The global margarine and shortening market size is estimated to be valued at US$ 15.75 Bn in 2023, and is projected to reach US$ 17.48 Bn by 2030, exhibiting a CAGR of 1.5% during the forecast period.
Report Coverage |
Report Details |
Base Year: |
2022 |
Market Size in 2023: |
US$ 15.75 Bn |
Historical Data for: |
2018 to 2021 |
Forecast Period: |
2023 - 2030 |
Forecast Period 2023 to 2030 CAGR: |
1.50% |
2030 Value Projection: |
US$ 17.48 Bn |
Figure 1. Global Margarine and Shortening Market Share (%), By Region, 2023

Margarine is a spread used for flavoring, baking, and cooking. It is most often used as a substitute for butter. Margarine is typically made by combining water and vegetable oils, such as soybean, corn, palm, canola, or olive oils. Ingredients like salt, colorings, and natural or artificial flavorings are sometimes added as well. Like other fats, margarine helps to improve the mouth feel and flavor in baked goods. Shortening is used to make crumbly pastry and other food products. It is used in baking to make products crumbly, flaky and tender. Shortening's job is to make doughs short. Thus, there is an increasing demand for margarine and shortening worldwide.
Market Dynamics:
Increasing demand for margarine and shortening, increasing demand or consumption of processed food products, increasing number bakeries, and rapid growth of the food and beverage industry are expected to propel the growth of the global margarine and shortening market.
For insistence, in March 2022, Adeka Corporation planned to launch Deli-PLANTS brand of new Plant-Based Foods that focuses on deliciousness and ease of use on the professional use markets. ADEKA launched the first four delicious products in this brand (highly concentrated oat milk, cheese cream, whipped cream, and margarine) to overturn the conventional wisdom about Plant-Based Foods (hereinafter 'PBF') in sequence.
2020Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC) has officially unveiled its first shea processing plant in Africa, pegged as the largest of its kind on the continent. Located in Tema, Ghana, the new facility is a fully automated solvent fractionation plant that processes raw shea butter made from locally collected and crushed shea nuts.
Key features of the study:
- This report provides in-depth analysis of the global margarine and shortening market, and provides market size (US$ Bn) and compound annual growth rate (CAGR%) for the forecast period (2023-2030), considering 2022 as the base year.
- It elucidates potential revenue opportunities across different segments and explains attractive investment proposition matrices for this market
- This study also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approval, market trends, regional outlook, and competitive strategies adopted by key players.
- It profiles key players in the global margarine and shortening market based on the following parameters such as company highlights, products portfolio, key highlights, financial performance, and strategies
- Key companies covered as a part of this study include Vandemoortele, Kerry Group, Puratos Group, NMGK Group, AAK AB, Fuji Oil Co., Ltd., Cargill Incorporated, Upfield Holdings BV, Bunge Limited, Conagra Brands, Unilever, Wilmar International Ltd., Dairy Farmers of America, Richardson International Limited, and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), among others.
- Insights from this report would allow marketers and the management authorities of the companies to make informed decisions regarding their future product launches, type up-gradation, market expansion, and marketing tactics
- Global margarine and shortening market report caters to various stakeholders in this industry including investors, suppliers, product manufacturers, distributors, new entrants, and financial analysts
- Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the global margarine and shortening market
Detailed Segmentation:
- By Product Type:
- By Source:
- By Form:
- By Application:
- Baking and Pastry
- Cooking and Frying
- Spreads and Toppings
- Industrial
- By End User:
- Retail
- Food Service
- Industrial
- By Packaging:
- Tubs
- Sticks
- Bulk/Industrial Packaging
- By Distribution Channel:
- Supermarkets/Hypermarkets
- Convenience Stores
- Online Retail
- Foodservice Distributors
- By Region:
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Middle East &Africa
- Company Profiles:
- Vandemoortele
- Kerry Group
- Puratos Group
- NMGK Group
- AAK AB
- Fuji Oil Co., Ltd.
- Cargill Incorporated
- Upfield Holdings BV
- Bunge Limited
- Conagra Brands
- Unilever
- Wilmar International Ltd.
- Dairy Farmers of America
- Richardson International Limited
- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)