Global Food Sterilization Equipment Market Size By Process (Batch Sterilization, Continuous Sterilization), By Technology (Heat, Radiation), By Application (Herbs, Dairy Products), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Food Sterilization Equipment Market Size And Forecast

Food Sterilization Equipment Market size was valued at USD 0.9 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 1.4 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 6.36% from 2024 to 2031.

Growing focus on food safety, together with sustainable production of food ingredients boosting demand for food sterilization equipment. Food processing manufacturers are investing in sterilizing equipment to expand the shelf life of these items while obeying severe regulatory standards, which is anticipated to boost sales in the market over the forecast years. The Global Food Sterilization Equipment Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Food Sterilization Equipment Market Definition

Food sterilization isolates and deactivates all forms of life comprising biological agents from the food products. It eradicates different microbes in the spices as well as in the herbs. Food sterilization is largely performed by pasteurization, lyophilization, and lack of hydration. Food sterilization is utilized for treating all types of food products including meat, beer, milk, juices, and fish among others.

Growing concerns concerning food safety and a rising consumer shift towards canned foods are the key factors boosting the growth of the market. Constant technological developments in the production of non-thermal food preservation technologies are expected to augment the growth of the industry. Nonthermal technologies such as ultrasound, pulsed electric fields, ultraviolet light, and high hydrostatic pressure (HPP) are broadly being adopted.

Global Food Sterilization Equipment Market Overview

The Food Sterilization Equipment Market is boosted by rising concerns about food safety, together with a consumer shift toward processed and canned foods across the globe. Limited leisure time, long working hours, and busy lifestyles have surged the population’s dependence on convenience foods. Moreover, demand for packaged products and ready-to-drink beverages has grown amongst the working population. This has resulted in the need for improved safety, boosting the demand for food sterilization equipment. Constant investments in low-temperature sterilizers have led to decreasing processing times and enhancing cost efficiency, thus resulting in increasing equipment demand during the forecast period.

Moreover, some of the factors that are set to hinder the growth of the Food Sterilization Equipment Market are the increasing concerns regarding highly processed food products and the high cost of food sterilization equipment devices. Thus, manufacturers in application industries are looking for machines that increase uptime, reduce cost, improve operational efficiency, and minimize energy and footprint requirements. Sterilization equipment manufacturers such as Allpax products and JBT Corporation are focusing on providing automation solutions to processed food manufacturers to meet their altering requirements.

Global Food Sterilization Equipment Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global Food Sterilization Equipment Market is Segmented on the basis of Process, Technology, Application, and Geography.

Food Sterilization Equipment Market, By Process

• Batch Sterilization
• Continuous Sterilization

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Based on Process, the market is bifurcated into Batch Sterilization and Continuous Sterilization. Batch Sterilization accounted for a significant market share. Batch sterilization offers an improved container for canned foods and process flexibility. It removes or eliminates the containment organisms by heating the vessel. The segment finds applications in sterilizing low acid foods such as melons and vegetables as it does not affect organoleptic properties.

Food Sterilization Equipment Market, By Technology

• Heat
• Steam
• Radiation
• Chemical
• Filtration
• Others

Based on Technology, the market is bifurcated into Heat, Steam, Radiation, Chemical, Filtration, and Others. Steam accounted for a significant market share in 2021. This is owing to the high-quality safe food products that it produces at low costs. It also extends the shelf life of food products along with enhancing their nutritional quality. Factors that are responsible for increasing the growth of the steam segment are its flexibility, environment-friendly nature, and cost efficiency among others. It improves the safety of the products by hindering microbial growth.

Food Sterilization Equipment Market, By Application

• Spices, Seasonings, and Herbs
• Meat, Poultry & Seafood
• Dairy Products
• Fruits & Vegetables
• Juices & Beverages
• Grains
• Others

Based on Application, the market is bifurcated into Spices, Seasonings, and Herbs, Meat, Poultry & Seafood, Dairy Products, Fruits & Vegetables, Juices & Beverages, Grains, and Others. Spices, Seasonings, and Herbs accounted for the largest market share in 2021. Surging demand for authentic flavors, coupled with growing consumer preference for readymade spices across the globe, is expected to increase demand for spices, seasoning, and herb sterilizing equipment over the forecast period.

Food Sterilization Equipment Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the world

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On the basis of regional analysis, the Global Food Sterilization Equipment Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the world. North America accounted for the largest market in the global Food Sterilization Equipment Market as compared to its other counterparts on account of increased awareness about the benefits of lyophilization and Pasteurization. Rising preference for online food delivery among consumers, coupled with the presence of stringent food regulatory bodies and restrictions in the country will contribute to the growth in the market over the forecast period.

Key Players

The “Global Food Sterilization Equipment Market” study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are JBT Corporation, Buhler, Cosmed Group, Ventilex, Surdry, Steriflow, Allpax, Hisaka, Systec, De Lama, Raphanel, Sun Sterifaab, and International Sonomecanics.

Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated to such major players wherein our analysts provide an insight into the financial statements of all the major players, along with its product benchmarking and SWOT analysis.

Key Developments

• In February 2021, Xech launched a stethoscope sterilizer, Xech Sterostet, in India which uses special UV-C GI technology for sterilising stethoscopes diaphragms of all sizes.
• In April 2020, Steriflow has entered into a partnership with Interfood Technology to strengthen its position in the British and Irish markets. This partnership is targeted to offer food processing professionals specific equipment for their pasteurization and sterilization needs. This partnership allows Interfood Technology to adapt the equipment to the specific needs of its customers.

Ace Matrix Analysis

The Ace Matrix provided in the report would help to understand how the major key players involved in this industry are performing as we provide a ranking for these companies based on various factors such as service features & innovations, scalability, innovation of services, industry coverage, industry reach, and growth roadmap. Based on these factors, we rank the companies into four categories as Active, Cutting Edge, Emerging, and Innovators.

Market Attractiveness

The image of market attractiveness provided would further help to get information about the region that is majorly leading in the global Food Sterilization Equipment Market. We cover the major impacting factors that are responsible for driving the industry growth in the given region.

Porter’s Five Forces

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