Product Code: SR112025A5004
The global bacon market size reached USD 73.2 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 95.9 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3% during 2025-2033.
Bacon refers to a type of pork, usually made from the side of a pig that is cured and smoked after removing the spare ribs. It is typically consumed as a side dish, added as a flavoring agent or accent, and used in numerous foods, such as salads, sandwiches, soups, and sweets like maple bacon ice cream. It is widely available in different variants, including slabs, regular sliced, thin-sliced, thick-sliced, and ends and pieces. As a result, bacon is popularly consumed by individuals of all age groups due to its unique, smoky flavor and longer shelf life.
Bacon Market Trends:
The escalating demand for ready-to-eat (RTE) and ready-to-cook (RTC) food due to the expanding working population, hectic lifestyles, and changing dietary habits represents the primary factor driving the market growth. Besides this, the growing consumer awareness and acceptance of convenience meat products with enhanced taste, quality, and shelf life is augmenting the demand for bacon. Additionally, various foodservice outlets are offering a wide variety of bacon products to increase their menu options and attract more consumers. Along with this, the rising consumption of meat products like bacon as a part of paleo and keto diet plans among health- and fitness-conscious consumers is propelling the market growth. Furthermore, several leading players are launching innovative product variants, such as low-calorie and gluten-free bacon, to expand their product portfolio and maintain a competitive edge in the market. They are also making heavy investments in attractive and sustainable packaging solutions due to the growing environmental concerns among the masses. Other factors, including the increasing demand for meat protein, shifting preferences toward healthy and nutritious food items, inflating consumer expenditure capacities, and the rising influence of cross-culture dietary patterns, are also creating a positive market outlook.
Key Market Segmentation:
Breakup by Type:
- Dry Cured
- Immersion Cured
- Pumped Bacon
- Others
Breakup by Product Type:
- Standard Bacon
- Ready-To-Eat Bacon
Breakup by Source:
Breakup by Nature:
Breakup by Distribution Channel:
- Institutional Sales (HoReCa)
- Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
- Independent Retailers
- Specialist Retailers
- Others
Breakup by Region:
- North America
- United States
- Canada
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- Others
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Spain
- Russia
- Others
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Others
- Middle East and Africa
Competitive Landscape:
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Foster Farms, Fresh Mark Inc., Great British Meat Company, Hormel Foods Corporation, Karro Foods Group Limited, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., OSI Group, Seaboard Corporation, Smithfield Foods Inc. (WH Group Limited), The Kraft Heinz Company, True Story Foods and Tyson Foods Inc.
Key Questions Answered in This Report
- 1.What was the size of the global bacon market in 2024?
- 2.What is the expected growth rate of the global bacon market during 2025-2033?
- 3.What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global bacon market?
- 4.What are the key factors driving the global bacon market?
- 5.What is the breakup of the global bacon market based on the product type?
- 6.What are the key regions in the global bacon market?
- 7.Who are the key players/companies in the global bacon market?
Table of Contents
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
- 2.1 Objectives of the Study
- 2.2 Stakeholders
- 2.3 Data Sources
- 2.3.1 Primary Sources
- 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
- 2.4 Market Estimation
- 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
- 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
- 2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Bacon Market
- 5.1 Market Overview
- 5.2 Market Performance
- 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
- 5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Type
- 6.1 Dry Cured
- 6.1.1 Market Trends
- 6.1.2 Market Forecast
- 6.2 Immersion Cured
- 6.2.1 Market Trends
- 6.2.2 Market Forecast
- 6.3 Pumped Bacon
- 6.3.1 Market Trends
- 6.3.2 Market Forecast
- 6.4 Others
- 6.4.1 Market Trends
- 6.4.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Product Type
- 7.1 Standard Bacon
- 7.1.1 Market Trends
- 7.1.2 Market Forecast
- 7.2 Ready-To-Eat Bacon
- 7.2.1 Market Trends
- 7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Source
- 8.1 Pork
- 8.1.1 Market Trends
- 8.1.2 Market Forecast
- 8.2 Beef
- 8.2.1 Market Trends
- 8.2.2 Market Forecast
- 8.3 Turkey
- 8.3.1 Market Trends
- 8.3.2 Market Forecast
- 8.4 Chicken
- 8.4.1 Market Trends
- 8.4.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Nature
- 9.1 Organic
- 9.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2 Conventional
- 9.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
- 10.1 Institutional Sales (HoReCa)
- 10.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2 Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
- 10.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3 Independent Retailers
- 10.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.2 Market Forecast
- 10.4 Specialist Retailers
- 10.4.1 Market Trends
- 10.4.2 Market Forecast
- 10.5 Others
- 10.5.1 Market Trends
- 10.5.2 Market Forecast
11 Market Breakup by Region
- 11.1 North America
- 11.1.1 United States
- 11.1.1.1 Market Trends
- 11.1.1.2 Market Forecast
- 11.1.2 Canada
- 11.1.2.1 Market Trends
- 11.1.2.2 Market Forecast
- 11.2 Asia-Pacific
- 11.2.1 China
- 11.2.1.1 Market Trends
- 11.2.1.2 Market Forecast
- 11.2.2 Japan
- 11.2.2.1 Market Trends
- 11.2.2.2 Market Forecast
- 11.2.3 India
- 11.2.3.1 Market Trends
- 11.2.3.2 Market Forecast
- 11.2.4 South Korea
- 11.2.4.1 Market Trends
- 11.2.4.2 Market Forecast
- 11.2.5 Australia
- 11.2.5.1 Market Trends
- 11.2.5.2 Market Forecast
- 11.2.6 Indonesia
- 11.2.6.1 Market Trends
- 11.2.6.2 Market Forecast
- 11.2.7 Others
- 11.2.7.1 Market Trends
- 11.2.7.2 Market Forecast
- 11.3 Europe
- 11.3.1 Germany
- 11.3.1.1 Market Trends
- 11.3.1.2 Market Forecast
- 11.3.2 France
- 11.3.2.1 Market Trends
- 11.3.2.2 Market Forecast
- 11.3.3 United Kingdom
- 11.3.3.1 Market Trends
- 11.3.3.2 Market Forecast
- 11.3.4 Italy
- 11.3.4.1 Market Trends
- 11.3.4.2 Market Forecast
- 11.3.5 Spain
- 11.3.5.1 Market Trends
- 11.3.5.2 Market Forecast
- 11.3.6 Russia
- 11.3.6.1 Market Trends
- 11.3.6.2 Market Forecast
- 11.3.7 Others
- 11.3.7.1 Market Trends
- 11.3.7.2 Market Forecast
- 11.4 Latin America
- 11.4.1 Brazil
- 11.4.1.1 Market Trends
- 11.4.1.2 Market Forecast
- 11.4.2 Mexico
- 11.4.2.1 Market Trends
- 11.4.2.2 Market Forecast
- 11.4.3 Others
- 11.4.3.1 Market Trends
- 11.4.3.2 Market Forecast
- 11.5 Middle East and Africa
- 11.5.1 Market Trends
- 11.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
- 11.5.3 Market Forecast
12 SWOT Analysis
- 12.1 Overview
- 12.2 Strengths
- 12.3 Weaknesses
- 12.4 Opportunities
- 12.5 Threats
13 Value Chain Analysis
14 Porters Five Forces Analysis
- 14.1 Overview
- 14.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 14.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 14.4 Degree of Competition
- 14.5 Threat of New Entrants
- 14.6 Threat of Substitutes
15 Price Analysis
16 Competitive Landscape
- 16.1 Market Structure
- 16.2 Key Players
- 16.3 Profiles of Key Players
- 16.3.1 Foster Farms
- 16.3.1.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.2 Fresh Mark Inc.
- 16.3.2.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.3 Great British Meat Company
- 16.3.3.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.4 Hormel Foods Corporation
- 16.3.4.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.4.3 Financials
- 16.3.4.4 SWOT Analysis
- 16.3.5 Karro Foods Group Limited
- 16.3.5.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.6 Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
- 16.3.6.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.6.3 Financials
- 16.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
- 16.3.7 OSI Group
- 16.3.7.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.8 Seaboard Corporation
- 16.3.8.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.8.3 Financials
- 16.3.8.4 SWOT Analysis
- 16.3.9 Smithfield Foods Inc. (WH Group Limited)
- 16.3.9.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.9.3 Financials
- 16.3.10 The Kraft Heinz Company
- 16.3.10.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.10.3 Financials
- 16.3.10.4 SWOT Analysis
- 16.3.11 True Story Foods
- 16.3.11.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.12 Tyson Foods Inc.
- 16.3.12.1 Company Overview
- 16.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
- 16.3.12.3 Financials
- 16.3.12.4 SWOT Analysis