Snack Processing Equipment : Delicious Food, Healthy Food

Snacking is a prominent dietary habit worldwide. Snacking habits have increased significantly among consumers in recent years. Consumers are shifting from the conventional three meals a day to more frequent snacking, even replacing meals. Additionally, millennials are shifting their food habits to snacks to supplement their nutritional needs. The most commonly preferred snack foods include corn puffs, fried extruded snacks, chips, and nuts & seeds.

Factors driving global snack food consumption include busy lifestyles, easy & convenient food options, availability of various snack food products, and reduced carbohydrate content. The recent trend of eating on-the-go healthy snack foods, including low-calorie and protein-rich snacks, drives the demand for snacks and boosts the growth of the snack food processing equipment market.

The Snack Processing Equipment Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2022–2029 to reach $1.8 billion by 2029.