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Margarine & Shortening
Margarine is a substitute for butter, prepared from vegetable and animal fats by emulsifying them with water and adding small amount of milk, salt, vitamins, colouring matter, etc.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Margarine is a substitute for butter, prepared from vegetable and animal fats by emulsifying them with water and adding small amount of milk, salt, vitamins, colouring matter, etc.
Shortening is a semi-solid plant-derived fat that can be used as an alternative to butter or similar substances.
Selected research
Industry Growth & Trends
Global Margarine & Shortening Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Margarine is a substitute for butter, prepared from vegetable and animal fats by emulsifying them with water and adding small amount of milk, salt, vitamins, colouring matter, etc.
Shortening is a semi-solid plant-derived fat that can be used as an alternative to butter or similar substances.
Currently, many companies in the world produce margarine & shortening product, mainly concentrating in USA and Europe.
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The main market players are Upfield, Bunge, NMGK Group, etc. Upfield account for a revenue share of 20% in 2020.
Shortening account for a revenue share of 70% in 2020.
Catering account for a revenue share of 70% in 2020.
Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Margarine & Shortening market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Margarine & Shortening market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Margarine & Shortening market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Margarine & Shortening.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Margarine & Shortening market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Margarine & Shortening Market by Company
Upfield
Bunge
NMGK Group
ConAgra
Fuji Oil
BRF
Yildiz Holding
Grupo Lala
NamChow
Cargill
ADM
J.M. Smucker
AAK
Wilmar
COFCO
Uni-President
Mengniu Group
Yili Group
Brightdairy
Dairy Crest
Margarine & Shortening Segment by Type
Margarine
Shortening
Margarine & Shortening Segment by Application
Food Industry
Household
Catering
Margarine & Shortening Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Margarine & Shortening market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Margarine & Shortening and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Margarine & Shortening.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Margarine & Shortening manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Margarine & Shortening in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Margarine
- Shortening
Applications
- Food Industry
- Household
- Catering
Companies covered
- Upfield
- Bunge
- NMGK Group
- ConAgra
- Fuji Oil
- BRF
- Yildiz Holding
- Grupo Lala
- NamChow
- Cargill
- ADM
- J.M. Smucker
- AAK
- Wilmar
- COFCO
- Uni-President
- Mengniu Group
- Yili Group
- Brightdairy
- Dairy Crest
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Margarine & Shortening Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Margarine & Shortening Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Margarine & Shortening Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Margarine
- 1.3.2 Shortening
- 1.4 Global Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Margarine & Shortening Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Margarine & Shortening Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Margarine & Shortening Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Margarine & Shortening Industry Trends
- 2.2 Margarine & Shortening Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Margarine & Shortening Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Margarine & Shortening Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Margarine & Shortening Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Margarine & Shortening Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Margarine & Shortening Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Margarine & Shortening Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Margarine & Shortening Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Margarine & Shortening Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Margarine & Shortening Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Margarine & Shortening Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Margarine & Shortening Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Margarine & Shortening Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Margarine & Shortening Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Margarine & Shortening Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Margarine & Shortening Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Margarine & Shortening Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Margarine & Shortening Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Margarine & Shortening Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Margarine & Shortening Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Margarine & Shortening Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Margarine & Shortening Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Margarine & Shortening Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Margarine & Shortening by Application
- 5.1 Margarine & Shortening Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Food Industry
- 5.1.2 Household
- 5.1.3 Catering
- 5.2 Global Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Margarine & Shortening Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Margarine & Shortening Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Margarine & Shortening Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Upfield
- 6.1.1 Upfield Company Information
- 6.1.2 Upfield Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Upfield Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Upfield Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Upfield Recent Developments
- 6.2 Bunge
- 6.2.1 Bunge Company Information
- 6.2.2 Bunge Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Bunge Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Bunge Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Bunge Recent Developments
- 6.3 NMGK Group
- 6.3.1 NMGK Group Company Information
- 6.3.2 NMGK Group Business Overview
- 6.3.3 NMGK Group Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 NMGK Group Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 NMGK Group Recent Developments
- 6.4 ConAgra
- 6.4.1 ConAgra Company Information
- 6.4.2 ConAgra Business Overview
- 6.4.3 ConAgra Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 ConAgra Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 ConAgra Recent Developments
- 6.5 Fuji Oil
- 6.5.1 Fuji Oil Company Information
- 6.5.2 Fuji Oil Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Fuji Oil Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Fuji Oil Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Fuji Oil Recent Developments
- 6.6 BRF
- 6.6.1 BRF Company Information
- 6.6.2 BRF Business Overview
- 6.6.3 BRF Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 BRF Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 BRF Recent Developments
- 6.7 Yildiz Holding
- 6.7.1 Yildiz Holding Company Information
- 6.7.2 Yildiz Holding Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Yildiz Holding Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Yildiz Holding Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Yildiz Holding Recent Developments
- 6.8 Grupo Lala
- 6.8.1 Grupo Lala Company Information
- 6.8.2 Grupo Lala Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Grupo Lala Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Grupo Lala Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Grupo Lala Recent Developments
- 6.9 NamChow
- 6.9.1 NamChow Company Information
- 6.9.2 NamChow Business Overview
- 6.9.3 NamChow Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 NamChow Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 NamChow Recent Developments
- 6.10 Cargill
- 6.10.1 Cargill Company Information
- 6.10.2 Cargill Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Cargill Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Cargill Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Cargill Recent Developments
- 6.11 ADM
- 6.11.1 ADM Company Information
- 6.11.2 ADM Business Overview
- 6.11.3 ADM Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 ADM Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 ADM Recent Developments
- 6.12 J.M. Smucker
- 6.12.1 J.M. Smucker Company Information
- 6.12.2 J.M. Smucker Business Overview
- 6.12.3 J.M. Smucker Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 J.M. Smucker Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 J.M. Smucker Recent Developments
- 6.13 AAK
- 6.13.1 AAK Company Information
- 6.13.2 AAK Business Overview
- 6.13.3 AAK Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 AAK Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 AAK Recent Developments
- 6.14 Wilmar
- 6.14.1 Wilmar Company Information
- 6.14.2 Wilmar Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Wilmar Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Wilmar Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Wilmar Recent Developments
- 6.15 COFCO
- 6.15.1 COFCO Company Information
- 6.15.2 COFCO Business Overview
- 6.15.3 COFCO Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 COFCO Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 COFCO Recent Developments
- 6.16 Uni-President
- 6.16.1 Uni-President Company Information
- 6.16.2 Uni-President Business Overview
- 6.16.3 Uni-President Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 Uni-President Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 Uni-President Recent Developments
- 6.17 Mengniu Group
- 6.17.1 Mengniu Group Company Information
- 6.17.2 Mengniu Group Business Overview
- 6.17.3 Mengniu Group Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 Mengniu Group Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 Mengniu Group Recent Developments
- 6.18 Yili Group
- 6.18.1 Yili Group Company Information
- 6.18.2 Yili Group Business Overview
- 6.18.3 Yili Group Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.18.4 Yili Group Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.18.5 Yili Group Recent Developments
- 6.19 Brightdairy
- 6.19.1 Brightdairy Company Information
- 6.19.2 Brightdairy Business Overview
- 6.19.3 Brightdairy Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.19.4 Brightdairy Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.19.5 Brightdairy Recent Developments
- 6.20 Dairy Crest
- 6.20.1 Dairy Crest Company Information
- 6.20.2 Dairy Crest Business Overview
- 6.20.3 Dairy Crest Margarine & Shortening Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.20.4 Dairy Crest Margarine & Shortening Product Portfolio
- 6.20.5 Dairy Crest Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Margarine & Shortening Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Margarine & Shortening Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Margarine & Shortening Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Margarine & Shortening Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Margarine & Shortening Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Margarine & Shortening Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Margarine & Shortening Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Margarine & Shortening Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Margarine & Shortening Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Margarine & Shortening Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Margarine & Shortening Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Margarine & Shortening Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Margarine & Shortening Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Margarine & Shortening Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Margarine & Shortening Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Margarine & Shortening Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Margarine & Shortening Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Margarine & Shortening Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Margarine & Shortening Distributors
- 12.2.3 Margarine & Shortening Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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