What Fueled The Previous Growth In The Edible Cutlery Market?
The edible cutlery market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size of edible cutlery has seen a significant surge in the past few years. It's projected to increase from $41.34 billion in 2024 to $46.54 billion in 2025, experiencing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6%.
This growth during the historic period is attributable to escalating environmental worries, expansion of the food and beverage sector, and mounting concerns over plastic waste and pollution.
What Can Be Expected from the Edible Cutlery Market Size?
The edible cutlery market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size for edible cutlery is predicted to witness a swift expansion in the coming years, escalating to $72.13 billion by 2029 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6%.
The predicted surge in the forecast period can be credited to the increasing consumer demand for edible cutlery, prohibitions on plastic usage, the rise of takeout and food delivery services, and global expansion. Foreseen trends for the forecast period encompass innovative personalization, emphasis on health and nutrition, biodegradable packaging solutions, and the formation of collaborations and partnerships.
What Are the Critical Driver Fuelling The Edible Cutlery Market's Growth?
The proliferation of biodegradable and compostable products is projected to boost the edible cutlery market's expansion. These products are defined as materials that can naturally disintegrate and re-enter the environment without causing damage or leaving lasting waste. Edible cutlery, manufactured from sustainable materials like biodegradable and compostable substances, decomposes swiftly via microorganisms, positioning it as a better alternative to plastic cutlery. Protega Global Ltd., a UK-based green packaging solution and manufacturing firm, revealed in January 2023 that consumer demand for sustainable packaging rose to 81% that same month. Additionally, 64% more consumers preferred buying from sellers who opted for eco-friendly packaging, and half the population were prepared to pay extra for environment-friendly packaging and delivery. Therefore, the burgeoning demand for biodegradable and compostable products propels the edible cutlery market's growth. The burgeoning vegan demography is anticipated to augment the edible cutlery market. Adherents of a vegan lifestyle, characterised by abstention from animal products for nourishment, attire, or other uses, form the vegan population. Edible cutlery presents a convenient and eco-friendly meal solution for vegans, as it is a plant-based, ethical, and sustainable substitute for conventional disposable cutlery. Finder.com, a UK-based impartial comparison platform, disclosed in January 2023 that around 2.5 million individuals in the UK, accounting for 4.7% of the population, classified themselves as vegans in 2024. This denotes an escalation from 1.4 million vegans, or 2.5%, in 2023. The number of UK vegans escalated by 1.1 million within the previous year. Accordingly, the increasing vegan demography stimulates the edible cutlery market's growth.
How Is The Edible Cutlery Market segmented?
The edible cutlery market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Product: Spoon, Fork, Knife, Spork, Other Products
2) By Material Type: Wheat Bran, Rice Bran, Sorghum, Corn, Millet, Other Materials
3) By End-Use: Food Service Outlets, Hotels, Restaurants And Cafes, Quick Service Restaurants, Institutional Food Service, Cinema, Airline And Railway Catering, Schools And Offices, Hospitals, Household Use
Subsegments:
1) By Spoon: Dessert Spoon, Soup Spoon, Teaspoon
2) By Fork: Salad Fork, Dinner Fork, Dessert Fork
3) By Knife: Butter Knife, Dinner Knife, Steak Knife
4) By Spork: Standard Spork, Large Spork
5) By Other Products: Edible Plates, Edible Cups, Edible Straws
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What Emerging Trends Are Influencing The Growth Of The Edible Cutlery Market?
Leading firms in the edible cutlery market are constantly launching new, innovative products and solutions to maintain their market dominance. Take the example of Stroodles, a UK-based edible cutlery manufacturer known for its environmentally friendly, vegan, sturdy pasta straws, which are completely guilt-free. They initiated the production of edible bowls and sporks in January 2023. These edible bowls built from a material similar to Ryvita, can effectively contain both hot and cold food items for duration longer than 1.5 hours. The design of these bowls is such that they are 100% biodegradable and can be composted completely within a month. Moreover, they meet all food contact safety standards. Their biscuit sporks, which are 13 cm long, vegan, and 100% biodegradable, can maintain their integrity for more than half an hour with both hot and cold food. These are available in four distinctive flavours: traditional, cocoa, black pepper, and masala.
Who Are the Key Players In The Edible Cutlery Market?
Major companies operating in the edible cutlery market are:
• Lollicup USA Inc.
• Bakeys Foods Private Limited
• BIOTREM Sp. z o.o.
• CrunchCutlery
• EARTHENS Pty Ltd.
• Eco Design Thinking
• Eco Soulife USA LLC
• Edibles by JackIncredible Eats Inc.
• PetKind Inc.
• Planeteer LLC
• Ryp Labs Inc.
• TwentyFiftyFork
• BiteSavor Inc.
• Candy Cutlery
• CrunchyCraft Inc.
• Cutlery Craze
• Daily Nutreats Private Limited
• Eco Save Earth
• Ecolicieux Inc.
• EcoNourish Organics Inc.
• Edible Innovations LLC.
• FlavorForks Inc.
• Mede Cutlery Inc.
• NibbleNosh Inc.
• Noshable Inc.
• SpudWare
• TerraTaste Inc.
• UniCrave Technologies
• Unreasonable Group Inc.
What Is The Most Dominant Region In The Edible Cutlery Market?
North America was the largest region in the edible cutlery market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in edible cutlery market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
