Smart Food Labels Market Report 2025

This Smart Food Labels 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 smart food labels market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $12.39 billion in 2024 to $15.02 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increased consumer demand for transparency, growth in concerns about food safety, regulatory mandates for nutritional labeling, advancements in technology enabling innovative labeling solutions, high prevalence of food allergies and intolerances, heightened awareness about sustainability prompting eco-friendly labeling initiatives, and the expanding market for personalized nutrition.

The smart food labels market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $32.02 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to advancements in smart packaging technologies, stringent regulations regarding food safety and labeling, growing adoption of IoT and NFC-enabled devices, rising concerns about food allergies and dietary restrictions, expanding awareness about sustainability and ethical sourcing, and the proliferation of smartphones and mobile applications. Major trends in the forecast period include advancements in technology enabling real-time tracking of nutritional information, rising adoption of IoT devices in kitchens, growing awareness regarding food allergies and dietary restrictions, emergence of personalized nutrition solutions, expanding regulatory requirements for food labeling, and the integration of augmented reality for interactive product information.

The rising demand for packaged foods is set to drive the growth of the smart food labels market in the future. Packaged foods, which are pre-prepared, pre-measured, and often pre-cooked products, offer consumers convenience, long shelf life, and are a result of advancements in food technology and globalization. Smart food labels play a crucial role in enhancing transparency, traceability, and consumer engagement by providing comprehensive product information and tracking data. For example, in October 2023, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) reported that processed food and beverage exports reached a record high of $54.3 billion in 2022, marking a 14.1% increase from the previous year, accounting for 34.7% of total production value. Hence, the increasing demand for packaged foods is anticipated to fuel the growth of the smart food labels market.

Leading companies in the Smart Food Labels market are forming strategic partnerships to create paper-thin tracking devices that improve supply chain transparency and food safety. Strategic partnerships involve companies combining their strengths and resources to achieve shared goals and mutual success. For example, in January 2023, Pod Group, a US-based services company, collaborated with SODAQ, a Netherlands-based manufacturer, and Lufthansa Industry Solutions, a Germany-based technology firm. Together, they introduced the Smart Label Tracking Device at CES, an ultra-thin, reusable tracking solution designed for small and lightweight items. This device features low-power cellular connectivity, temperature monitoring, and geofencing capabilities, providing better visibility and control in logistics while promoting sustainability through the use of recyclable materials.

In October 2023, ProMach Inc., a manufacturer of packaging and processing machinery, acquired Lofton Label Inc. to bolster its labeling and coding capabilities. This acquisition allows ProMach Inc. to incorporate Lofton Label Inc.'s product line, including flexographic packaging roll stock films, stand-up pouches, sachets, and stick packs, into its offerings. Lofton Label Inc., based in the United States, specializes in manufacturing labels and printed flexible packaging materials.

Major companies operating in the smart food labels market are NXP Semiconductors N.V., Avery Dennison Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corporation, CCL Industries Inc, Checkpoint Systems Inc, HID Global Corporation, Sato Holdings Corporation, Intermec Technologies Corporation, Impinj Inc., Paragon ID, Confidex Oy, Invengo Information Technology Co Ltd, Lyngsoe Systems A/S, Alien Technology Inc, Xerafy Ltd., Tageos SAS, Thin Film Electronics ASA, MSM Solutions Ltd., UWI Technology Limited, Qliktag Software Inc.

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

Smart food labels refer to packaging labels that incorporate advanced technologies to provide consumers with comprehensive information about a product's nutritional content, sourcing, allergens, and environmental impact. These labels aim to empower consumers to make informed food purchase decisions and promote transparency within the food industry.

The main technologies utilized in smart food labels include sensing labels, radio frequency identification (RFID), dynamic display, and others. Sensing labels are equipped with sensors that can detect and transmit information about environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, or tampering status. The applications of smart food labels span a variety of sectors, including electronic and information technology (IT) assets, perishable goods, security access, smart wristbands, and others. These labels serve various end users across industries such as food and beverage, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, automotive, fast-moving consumer goods, logistics, retail, and more.

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The smart food labels market consists of sale of quick response-coded food packaging, near-field communication-enabled labels, and radio frequency identification tags. 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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