The retort machine market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market for retort machines has seen substantial growth over the last few years. The market size is projected to expand from $1.79 billion in 2024 to $1.94 billion in 2025, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%.
The growth observed in the past is attributed to a surge in demand for products with longer shelf-life, increasing consumption of ready-to-eat foods, growth of the packaged food industry, stringent food safety laws, and heightened consumer consciousness about food quality.
The retort machine market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size of retort machines is predicted to show appreciable expansion in the forthcoming years, with an estimate of reaching $2.66 billion by 2029, demonstrating a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.1%.
The propelling factors behind this growth during the predicted timeframe are the escalation in the consumption of packaged beverages, the adaptability and customization in processing, the influx of novel packaging materials, the proliferation of e-commerce in the food retail sector, and increasing implementation in the pharmaceutical industry. Noteworthy trends within the forecast era include progress in retort and sterilization technologies, emphasis on energy-saving retort systems, the incorporation of intelligent technologies, and diversifying applications in various sectors.
The increasing incidence of foodborne illnesses is anticipated to stimulate the growth of the retort machine industry in the future. These illnesses are the consequence of consuming food or beverages that have been contaminated by disease-causing microorganisms. Retort machines play a critical role in eradicating and pasteurizing packed food and beverages, thereby boosting their shelf life, assuring their safety and quality by eliminating hazardous microbes. For instance, as stated by the US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in June 2023, about 9.4 million people got ill, 56,000 were hospitalized, and approximately 1,350 died annually in the US from significant foodborne pathogens. Moreover, the World Health Organization reported in May 2022, that food contamination led approximately 420,000 people globally to die and around 600 million to fall ill annually, which resulted in the loss of 33 million healthy life years. Thus, the escalating prevalence of food-related diseases is aiding the expansion of the retort machine industry. Retort Machine Market Driver: Rising Demand For Processed Foods Elevates The Retort Machine Market
The retort machine market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Process: Batch Sterilization, Continuous Sterilization
2) By Type: Saturated Steam, Water Immersion, Water Spray, Forced Steam Or Air
3) By End User: Food And Beverage Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Cosmetic Industry, Other End Users
Subsegments:
1) By Batch Sterilization: Steam Batch Retorts, Water Immersion Batch Retorts
2) By Continuous Sterilization: Continuous Steam Retorts, Continuous Water Spray Retorts, Continuous Retort Systems With Heat Exchangers
Top-tier corporations within the retort machine sector are recognizing the value of integrating retort control software into their operations in order to elevate their market revenue. The control software offers a comprehensive solution for managing and overseeing the retort process that employs high-pressure and heat in a contained environment for food preservation and sterilization. An example is the launch and FDA approval of Surdry North America's product, SteriNet21, in April 2023. This software enhances the management of food quality and ensures all thermal processing data is meticulously recorded. It also provides the user with remote access to all sterilization process information, such as temperature, pressure, and how the sterilization recipes are acquired and utilized in retorts. Built upon a leading automation software platform, this innovative platform can mirror or supplant conventional paper chart recorders, offering extensive digital records and mitigating the risks of critical retort processing data loss.
Major companies operating in the retort machine market report are:
• Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.
• STERIS Corporation
• Getinge AB
• PHC Corporation
• JBT Corporation
• Steritech
• CFT S.p.A.
• Fedegari Autoclavi SpA
• BMT Medical Technology s.r.o.
• LTE Scientific Ltd.
• Steriflow SAS
• Systec GmbH
• Bondtech Corporation
• Allpax Products LLC
• Cosmed Group Inc.
• Astell Scientific Ltd.
• Priorclave Ltd.
• Nexgen Drying Systems Pvt. Ltd.
• Benchmark Scientific Inc.
• Labec
• Eschmann Technologies Ltd.
• Shandong Dingtaisheng Food Industry Equipment Co. Ltd.
• Lagarde Autoclaves
• Surdry SL
• Sturdy Industries Limited
• Tuttnauer Ltd.
• Consolidated Machine Corporation
• InnovaSter Ltd.
• Rodwell Autoclave Co. Ltd.
• Sumpot Machinery Co. Ltd.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the retort machine market in 2024, and is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the retort machine market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa