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Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Arielle Rose Arielle Rose New York, United States Last Updated: January 2025 NAICS 31142CA

Revenue

$3.8bn

2025

$3.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

7,916

Businesses

259

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 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 expand at a CAGR of a mere 1.4% over the past five years to reach $3.8 billion in 2025, including a forecast boost of 0.5% in 2024.

Trends and Insights

  • Favourable economic conditions drive consumers toward fresh and ready-made products, which are commonly perceived as more nutritious than canned goods. When disposable income levels expand, consumers often trade up for fresh produce.
  • 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 are often located 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 (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $3.8bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Globalization expands market reach

  • Increased trade and globalization have significantly enhanced the distribution networks for canned fruits and vegetables across continents, resulting in greater market penetration and consumer accessibility worldwide. This expansion has allowed brands to extend their reach beyond domestic borders, tapping into diverse markets with unique demands.
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Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

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

Trends and Insights

Health concerns limit growth in demand

  • The aging population in Canada significantly influences the shift towards healthier food preferences. As older consumers become increasingly health-conscious, they seek diets that promote longevity and well-being while managing chronic conditions.

Biggest companies in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Profit ($m)
2025
Profit Margin (%)
2025
Bonduelle Canada
139.4
5.4
3.9
McCormick
102.4
15.1
14.7

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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

  • Canned fruits and vegetables are preserved using advanced methods like vacuum sealing, pasteurization and brining, which effectively extend their shelf life and maintain their quality, thereby significantly reducing perishability and waste.
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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, canned soups, 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

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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

Favourable economic conditions drive consumers toward fresh and ready-made products, which are commonly perceived as more nutritious than canned goods. When disposable income...

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 (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • 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 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • 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 are often located in Ontario and British Columbia, regions with ideal agricultural conditions like fertile land and favourable climates. ...

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 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each province in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each province in 2025

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 2020-2025
  • 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 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Bonduelle Canada's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of McCormick's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Bonduelle Canada, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for McCormick, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

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

Analyst insights

The USMCA facilitates trade by eliminating barriers, enhancing growth in canned fruit and vegetable processing. While import tariffs differ, jams and marmalades incur 6.5%, w...

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 (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

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

Wages remain high, although canned fruit and vegetable processors become smaller in size. Despite dropping demand for canned goods, small labour-intensive processors have con...

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 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Assets (2018-2023)
  • Liabilities (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

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 (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada in 2025?

The market size of the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada is $3.8bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing in Canada industry in 2025?

There are 259 businesses in the Canned Fruit & Vegetable Processing industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.1 % between 2020 and 2025.

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 growing at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2020 and 2025.

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 grow.

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 and McCormick

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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Methodology

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Our analysts start with official, verified and publicly available sources of data to build the most accurate picture of each industry. Analysts then leverage their expertise and knowledge of the local markets to synthesize trends into digestible content for IBISWorld readers. Finally, each report is reviewed by one of IBISWorld’s editors, who provide quality assurance to ensure accuracy and readability.

IBISWorld relies on human-verified data and human-written analysis to compile each standard industry report. We do not use generative AI tools to write insights, although members can choose to leverage AI-based tools within the platform to generate additional analysis formats.

What data sources do IBISWorld analysts use?

Each industry report incorporates data and research from government databases, industry-specific sources, industry contacts, and our own proprietary database of statistics and analysis to provide balanced, independent and accurate insights.

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.

These sources include:

  • Industry and trade associations
  • Industry federations or regulators
  • Major industry players annual or quarterly filings

Finally, IBISWorld’s global data scientists maintain a proprietary database of macroeconomic and demand drivers, which our analysts use to help inform industry data and trends. They also maintain a database of statistics and analysis on thousands of industries, which has been built over our more than 50-year history and offers comprehensive insights into long-term trends.

How does IBISWorld forecast its data?

IBISWorld’s analysts and data scientists use the sources above to create forecasts for our proprietary datasets and industry statistics. Depending on the dataset, they may use regression analysis, multivariate analysis, time-series analysis or exponential smoothing techniques to project future data for the industry or driver. Additionally, analysts will leverage their local knowledge of industry operating and regulatory conditions to impart their best judgment on the forecast model.

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