Africa Food and Beverage Market Size By Application (Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Grain Beverage Fruits and Vegetables), By Geography (South Africa Egypt Nigeria Zimbabwe), And Forecast

Africa Food and Beverage Market Size And Forecast

Africa Food And Beverage Market size was valued at USD 5.95 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 8.57 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.15% during the forecasted period 2024 to 2031.

The food and beverage industry in the Africa region has seen healthy growth over the last few years and this is expected to continue over the upcoming years. Population expansion, shifting demographics, increased urbanization, and a booming market for flavored alcoholic beverages are a few more factors that are boosting the growth of the market in the region. The Africa Food and Beverage 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.

Africa Food and Beverage Market Definition

Any product which is meant for human consumption, aside from pharmaceuticals, passes through the food and beverages sector. The food and beverage industry includes all the companies involved in processing raw materials required for food and beverage preparation, packaging, retailing, and distributing raw food materials. It includes packaged food, fresh food, prepared foods, and nonalcoholic and alcoholic beverages. Africa has long been known for its wealth of fertile regions where fresh produce is grown, harvested, and distributed for local consumption and export. The region has the most diverse food and cuisine in the world. Throughout most of the continent, African food is heavily based on starch. A typical African food is made with starchy items and can contain fish, meat as well as various herbs and spices. Common African starches include cornmeal, sorghum, potatoes, ground millet, yams, and rice. Stews are a popular form of preparation, often containing hot spice.

Some of the leading countries in the African food and beverage sector are South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya among others. With its advanced agricultural and agro-processing capabilities, and robust production capacity, South Africa has the most developed food and beverage industry in the region. Nigeria’s food and beverage industry are growing rapidly. This is mainly due to the growing middle class and overall population growth. The other market in the countries such as Ethiopia, Tanzania, Egypt, and Algeria offers a lot of opportunities for the food and beverage industry stakeholders.

Africa Food and Beverage Market Overview

The Africa food and beverage market are growing at an exponential growth rate for the past few years. The market growth can be attributed to the continued population growth, the significant economic growth experienced over the past two decades has accelerated food and beverage demand. Apart from this, rapid urbanization advances in biotechnologies, digitalization, and deepening globalization—are also having a considerable impact on the growth of the food and beverage market in the region. The region has accelerated its transition from mainly producing and exporting raw materials and importing processed foods to developing a thriving and competitive food processing sector.

Africa is experiencing the fastest population growth of all world regions. In the year 2022, the total population of Africa amounted to over 1.4 billion. According to the UN (World Population Prospects), the region’s annual population growth rate is very high, at 2.45% in 2021, and is projected to remain above 2% for the next 20 years. Furthermore, there is rapid growth in urbanization in the region. For instance, according to the OECD report, Africa is projected to have the fastest urban growth rate in the world, and by 2050, Africa’s cities will be home to an additional 950 million people. Therefore, the growing population and urbanization are leading to strong demand for food and beverages in the region over the forecast period.

In addition to the increased demand for food, these developments are also leading to profound changes in the composition of demand. Diets in Africa, particularly among urban residents and higher-income, are shifting away from staples and toward higher-value foods, including animal products, fruits and vegetables, and sugars. In addition, changing lifestyles, especially in the urban areas have led to increased demand for faster-to-prepare processed foods, ready-to-eat foods, and packaged foods that often contain high amounts of sugar, salt, or fat. Therefore, there is an increased demand for packaged and processed food in the Africa region.

The region has a presence of many well-established global players such as FrieslandCampina, Kellogg, Danone and AB InBev, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle, Heineken, and Unilever among others. These companies have made significant investments in local agricultural value chains, production plants, and processing facilities. In recent years, regional companies are also investing in value-added processing units and branded food products.

Africa Food and Beverage MarketSegmentation Analysis

The Africa Food and Beverage Market is segmented on the basis of Application Product Type and Geography.

Africa Food and Beverage Market, By Application

• Meat, Poultry, and Seafood
• Grain
• Beverage
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Dairy
• Sugar and Confectionery
• Others

Meat, Poultry, and Seafood accounted for the largest market share in 2021. South Africa is a large meat eating country yet is only able to produce around 80% of its domestic demand leaving the remaining 20% to be imported. The consumption of meat in South Africa goes against the global trend because poultry meat is the most widely consumed meat in South Africa (32.96kg per capita). According to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade, South Africa Imports from India of Meat, fish and seafood preparations was USD 5.14 Million during 2022.

Africa Food and Beverage Market By Product Type

• Food Products
• Beverages

Africa Food and Beverage Market, By Geography

• South Africa
• Egypt
• Nigeria
• Zimbabwe
• Namibia
• Rest of Africa

South Africa accounted for the largest market share in 2021. South Africa has a strong agricultural production which is supported by having about 10% of its considerable land area being used for crop production. Within the food and drink sector, South Africa is by far Africa’s most developed market, yet there are still large opportunities with food consumption expected to increase. With its robust production capacity and advanced agricultural and agro-processing capabilities, South Africa is Africa’s leading food and beverage industry market. South Africa is also among the top 15 largest consumers of beer in the world. South Africans’ tastes and preferences are becoming more sophisticated, and the average consumer is increasingly expecting a wider range of alcoholic products on retail shelves.

Key Players

The major players in the market are Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM), Nestle S.A., PepsiCo Inc., JBS S.A., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, Wilmar International Ltd., Tyson Foods Inc., Mars Incorporated, The Coca-Cola Company, and RCL Foods. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players.

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