associated British Foods plc
• Ingredion Incorporated
• Cargill Incorporated
• DMH Ingredients
• Olam International
• I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
• Archer Daniels Midland Company
• EHL Ingredients
• Community Foods Limited
• GCL Food Ingredients
• McCormick & Company, Inc.
• Corbion
• Essex Food Ingredients
• Koninklijke DSM N.V.
• Others

These players apply a series of strategies to enter the market, including innovations, mergers and acquisitions, as well as collaboration.

The global US bulk food ingredients market is shaped by the presence of diversified players that compete based on product innovation, vertical integration, and cost efficiency.

The US Bulk Food Ingredients Market is segmented as follows:

By Category

• Primary Processed
• Grains, Pulses & Cereals
• Tea, Coffee & Cocoa
• Herbs & Spices
• Oilseeds
• Sugar & Salt
• Others
• Secondary Processed
• Processed Grains, Pulses & Cereals
• Processed Herbs & Spices
• Dry Fruits & Nuts
• Sugar & Sweeteners
• Others

By Application

• Bakery & Confectionery
• Snacks & Spreads
• Ready Meals
• Beverages
• Others