Dough Concentrates Market Size, Share, Growth, and Industry Analysis, By Type (Cookie Dough Flavored Liquid Concentrate, Butter Dough Concentrate & Others), By Application (Bread Processing Plant, Cake Processing Plant & Others) and Regional Forecast to 2032.

DOUGH CONCENTRATES MARKET REPORT OVERVIEW

The global dough concentrates market size was USD 612 million, 2023 and the market is projected to touch USD 1080.5 million 2032 , exhibiting a CAGR of 5.9% during the forecast period.

The concentrates market is a heavily trademarked dough industry that puts its focus on pre-mix ingredients to ease the baking process, both for professional and homemade bakers. These value-added concentrates would contain a mix of key components such as flour, yeast, and improvers that guarantee consistent quality and minimize preparation time. It is driven by the increase in demand for convenience baking, increased demand for artisan and specialty bread, and growing bakery industries worldwide. Besides, the trend for health and variety in baked goods is driving the manufacturer towards innovation in new formulations, including gluten-free, whole grain, and organic variations. Competitors in the market are intense, ranging from huge multinational companies to other niche players, which make the environment dynamic and continually in a state of evolution.

COVID-19 Impact: Market Growth Accelerated by Pandemic Due to Increased Demand

The global COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented and staggering, with the market experiencing higher-than-anticipated demand across all regions compared to pre-pandemic levels. The sudden market growth reflected by the rise in CAGR is attributable to market’s growth and demand returning to pre-pandemic levels.

Eventually, the lockdowns and restrictions started boosting demand for baking ingredients, especially dough concentrates, since they make life easier for home bakers. Secondly, ready-to-use dough concentrates have become highly demanded by many commercial bakeries that faced supply chain disruptions in this phase and needed effective solutions to keep up the production level. It came as a surprise that the pandemic boosted the market higher than was expected, combining the unexpected rise in home baking and commercial needs for streamlined operations.

LATEST TRENDS

"Increased Demand and Growing Awareness to Drive Market Growth"

An increased demand for products with clean label claims and health-related attributes is one of the trends that has lately influenced growth in the dough concentrates market. The growing awareness of ingredients among consumers has driven the consumption of dough concentrates with natural, organic, and non-GMO ingredients. In addition, there has been a rise in the baking of gluten-free and whole grain products, requiring the development of specialty concentrates to answer dietary trends. The trend toward more convenience and prepared foods appealed to an increasing number of bakeries and home bakers searching for timesaving dough concentrates that delivered consistent results. The expansion of artisanal and ethnic varieties of breads provides a way to bakery concentrates that can be innovative in different flavors and textures, widening their appeal to a wider set of consumers.

DOUGH CONCENTRATES MARKET SEGMENTATION

By Type

Based on type the global market can be categorized into Cookie Dough Flavored Liquid Concentrate, Butter Dough Concentrate & Others

• Cookie Dough Flavor Concentrate: This segment includes liquid concentrates used in cookie dough to enhance flavor and texture. These are favored for commercial and home baking as they allow for easy and consistent high-quality results with several flavors of cookies. They are certainly preferred due to their ease of use and gourmet quality with minimal preparation time.
• Butter Dough Concentrate: The concentration of butter dough is elaborated to afford pastry, croissant, and other baked goods with the richness of butter flavor and texture. This is especially prized by professional bakers in view of its precision in yielding constant flaky and flavorful dough with ease of preparation. Such kinds of concentrates assist in the retention of qualities of butter without much tiresome manual mixing.

By Application

Based on application the global market can be categorized into Bread Processing Plant, Cake Processing Plant & Others

• Bread Manufacturing Plant: This section addresses the application of dough concentrates within large bread manufacturing companies where consistency, efficiency, and quality control are most critical. The concentrate is also used in a bread processing plant to facilitate the production of various types of bread while ensuring flavor, texture, and appearance uniformity over a great number of batches. In such a case, the dough concentrate will help save some preparation time to speed up the production process.
• Cake Processing Plant: Cake processing plants use dough concentrates to make various kinds of cakes. These dough concentrates assure the same flavor and texture of the cakes each time they are baked. Ingredients can be controlled much more precisely for better quality, which large-scale productions demand. In specialty cakes-be it special flavors or special needs in diets-their usage is eminently ideal for guaranteeing uniformity over large numbers of production.

DRIVING FACTORS

"Increasing Demands for Convenience and Consistency in Baking to Boost the Market"

Driving forces for dough concentrates market growth  include increasing demands for convenience and consistency in baking, especially in the commercial bakery business. Since the bakery industry is growing globally with demands for more types of baked products, manufacturers and bakers are looking for productive ways of saving time while not compromising the quality. Dough concentrates will surely enable the realization of consistent, high-quality products with reduced preparation time and labor costs. The convenience factor, besides possibly easy scaling of production, continues to attract more commercial bakeries into wide-scale applications and also small, artisan-type producers. Besides this, the increasing demand for health-conscious, clean-label products drives innovation in the segment, and more natural and specialty concentrates have been developed to meet the changing tastes of consumers.

"Growing Demand Across the Globe to Expand the Market"

Growing demand across the globe for different types of specialty baked goods, such as gluten-free, organic, and ethnic specialties, is one of the major factors contributing to the growth of the dough concentrates market. In these countries, consumers are shifting more toward unique flavors and healthy eating, thus increasing the demand for specialized types of dough concentrates. The above trend encourages innovation on the part of manufacturers to develop new formulations suited for specific dietary requirements and cultural tastes. Besides this, the growth of the food service industry, especially in emerging markets, also opens up new adoption avenues for dough concentrates since they allow production of high-quality baked goods with assured consistency in different settings. The various bakery products that dough concentrates can support further fuels the market expansion, appealing from large-scale commercial operations down to niche artisanal producers.

RESTRAINING FACTORS

"Changing of Consumer Preference to Potentially Impede Market Growth"

One of the major restraining factors is consumer preferences, which are moving in favor of fresh, homemade, and minimally processed foods. Thus, it might retard the development of the dough concentrates industry. With more and more people demanding naturalness and the use of traditional means of home baking, there may even be pushbacks against premixed concentrates because they are often viewed as not authentic due to excess processing. Besides, increasing raw material costs threaten the market, which eventually raises the price of dough concentrates. The prices of the used ingredients, like wheat and butter, go up and thereby increase the cost of the product. Severe food safety regulations, further supported by different rules for labeling in various regions, may act as a barrier for some new entries or further market development by smaller players due to problems with compliance. All these factors coupled with competition from alternative baking solutions may dent the growth prospect of the dough concentrates market.

DOUGH CONCENTRATES MARKET REGIONAL INSIGHTS

The market is primarily segregated into Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, North America, and Middle East & Africa

"Europe is Dominating Dough Concentrates Market Due to Position and Tradition of the Bakery Industry in the Region"

The Europe dominates the dough concentrates market share, mainly because of the position and tradition of the bakery industry in the region, besides the generally high consumption of bread and pastry. Thus, the countries like Germany, France, and Italy do have a highly rooted baking culture where high-quality artisanal and specialty baked goods are in demand. Besides that, much emphasis has been placed on innovation, especially clean-label and health-conscious products, which has driven the development and thus adoption of various dough concentrates in the region. Besides, the presence of top baking ingredient manufacturers and modern production units in Europe further fortifies the dominance of the region. The region focuses on maintaining high standards of food quality and safety, which also helps fuel the demand for high consistency and reliability in dough concentrates, placing Europe in a commanding position in the global market.

KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS

"Key Industry Players Shaping the Market through Innovation and Market Expansion"

The key player in the dough concentrates market include Cargill, ADM, Puratos Group, and Corbion, which spur growth in the market through innovation and strategic expansion. These firms emphasize innovation in new formulations capable of responding to demands for clean-label gluten-free and organic products, whose demand keeps growing through evolving consumer preferences. They continuously invest in research and development to enhance the quality and versatility of dough concentrates, thus making them suitable for a wide variety of baked goods. These players are also expanding their geographical presence through acquisitions, partnerships, and setting up of new production units, especially in the emerging bakery markets. Further, sustainability and value-chain management have contributed to their market success, ensuring a consistent supply of quality dough concentrates to meet global demand.

List of Market Players Profiled

• Oy Karl Fazer (Finland)
• ADM (USA)
• PURATOS MALAYSIA (Malaysia)
• Corbion (Netherlands)
• Bakels Worldwide (Switzerlannd)
• Nestlé (Switzerland)
• Cargill (USA)
• Nisshin Seifun Group (Japan)
• Swiss Bake Ingredients (Switzerland)
• Premia Food Additives (Russia)
• MIDAS (Nre Zealand)
• Pondan (Indonesia)
• Limagrain (France)
• Puratos Group (Belgium)
• Lesaffre Group (France)
• AB Mauri (UK)
• Lallemand Inc. (Canada)
• Kerry Group (Ireland)
• Bakels Group (Switzerland)
• Zeelandia International (Netherlands)

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

June 2023: Lesaffre, the global key player in yeasts and baking solutions, further expanded its industrial capabilities with the acquisition of the majority stake in Saf Pro Ingredients-a company that deals in dough concentrates and improvers. In return, the strategic move of Lesaffre helped the company solidify its leading position within the dough concentrates market, particularly in North America, where Saf Pro Ingredients is highly represented. The acquisition fitted within the wider strategy of diversification that Lesaffre was undertaking with regard to its product portfolio to propose more customized answers for bakers. Lesaffre aims at offering, by integrating the expertise and innovative products of Saf Pro, an improved capability of answering growth in demand related to high added-value dough concentrates and improvers, both in the artisanal and industrial baking industry. Equally, this development underlines the emerging consolidation within the baking ingredients market, where larger companies look to further advance their offerings and exposure with highly selective acquisitions.

REPORT COVERAGE

The study encompasses a comprehensive SWOT analysis and provides insights into future developments within the market. It examines various factors that contribute to the growth of the market, exploring a wide range of market categories and potential applications that may impact its trajectory in the coming years. The analysis takes into account both current trends and historical turning points, providing a holistic understanding of the market's components and identifying potential areas for growth.

The research report delves into market segmentation, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide a thorough analysis. It also evaluates the impact of financial and strategic perspectives on the market. Furthermore, the report presents national and regional assessments, considering the dominant forces of supply and demand that influence market growth. The competitive landscape is meticulously detailed, including market shares of significant competitors. The report incorporates novel research methodologies and player strategies tailored for the anticipated timeframe. Overall, it offers valuable and comprehensive insights into the market dynamics in a formal and easily understandable manner.