Global Food Stabilizer Market Continues to Grow Rapidly as Major Industry Leader Glanbia Nutritionals Completes Acquisition of Watson Inc., a provider of custom bakery ingredients

A stabilizer is an additive to food that helps to preserve its structure. Its primary application includes preventing oil, water emulsions from separating in products including salad dressing. These food stabilizers are a group of compounds that are responsible for adding viscosity to the mix. There are two types of food stabilizers namely artificial stabilizers and natural stabilizers. 

 

The multi-functionality of food stabilizers in different food & beverage products is expected to drive growth of the global food stabilizer market during the forecast period. The beverage stabilizers prevent degradation, sedimentation, and turbidity during beverage processing and also provide stability to beverages. For instance, Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer, suspending agent, thickener, and emulsifier. Furthermore, stabilizers in food products help to increase the stability and thickness by helping foods remain in an emulsion and maintain physical characteristics. Many low-fat foods require stabilizers. Thus, these factors are expected to drive growth of the global food stabilizer market during the forecast period. Furthermore, the increase in demand for customized products is expected to boost the global food stabilizer market growth over the forecast period. Many products convenience food products or customized beverages require food stabilizers to extend the life of the product. Hence, such factors are expected to boost market growth in the near future. Moreover, rapid growth in demand for naturally-sourced ingredients is expected to accelerate the global food stabilizer market growth over the forecast period.

However, the stringent legal framework in the food & beverage industry combined with rising consumer demand for clean label products is expected to boost the global food stabilizer market growth over the forecast period. Besides, rapid growth of emerging markets and increasing investment for research and development activities to develop novel products can present lucrative growth opportunities in the global food stabilizer market during the forecast period. Among regions, Europe is expected to hold a dominant position in the global food stabilizer market during the forecast period. This is owing to the presence of a large food processing base across the region. Asia Pacific is expected to register a robust growth rate over the forecast period, owing to increasing disposable income and reside demand for processed food in emerging economies such as India and China.

Key players operating in the global food stabilizer market are Glanbia Nutritionals, Deosen Biochemical Ltd., E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Kerry Inc., Associated British Foods Plc., Hansen A/S, Koninklijke DSM N.V., Cargill, Inc., Holton Food Products, Chemelco International B.V., Tate & Lyle, and Palsgaard.

For instance, in February 2019, Glanbia Nutritionals, a subsidiary of Glanbia plc, acquired Watson Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of custom bakery ingredients.