Fillings & Toppings Market Size, Share and Global Trend By Product (Creams, Fruits & Nuts, Syrups, Pastes & Variegates, Fondants, Others), By Flavor (Fruits, Vanilla, Chocolate, Caramel, Others), By Application (Confectionery, Bakery, Others), and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

Fillings & toppings have become a crucial part of the confectionery, bakery, and dairy industry due to their significance in modifying food products. Addition of exotic filling and topping products into certain edibles such as ice-creams, baked goods, and snacks is potentially able to increase their market value as customers find them more appealing. Along with enhancing the appearance of the product, toppings & fillings can potentially add a mild, pleasant taste to the product which is another advantageous feature of fillings & toppings. Vanilla, caramel, fruits, and chocolates are some of the most used fillings & toppings flavors across the food & beverage industry.

Major market players operating in fillings & toppings market are centring on innovative product launches with the use of health benefits products to remain competitive in the market along with meeting changing consumer’s demand. Barry Callebaut, Archer Daniels Midland Company, AGRANA, and Tate & Lyle Plc are some of the major companies with largest market shares in the global fillings & toppings market.

Fillings are mainly creamy and smooth ingredients available in a wide range of texture and are widely used in bakery products, meat, pasta, frozen food, and others, while toppings include whipped creams, sweeteners, choco chips, cut fruits, and others that help in decorating the food product. Increased focus on the presentation of the food by food & beverage companies to attract consumers is aiding the utilization of fillings & toppings products, that can significantly work to make the food look more exotic.

Fillings & toppings demand growing extensively due to continuous growth in confectionery, dairy and bakery market, that largely employs different fillings and toppings products to make the aforementioned products aesthetically pleasing and more desirable in terms of taste, flavor, and texture. Rapid adoption of westernized taste and eating habits is another fueling factor that is augmenting the growth of fillings & toppings market.

Major restraining factor for the growth of global fillings and toppings market are strict regulations on the commercialized used of food ingredients, coupled with high fluctuation in fillings & toppings raw materials prices. For instance, the price of cocoa, which is a primary raw material for production of chocolate fillings, witness high fluctuations due to climatic as well as political reasons.

Key Players Covered

Some of the major companies that are present in the global fillings & toppings market include Barry Callebaut, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Bake’n Joy, Cargill Inc., Associated British Foods Plc., Zentis GmbH & Co. Kg., AGRANA, AAK AB, PreGel, Tate & Lyle Plc., and Hanan Products.

SEGMENTATION

On the basis of products, global fillings & toppings market is segmented into creams, fruits & nuts, syrups, pastes & variegates, fondants, and others. Syrups segment, followed by pastes & variegates is projected to account for the major market share during the forecast years, owing to their widening applications to increase aesthetic quotient of bakery products, confectioneries, and dairy products.

By flavor, global fillings & toppings market has been segmented into fruits, vanilla, chocolate, caramel, and others. The fruit flavor segment is projected to witness a crucial rise during the forecast period, owing to increased consumer inclination towards natural flavors, and rising health consciousness among consumers. Natural sweetness and functional benefits offered by fruits is expected to propel the growth of the segment during the forecast period.

Regional Analysis

At present, Europe is dominating the global fillings & toppings market and it is expected to maintain its dominance throughout the forecast period, owing to high consumption of fillings & toppings products by prominent countries such as France, Germany, U.K., and Italy, where food & beverage industry is well-established and organized. Increased production of confectionery and bakery products in the European region is offering growth opportunities to filling & toppings market.

Asia Pacific is estimated to be growing at a significant pace over the forecast period, owing to increased adoption of westernized eating habits, coupled with rising confectionery market of the region attributed by increasing population in major Asian countries, such as India, Japan, and China.

Key Industry Developments

• In August 2018, Kraft Heinz partnered with The Hershey Company to launch Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Dairy and Hershey’s Milk Chocolate whipped toppings. The products are especially designed to bring sweetness touch in products such as hot coffee, cakes, ice-creams, other baked products.


• In June 2018, Hormel Foods Corporation launched four new bacon topping products that includes real chopped bacon, single serve real bacon bits, cherrywood real bacon crumbles, and pecanwood real bacon crumbles.


• In November 2018, Truwhip, an US-based food toppings producer launched a non-GMO, vegan whipped topping. The company’s strategy behind launching the aforementioned product is to meet dietary requirements of population seeking vegan or plant-based options.