Cold Chain Market

Table of Contents

1 Introduction (Page No. - 17)
    1.1 Objectives of the Study
    1.2 Market Definition
    1.3 Market Scope
    1.4 Periodization Considered
    1.5 Currency Considered
    1.6 Units Considered
    1.7 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 22)
    2.1 Research Data
           2.1.1 Secondary Data
           2.1.2 Primary Data
                    2.1.2.1 Key Industry Insights
                    2.1.2.2 Breakdown of Primaries
    2.2 Market Size Estimation
           2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
           2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
    2.3 Market Breakdown & Data Triangulation
    2.4 Research Assumptions
    2.5 Limitations of the Research Study

3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 29)

4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 33)
    4.1 Attractive Opportunities in the Market
    4.2 North America: Market for Cold Chain, By Application and Country
    4.3 Market for Cold Chain: Major Countries
    4.4 Market for Cold Chain: Application, By Region
    4.5 Market for Cold Chain : By Temperature Type

5 Market Overview (Page No. - 38)
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Market Dynamics
           5.2.1 Drivers
                    5.2.1.1 Increase in Preservation of Convenience Food Products Due to Modernization
                    5.2.1.2 Growing Consumer Demand for Perishable Foods
                    5.2.1.3 Growth of International Trade Due to Trade Liberalization
                    5.2.1.4 Increasing Need for Temperature Control to Prevent Potential Health Hazards
           5.2.2 Restraints
                    5.2.2.1 High Energy & Infrastructure Costs
                    5.2.2.2 Environmental Concerns Regarding Ghg Emissions
           5.2.3 Opportunities
                    5.2.3.1 Growing Demand for Organized Retail
                    5.2.3.2 Government Support for Infrastructure Development to Reduce Post-Harvest & Processed Food Wastage
                    5.2.3.3 Increasing Fdi in Emerging Markets
           5.2.4 Challenges
                    5.2.4.1 Lack of Infrastructural Support in Emerging Markets and of Skilled Resources in Developed Markets
    5.3 Supply Chain
    5.4 Value Chain
    5.5 Regulatory Framework
           5.5.1 Chilled and Frozen Foods
           5.5.2 Temperature-Controlled Packaging
           5.5.3 Food Safety
           5.5.4 Storage Temperature for Food Safety

6 Means of Temperature Control (Page No. - 57)
    6.1 Conventional Refrigeration
           6.1.1 Mechanical Refrigeration
    6.2 Using Packaging Materials
           6.2.1 Dry Ice
           6.2.2 Wet Ice
           6.2.3 Gel Packs
           6.2.4 Eutectic Plates
           6.2.5 Liquid Nitrogen
           6.2.6 Insulated Blankets
           6.2.7 Expanded Polystyrene

7 Cold Chain Market, By Technology (Page No. - 60)
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Blast Freezing
    7.3 Vapor Compression
    7.4 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
    7.5 Evaporating Cooling
    7.6 Cryogenic Systems
    7.7 Others

8 Market for Cold Chain, By Type (Page No. - 63)
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Refrigerated Storage
    8.3 Refrigerated Transport

9 Cold Chain Market, By Temperature Type (Page No. - 68)
    9.1 Introduction
    9.2 Chilled
    9.3 Frozen

10 Market for Cold Chain, By Application (Page No. - 73)
     10.1 Introduction
     10.2 Dairy & Frozen Desserts
     10.3 Fish, Meat, and Seafood Products
     10.4 Fruits & Vegetables
     10.5 Bakery & Confectionery Products
     10.6 Others

11 Market for Cold Chain, By Region (Page No. - 81)
     11.1 Introduction
     11.2 North America
             11.2.1 US
             11.2.2 Canada
             11.2.3 Mexico
     11.3 Europe
             11.3.1 Germany
             11.3.2 France
             11.3.3 Italy
             11.3.4 UK
             11.3.5 Spain
             11.3.6 Netherlands
             11.3.7 Rest of Europe
     11.4 Asia Pacific
             11.4.1 China
             11.4.2 Japan
             11.4.3 India
             11.4.4 Australia & New Zealand
             11.4.5 Rest of Asia Pacific
     11.5 Rest of the World (RoW)
             11.5.1 Brazil
             11.5.2 South Africa
             11.5.3 Argentina
             11.5.4 Others in RoW

12 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 123)
     12.1 Overview
     12.2 Competitive Situation & Trends
     12.3 Market Ranking 
     12.4 Major Strategies Adopted By Key Players
     12.5 Expansions & Investments
     12.6 Mergers & Acquisitions
     12.7 Agreements, Collaborations, Partnerships, Rebranding, and Joint Ventures
     12.8 New Service Launches

13 Company Profiles (Page No. - 130)
(Business Overview, Services Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View)*
     13.1 Americold Logistics
     13.2 Preferred Freezer Services
     13.3 Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC
     13.4 Nichirei Corporation
     13.5 Burris Logistics
     13.6 Swire Cold Storage
     13.7 Agro Merchants Group
     13.8 Kloosterboer Group B.V.
     13.9 Interstate Cold
     13.10 Versacold Logistics

*Details on Business Overview, Services Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.

14 Appendix (Page No. - 160)
     14.1 Discussion Guide
     14.2 Other Developments
             14.2.1 Expansions & Investments, 2012–2017
             14.2.2 Mergers & Acquisitions, 2012–2017
             14.2.3 Agreements, Collaborations, Partnerships, Rebranding, and Joint Ventures, 2012–2014
     14.3 Knowledge Store: Marketsandmarkets’ Subscription Portal
     14.4 Introducing RT: Real-Time Market Intelligence
     14.5 Available Customizations
     14.6 Related Reports
     14.7 Author Details

List of Tables (83 Tables)

Table 1 USD Exchange Rates Considered for the Study, 2015–2017
Table 2 US: Average Expenditure and Income of Consumers, 2013–2016 (USD)
Table 3 Loss of Food Products Due to Lack of Cold Chain Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Table 4 Organizations Working Around the World to Improve the Food System
Table 5 Approximate Storage Periods for Different Types of Frozen Foods
Table 6 Common Food Packaging Materials Specific to Frozen Foods
Table 7 Dry Ice Requirement During Transit With Respect to Quantity of Food
Table 8 Types of Containers Used for Gel Packs
Table 9 Refrigerated Storage Room Classification and Temperature Ranges
Table 10 Refrigerated Storage Market Size, By Region, 2016–2023 (Million Cubic Meters)
Table 11 Refrigerated Transport Market Size, By Region, 2016–2023 (Units)
Table 12 Market Size for Cold Chain, By Temperature Type, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 13 Chilled: Market Size for Cold Chain, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 14 Frozen: Market Size for Cold Chain, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 15 Market Size for Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 16 Dairy & Frozen Desserts: Market Size for Cold Chain, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 17 Fish, Meat, and Seafood Products: Market Size for Cold Chain, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 18 Fruits & Vegetables: Market Size for Cold Chain, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 19 Effect of Time and Temperature on Quality Loss in Storage
Table 20 Bakery & Confectionery Products: Market Size for Cold Chain, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 21 Other Applications: Market Size for Cold Chain, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 22 Market Size for Cold Chain, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 23 Refrigerated Storage Market Size, By Region, 2016–2023 (Million Cubic Meters)
Table 24 Refrigerated Transport Market Size, By Region, 2016–2023 (Units)
Table 25 North America: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 26 North America: Refrigerated Storage Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (Million Cubic Meters)
Table 27 North America: Refrigerated Transport Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (Units)
Table 28 North America: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 29 North America: Cold Chain Market Size for Frozen Fruits & Vegetables, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 30 North America: Market Size for Frozen Bakery & Confectionery Products, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 31 North America: Market Size for Dairy & Frozen Desserts, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 32 North America: Market Size for Frozen Fish, Meat, and Seafood Products, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 33 North America: Market Size for Other Frozen Products, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 34 US: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 35 Canada: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 36 Mexico: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 37 Europe: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 38 Europe: Refrigerated Storage Market Size, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (Million Cubic Meters)
Table 39 Europe: Refrigerated Transport Market Size, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (Units)
Table 40 Europe: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 41 Europe: Market Size for Frozen Fruits & Vegetables, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 42 Europe: Market Size for Frozen Bakery & Confectionery Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 43 Europe: Market Size for Dairy & Frozen Desserts, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 44 Europe: Market Size for Frozen Fish, Meat, and Seafood Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 45 Europe: Market Size for Other Frozen Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 46 Germany: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 47 France: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 48 Italy: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 49 UK: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 50 Spain: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 51 Netherlands: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 52 Rest of Europe: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 53 Asia Pacific: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 54 Asia Pacific: Refrigerated Storage Market Size, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (Million Cubic Meters)
Table 55 Asia Pacific: Refrigerated Transport Market Size, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (Units)
Table 56 Asia Pacific: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 57 Asia Pacific: Cold Chain Market Size for Frozen Fruits & Vegetables, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 58 Asia Pacific: Market Size for Frozen Bakery & Confectionery Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 59 Asia Pacific: Market Size for Dairy & Frozen Desserts, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 60 Asia Pacific: Market Size for Frozen Fish, Meat, and Seafood Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 61 Asia Pacific: Market Size for Other Frozen Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 62 China: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 63 Japan: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 64 India: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 65 Australia & New Zealand: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 66 Rest of Asia Pacific: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 67 RoW: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 68 RoW: Refrigerated Storage Market Size, By Region, 2016–2023 (Million Cubic Meters)
Table 69 RoW: Refrigerated Transport Market Size, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (Units)
Table 70 RoW: Frozen Market Size for Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 71 RoW: Market Size for Frozen Fruits & Vegetables, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 72 RoW: Market Size for Frozen Bakery & Confectionery Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 73 RoW: Market Size for Dairy & Frozen Desserts, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 74 RoW: Market Size for Frozen Fish, Meat, and Seafood Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 75 RoW: Market Size for Other Frozen Products, By Country/ Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 76 Brazil: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 77 South Africa: Frozen Cold Chain Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 78 Argentina: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 79 Others in RoW: Market Size for Frozen Cold Chain, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 80 Expansions & Investments, 2017–2018
Table 81 Mergers & Acquisitions, 2016–2017
Table 82 Agreements, Collaborations, Partnerships, Rebranding, and Joint Ventures, 2014–2016
Table 83 New Service Launches, 2012–2015

List of Figures (49 Figures)

Figure 1 Integrated Cold Chain
Figure 2 Market: Segmentation
Figure 3 Cold Chain: Regional Segmentation
Figure 4 Research Design
Figure 5 Breakdown of Primaries: By Company Type, Designation, and Region
Figure 6 Market Size Estimation Methodology: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 7 Market Size Estimation Methodology: Top-Down Approach
Figure 8 Data Triangulation Methodology
Figure 9 Europe: Largest Market for Cold Chain of Perishable Food Products in 2017
Figure 10 Asia Pacific is Expected to Be the Largest Market for Refrigerated Storage By 2023 (Million Cubic Meters)
Figure 11 Asia Pacific is Expected to Be the Fastest-Growing Market for Refrigerated Transport, 2018–2023 (Units)
Figure 12 Demand for Fruits & Vegetables is Expected to Increase Significantly in the Global Market During the Forecast Period
Figure 13 Emerging Economies Offer Attractive Opportunities in the Market, 2018–2023
Figure 14 Dairy & Frozen Desserts Dominated the North American Market, Followed By Fish, Meat, and Seafood Products in 2017
Figure 15 India is Projected to Be Fastest–Growing Country–Level Market From 2018 to 2023
Figure 16 Dairy & Frozen Desserts and Fruits & Vegetables Lead the Global Market By Application, 2017
Figure 17 Frozen Segment is Expected to Dominate, By Temperature Type, in the Market
Figure 18 Increase in Consumer Demand for Perishable Foods is Driving the Market
Figure 19 US, China, Japan, Germany, and UK: Top Five Economies Based on GDP (Ppp) in 2017
Figure 20 Animal-Based Product Consumption, By Commodity (1967-2030)
Figure 21 Import of Perishable Foods in Developed Economies Grew at 6%, Annually (2009–2013)
Figure 22 Export of Perishable Foods From Developing Economies Grew at 18% Annually (2009–2013)
Figure 23 Environmental Impact of Food Supply Chains
Figure 24 US: Total Food Retail Transaction, 2010–2015 (USD Million)
Figure 25 Global E-Retail Sales, 2013–2018 (USD Million)
Figure 26 Supply Chain of Perishable Foods Through A Cold Chain
Figure 27 Value Chain for Perishable Foods Through A Cold Chain
Figure 28 Refrigerated Storage Market, By Region, 2018 vs 2023 (Million Cubic Meters)
Figure 29 Asia Pacific is Projected to Dominate the Refrigerated Transport Market Through to 2023
Figure 30 Frozen Segment is Projected to Dominate the Global Market Through to 2023
Figure 31 Asia Pacific is Expected to Dominate the Chilled Segment of the Global Market From 2018 to 2023
Figure 32 Frozen Segment in Asia Pacific is Projected to Grow at the Highest CAGR During the Forecast Period
Figure 33 Fruits & Vegetables Segment is Expected to Be the Fastest-Growing in this Market From 2018 to 2023
Figure 34 Asia Pacific Region is Expected to Be the Largest Market for Dairy & Frozen Desserts Through to 2023
Figure 35 Asia Pacific is Expected to Be the Fastest-Growing Region for the Fruits & Vegetables Segment From 2018 to 2023
Figure 36 Geographic Snapshot (2018): Markets for Frozen Food in Asia Pacific are Emerging as New Hotspots
Figure 37 North America: Market Snapshot
Figure 38 Europe: Market Snapshot
Figure 39 Asia Pacific: Market Snapshot
Figure 40 Key Developments By Leading Players in this Market, 2012–2018
Figure 41 Global Cold Chain Company Rankings, By Capacity, 2017
Figure 42 Expansions & Investments: the Key Growth Strategies, 2012–2018
Figure 43 Annual Developments in the Global Market, 2012–2018
Figure 44 Americold Logistics: SWOT Analysis
Figure 45 Preferred Freezer Services: SWOT Analysis
Figure 46 Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC: SWOT Analysis
Figure 47 Nichirei Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 48 Nichirei Logistics: SWOT Analysis
Figure 49 Burris Logistics: SWOT Analysis

The study involves four major activities to estimate the current market size of the cold chain market. Exhaustive secondary research was done to collect information on the market, peer market, and parent market. These findings, assumptions, and market sizes were validated with industry experts across the value chain through primary research. Both the top-down and bottom-up approaches were employed to estimate the complete market size. Thereafter, the market breakdown and data triangulation approaches were used to estimate the market size of segments and subsegments.

Secondary Research

In the secondary research process, various secondary sources such as Hoovers, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Dun & Bradstreet were referred to, to identify and collect information for this study. These secondary sources included annual reports, press releases & investor presentations of companies, white papers, certified publications, articles by recognized authors, gold standard & silver standard websites, food safety organizations, regulatory bodies, trade directories, and databases.

Primary Research

The cold chain market comprises several stakeholders such as manufacturers, importers and exporters, traders, distributors, and suppliers of cold chain, feed processors & manufacturers, and government & research organizations. It also includes manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical companies. The demand-side of this market is characterized by the rising demand for cold chain in the feed and biofuel industries. The supply-side is characterized by the supply of non-GMO cold chain from various suppliers in the market. Various primary sources from both the supply and demand sides of the market were interviewed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information. Following is the breakdown of primary respondents:

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Market Size Estimation

Both the top-down and bottom-up approaches were used to estimate and validate the total size of the cold chain market. These methods were also used extensively to estimate the size of various subsegments in the market. The research methodology used to estimate the market size includes the following:

• The key players in the industry and markets were identified through extensive secondary research.
• The industry’s supply chain and market size, in terms of value and volume, was determined through primary and secondary research processes.
• All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns were determined using secondary sources and verified through primary respondents

Data Triangulation

After arriving at the overall market size, using the market size estimation processes as explained above, the market was split into several segments and subsegments. In order to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics of each market segment and subsegment, the data triangulation and market breakdown procedures were employed. The data was triangulated by studying various factors and trends from both the demand and supply sides in the cold chain market.

Report Objectives

• To define, segment, and project the global market size of the cold chain market
• To understand the cold chain market by identifying its various subsegments
• To provide detailed information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and industry-specific challenges)
• To analyze the micromarkets with respect to individual growth trends, future prospects, and their contribution to the total market
• To project the size of the market and its submarkets, in terms of value, with respect to the regions (along with their respective key countries)
• To profile key players and comprehensively analyze their core competencies
• To understand the competitive landscape and identify major growth strategies adopted by players across key regions
• To analyze the competitive developments such as expansions & investments, mergers & acquisitions, new product launches, partnerships, joint ventures, and agreements

This research report categorizes the cold chain market based on type, temperature type, application, and region.  

On the basis of Type, the cold chain market has been segmented into:

• Refrigerated storage
• Refrigerated transport

On the basis of Temperature Type, the cold chain market has been segmented as follows:

• Chilled
• Frozen

On the basis of Application, the cold chain market has been segmented as follows:

• Dairy & frozen desserts
• Fish, meat and seafood products
• Fruits & vegetables
• Bakery & confectionery products
• Others (Sauces, condiments, salad dressings, and dips)

On the basis of Region, the cold chain market has been segmented as follows:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of World (RoW)*

*Rest of the World (RoW) includes South America and the Middle East & Africa.

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Service Offering Analysis

Service offering matrix, which gives a detailed comparison of the service portfolio of each company

Geographic Analysis

• Further breakdown of the Rest of Europe cold chain market into Russia, Ireland, Poland, and Sweden
• Further breakdown of the Rest of Asia Pacific cold chain market into Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand
• Further breakdown of the RoW cold chain market into Brazil, Argentina, Peru, the UAE, and South Africa

Company Information

• · Detailed analyses and profiling of additional market players (up to five)