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Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada - Market Research Report (2013-2028)

Arielle Rose Arielle Rose New York, United States Last Updated: August 2023 NAICS 31142CA

Revenue

$3.8bn

2023

$3.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

7,932

Businesses

248

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada industry analysis

Canned fruit and vegetable processors in Canada manufacture vegetable-based sauces, soups, canned produce, juices and dehydrated fruits and vegetables. Expanding health concerns regarding some of canned fruit and vegetable processors' products and boosting income levels have prompted consumers to turn to fresher or premium alternative goods. Despite manufacturers' efforts to introduce healthier brand extensions and safer packaging, demand for canned fruit and vegetable products has waned, pressuring canned fruit and vegetable processors' revenue. During the current period, boosted production from some processors has helped to mitigate overall losses. IBISWorld expects revenue for canned fruit and vegetable processing in Canada to dip at a CAGR of 1.2% to reach $3.8 billion through the end of 2023, despite a forecast boost of 14.3% in 2023.In addition to the complications canned fruit and vegetable processors in Canada have endured due to swelling health concerns, the intense competition from international trade has persisted through the end of 2023, with imports expected to satisfy 74.7% of domestic demand in 2023. The leading producers of canned food have endured strengthening competition from generic brands. In turn, the leading canned fruit and vegetable processors have kept their product prices low to compete with private-label products, lowering profit expansion. The stiff competition has prompted some to leave the industry. Demand will expand in 2022 and 2023 after falling in 2021 amid the spread of COVID-19, which prompted the government to issue fiscal stimulus payments, effectively boosting domestic per capita disposable income and strengthening spending on fresh and premium produce.Through the end of 2028, the recent dip in demand for canned fruit and vegetable products will continue. Consumers will expansively opt for fresh produce and ingredients, rather than canned food products. While processors will develop new and healthier products with safer packaging, this will only serve to lessen the rate of decline. With an improvement in the domestic economy and a swell in disposable incomes through the end of 2028, consumers will boost consumption of premium products, like organic produce and frozen meals, harming canned fruit and vegetable processors' performance. In turn, these processors' revenue is forecast to dip at a CAGR of 1.3% to total $3.6 billion through the end of 2028.

Trends and Insights

  • Canadian canned fruit and vegetable processors found temporary relief from COVID-19, which prompted consumers to stockpile canned goods. Canned fruit and vegetable sales’ long-term downward trend briefly reversed in 2020.
  • Canned fruit and vegetable sales are subject to economic fluctuations, while ketchup and tomato-based sauces are pantry staples. When the economy expands, consumers tend to replace canned produce with fresh.
  • Canned fruit and vegetable processors often locate in Ontario and British Columbia, regions with ideal agricultural conditions like fertile land and favourable climates. Having established transportation networks also make these regions desirable to processors.
  • Price competition prevents significant market domination. Since canned produce is known for being economical, price is a considerable basis of competition for canned fruit and vegetable processors.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2013-2028)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $3.8bn in 2023.

Trends and Insights

Canned produce gets a bad rap

  • Companies that produce fruit and vegetable juices, soups or other canned goods with artificial flavours or added sugar are fighting an uphill battle with boosting health consciousness.
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Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada
Revenue (2013-2028)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Health concerns contribute to dipping demand

  • As the Canadian population ages and the incidences of health complications like heart disease and diabetes expand, more consumers will focus more closely on their diets and seek healthier alternatives in supermarkets and restaurants.

Biggest companies in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($m)
2023
Profit ($m)
2023
Profit Margin (%)
2023
Bonduelle Canada
134.4
3.9
2.9
McCormick & Company Inc.
98.7
14.3
14.5
Conagra Brands
50.9
7.9
15.5

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Products & Services Segmentation

Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Canned fruits and vegetables, Canned fruit and vegetable juices and Ketchup and other sauces. Canned fruits and vegetables is the largest segment of the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada.

Trends and Insights

Canned fruits and vegetables replace fresh produce in times of economic distress

  • Fruits and vegetables are canned through a variety of methods that reduce the perishability of the product.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Operators in the Canned Fruit and Vegetable Processing industry in Canada purchase fruits and vegetables and process them with other ingredients to create a variety of food products including canned fruit and vegetables, juices and drinks (except frozen), canned soups (except seafood), jams, baby food, sauces and dehydrated fruits and vegetables. The final products are then packaged and sold to consumers at various retail channels.

What's included in this industry?

Processing fruit and vegetable juicesProcessing ketchup, tomato paste, horseradish, vinegar and other saucesProcessing canned fruits, vegetables and beansProcessing soup, stews and bouillonProcessing dried and dehydrated fruits and vegetables, including salad mixesProcessing baby food, jams, jellies and pickled products

Companies

Bonduelle CanadaMcCormick & Company Inc.Conagra Brands

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Related Terms

FRESH PRODUCEBOUILLONBISPHENOL A (BPA)POLYETHYLENEECONOMIES OF SCALE

Industry Code

NAICS 2007

NAICS 311420 - Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Canadian canned fruit and vegetable processors found temporary relief from COVID-19, which prompted consumers to stockpile canned goods. Canned fruit and vegetable sales’ lon...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2013-2022) and forecast (2023-2028)
  • Employees, including historical (2013-2022) and forecast (2023-2028)
  • Businesses, including historical (2013-2022) and forecast (2023-2028)
  • Profit, including historical (2013-2023)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Canned fruit and vegetable sales are subject to economic fluctuations, while ketchup and tomato-based sauces are pantry staples. When the economy expands, consumers tend to r...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2023
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2023
  • Major market segmentation in 2023
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Canned fruit and vegetable processors often locate in Ontario and British Columbia, regions with ideal agricultural conditions like fertile land and favourable climates. Havi...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2023

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each province in 2023
  • Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2023
  • Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2023
  • Number and share of employees in each province in 2023

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Price competition prevents significant market domination. Since canned produce is known for being economical, price is a considerable basis of competition for canned fruit an...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2018-2023
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Amid sluggish domestic demand, prominent canned fruit and vegetable processors are looking abroad to boost sales. In 2021, McCormick acquired FONA International, a manufactur...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2019 through 2023
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2023
  • Overview of Bonduelle Canada's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2017 through 2023
  • Overview of McCormick & Company Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2017 through 2023
  • Overview of Conagra Brands's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2017 through 2023
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Bonduelle Canada, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for McCormick & Company Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Conagra Brands, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

COVID-19 assistance contributed to already inflated sales. Stockpiling and low consumer confidence in 2020 helped drive demand for canned fruit and vegetable processing throu...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2013-2028) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2013-2028) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit continues to fall despite inflated demand amid COVID-19. Broader trends away from canned fruit and vegetable products are dragging profit down.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2023
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2023
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Liquidity Ratios (2016-2021)
  • Coverage Ratios (2016-2021)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2016-2021)
  • Operating Ratios (2016-2021)
  • Assets (2016-2021)
  • Liabilities (2016-2021)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2013-2028)
  • Revenue per Employee (2013-2028)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2013-2028)
  • Employees per Establishment (2013-2028)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2013-2028)
  • Average Wage (2013-2028)
  • Wages/Revenue (2013-2028)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2013-2028)
  • IVA/Revenue (2013-2028)
  • Imports/Demand (2013-2028)
  • Exports/Revenue (2013-2028)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2013-2028)
  • IVA (2013-2028)
  • Establishments (2013-2028)
  • Enterprises (2013-2028)
  • Employment (2013-2028)
  • Exports (2013-2028)
  • Imports (2013-2028)
  • Wages (2013-2028)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada in 2024?

The market size of the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada is $3.8bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada industry in 2023?

There are 248 businesses in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.6 % between 2018 and 2023.

Has the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada has been declining at a CAGR of 1.2 % between 2018 and 2023.

What is the forecast growth of the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada is expected to decline.

What are the biggest companies in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing market in Canada?

The biggest companies operating in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing market in Canada are Bonduelle Canada, McCormick & Company Inc. and Conagra Brands

What does the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada include?

Processing fruit and vegetable juices and Processing ketchup, tomato paste, horseradish, vinegar and other sauces are part of the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada?

The company holding the most market share in Canada is Bonduelle Canada.

How competitive is the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada.

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Key data sources in Canada include:

  • Statistics Canada
  • Industry Canada
  • Canadian Business Patterns

Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.

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  • Industry federations or regulators
  • Major industry players annual or quarterly filings

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