Free-From-Food Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)

Market Overview

The global free-from-food market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 9.5%, during the forecast period, 2020 - 2025.

• The free-from-food market is also thriving in the light of medical advancements that have analyzed and provided a solid understanding of different responses from the immune system, enabling consumers to make conscious decisions in purchasing their food products.
• The consumer awareness, regarding the labeling of allergen-free and dairy-free products claims, is driving the market for free-from food products. Companies are coming up with innovative products, which meet the allergen-free requirement and provide nutritional benefits.
• The free-from foods market has accounted for a significant impact of the COVID-19 crisis, as demand was observed to be an uptick in February till April which was the peak time of the crisis. The global free-from foods market is expected to increase in the first and second quarter of 2020 under the COVID-19's strong impact. On the other hand, under the probabilistic scenario, the market is expected to remain under doldrums from the third quarter, affecting the sales of free-from foods.
• Countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and Canada are some of the leading markets in the gluten-free category, whereas dairy-free is led by North America and caffeine-free by Asian markets.

Scope of the Report

The global free-from-food market is segmented by type into gluten-free, dairy-free, allergen-free, and other types. By end product, the market is segmented into bakery and confectionery, dairy-free foods, snacks, beverages, and other end products. By distribution channel, the market is segmented into supermarkets/hypermarkets, online retail stores, convenience stores, and other distribution channels. Moreover, the study provides an analysis of the free-from-food market in the emerging and established markets across the globe, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa.

Report scope can be customized per your requirements. Click here.

Key Market Trends

Gluten-Free Product Development and Associated Labeling Compliance

The global free-from food market is expected to be driven by the pairing-up trend of gluten-free claims, with that of allergens-free label claims. The significant and notable development in the ingredients formulation is also set to provide renewed momentum to gluten-free labeling claims. For instance, a highly functional chickpea flour recently developed by Nutriati is touted to further strengthen the market sentiments. The additional health claims coupled with gluten-free characteristics have attracted greater consumer’s interest that eventually translates into higher sales. The product development is further complimented by increasing emphasis on labeling compliance amid rising prevalence rates for celiac disease. The decent sales growth rate of 7.42%, in 2017 for gluten-free foods in the Canadian marketplace signifies the robust potential for such labeling claims, even in the relatively developed and saturated markets.

To understand key trends, Download Sample Report