Restaurant Equipment Market Report 2025

This Restaurant Equipment market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The restaurant equipment market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $3.88 billion in 2024 to $4.2 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to driving demand for specialized equipment, shifts towards healthier eating, diverse cuisines, demand for quicker service, investments in restaurants, and upgrades to equipment.

The restaurant equipment market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.72 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to food safety and hygiene standards, regulations on energy efficiency, urbanization, the influence of international cuisines, and university dining facilities. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of smart and connected kitchen appliances, deployment of automation and robotics in the kitchen, equipment designed to support online and mobile ordering, demand for modular and customizable equipment, and integration of data analytics and IoT (internet of things).

The growing demand for ready-to-eat meals is expected to drive the expansion of the restaurant equipment market. Ready-to-eat meals are fully cooked, prepared, and packaged foods that require no additional cooking or preparation before consumption. The rise in demand for these meals is driven by factors such as convenience, busy lifestyles, time efficiency, and urbanization. Restaurant equipment is essential for the efficient preparation, cooking, and packaging of ready-to-eat meals, ensuring high-quality and convenient food products. For example, in March 2024, the Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited, a Thailand-based commercial bank, projected that the domestic market for Thai-made ready-to-eat food would grow by 3.0-4% annually from 2024 to 2026. Additionally, in 2022, the ready-to-eat food industry had a total domestic and export sales volume of 482.4 thousand tons, valued at USD 2 billion. Consequently, the increasing demand for ready-to-eat meals is propelling the growth of the restaurant equipment market.

Key players in the restaurant equipment market are concentrating on developing advanced products, such as next-generation combi ovens, to improve cooking efficiency and versatility. These advanced kitchen appliances combine steam and convection cooking methods for enhanced efficiency, precision, and versatility. For instance, in November 2023, UNOX Inc., a US-based manufacturer of food machinery, introduced its X-Generation combi ovens. Designed to revolutionize the food service industry, these ovens feature advanced technology to improve cooking speed, uniformity, and energy efficiency. They also include food-load sensitivity and intelligent climate management. The X-Generation ovens boast a modern design characterized by verticality and symmetry and are constructed from durable, high-strength materials. They come with the new Digital.ID operating system for seamless interaction and control.

In April 2024, Joe Warren & Sons Co. Inc., a US-based food equipment service company, acquired Able Restaurant Equipment Service Inc. for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition allows Joe Warren & Sons to enhance its service offerings in New Hampshire by incorporating refrigeration services from Able's existing portfolio. It also helps Joe Warren & Sons to expand and strengthen its market presence in the state. Able Restaurant Equipment Service Inc. specializes in the sales, service, and maintenance of restaurant equipment.

Major companies operating in the restaurant equipment market are Libbey Incorporated, Cambro Manufacturing Co, The Vollrath Company, Hobart Food Equipment, Provisur Technologies Inc., Broaster Company, Blodgett Oven Company, Falcon Foodservice Equipment ltd, Victory Refrigeration, AMTek Microwaves, Adexa Direct, Riddhi Display Equipments Pvt Ltd, TAG Catering Equipment UK Ltd, Bakers Pride, Roundstone Catering Equipment Ltd, Cater-kwik Ltd, Target Catering Equipment, Canadian Restaurant Supply, Permul Ltd, Babak Food Equipment, Empura Equipment, Thomasnet, Apollo Kitchen Equipments and Services Pvt Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the restaurant equipment market in 2024. The regions covered in the restaurant equipment market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the restaurant equipment market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Restaurant equipment includes specialized tools, appliances, and machinery used in commercial kitchens and dining establishments for preparing, cooking, storing, and serving food and beverages. These tools are crucial for ensuring efficiency, consistency, and quality in food service operations.

The primary types of restaurant equipment are cooking equipment, work tables, food holding and warming devices, and food preparation equipment. Cooking equipment encompasses a range of tools, appliances, and devices used in food preparation and cooking, such as stoves, ovens, microwaves, pots, pans, and utensils. This equipment is distributed through both online and offline channels and serves various applications, including hotels, fast food chains, food trucks, carts or stands, cafes, and more.

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The restaurant equipment market consists of sales of serving equipment, dishwashing equipment, commercial furniture, safety and cleaning equipment. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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