Cold Chain Logistics Industry: Look At What Lies Ahead 2017

Portland, OR, February 01, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at the fastest pace during the forecast period and account for around 42% of the overall cold chain logistics market share by 2022. The growth would be supplemented by the upsurge in organized retail in the developing economies.

Growth of international trade for perishable processed food, changing consumption pattern for perishable food, and government support toward infrastructure development for the cold chain sector are some of the factors expected to drive the cold chain logistics market in coming years. The cold chain logistics market in the developing economies is still evolving; market is not well organized and is operating under capacity. Due to current demand supply gap in the market, the fragmented cold chain logistics market offers lucrative business opportunities for the new entrants.

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Based on application type the, cold chain logistics market is segmented into fruits & vegetables, bakery & confectionary, dairy & frozen desserts, meat, fish & sea food, drugs & pharmaceuticals, and others. Among all applications types, meat, fish & sea food segment generated the highest revenue, accounting for and accounted for around 35% of the cold chain logistics market revenue in 2015. However, drugs & pharmaceuticals segment is expected to witness fastest growth during the forecast period.

Around 59% of the companies analyzed during research adopted mergers and acquisition as their strategies to gain competitive advantage. In an effort to gain expertise in the field of cold chain logistics, companies are enhancing their market reach. For instance, in 2016 United States Cold Storage, Inc. (U.S.) completed the purchase of the warehouse and assets of CFC Logistics Inc. from Clemens Food Group.

High penetration of cold chain logistics in the U.S. market is attributed to the high consumption of frozen food (ready meals, frozen bakery and others), and increase in government regulations to maintain food quality standards. China holds the maximum percentage of the cold chain logistics market share in the Asia-Pacific region followed by India, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. However, rural &sub-urban areas of developing markets such as India and China still have underdeveloped cold chain infrastructure.

Key Findings of Cold Chain Logistics Market
• Asia-Pacific accounted for the maximum revenue of the global cold chain logistics market in 2015, followed by North America.
• In 2015, meat, fish & sea food market segment generated the highest revenue in the global cold chain logistics market.
• Drugs & pharmaceuticals market segment is expected to witness fastest growth during the forecast period.

Key market players profiled in the report include Americold Logistics (U.S.), Lineage Logistics (U.S.), VersaCold Logistics Services (Canada), AGRO Merchants Group, LLC (U.S.), United States Cold Storage, Inc. (U.S.), etc.