Commercial Catering Equipment Market Report 2025

This Commercial Catering 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 commercial catering equipment market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $12.03 billion in 2024 to $12.81 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing disposable income, growth of the global hospitality and tourism sector, migration of populations to urban areas resulted in higher demand for food services, increasing the need for commercial catering equipment in restaurants and other food service, and rising number of restaurants, cafes, and quick-service.

The commercial catering equipment market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $16.25 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing emphasis on sustainability, increasing demand for equipment that enhances cleanliness and food safety, rising popularity of cloud kitchens, increasing urbanization, and rising energy costs. Major trends in the forecast period include integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) in commercial kitchen equipment, innovate in producing equipment that consumes less energy, equipment with advanced sanitization features, newer technologies such as molecular gastronomy, and smart kitchen solutions.

The growing number of restaurants is expected to drive the expansion of the commercial catering equipment market. Restaurants, which are establishments that prepare and serve meals and beverages to customers for payment, are increasing in number due to rising demand for dining out, evolving consumer preferences, and changing lifestyles. Commercial catering equipment is crucial for restaurants to operate efficiently, maintain high food quality, ensure safety, and manage costs. For instance, in November 2024, the National Restaurant Association, a US-based government organization, reported that the number of restaurants saw a notable rise in 2023, reaching 749,404 establishments. This marked a 5.7% increase compared to 2022. Thus, the growing number of restaurants is driving the commercial catering equipment market.

Leading companies in the commercial catering equipment sector are innovating with new products, such as hot holding cabinets, to cater to the evolving needs of the food service industry. A hot holding cabinet, sometimes called a warming cabinet or hot box, is used in commercial kitchens to maintain prepared food at a safe, hot temperature until it is ready to be served. For example, in April 2024, Lincat, a UK-based commercial catering equipment supplier, launched the Invoq ovens in collaboration with HOUNÖ, a renowned manufacturer of premium commercial ovens. These Invoq ovens are expected to set new standards in commercial kitchens by offering advanced features and a design tailored to meet the changing demands of the culinary sector.

In July 2022, Ali Holding S.r.l., an Italy-based food equipment company, acquired Welbilt Inc. for approximately $3.5 billion. This acquisition aimed to strengthen Ali Group's market position, broaden its product offerings, and drive growth through increased scale and efficiency. Welbilt Inc., a US-based company, designs and manufactures food products, machinery, and catering equipment.

Major companies operating in the commercial catering equipment market are Middleby Corporation, Franke Holding AG, Hoshizaki Corporation, Welbilt Inc., Electrolux Professional AB, Rational AG, Bizerba SE & Co. KG, ITW Food Equipment Group, Henny Penny Corporation, Fagor Industrial, Hatco Corporation, Alto-Shaam Inc., Lincat Limited, Imperial Commercial Cooking Equipment, Turbo Air Inc., MKN Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer GmbH & Co KG, Robot Coupe, Waring Commercial, Kent Catering Equipment, Koolmax Group Ltd.

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

Commercial catering equipment consists of specialized appliances, tools, and machines designed for use in professional kitchens to efficiently prepare food for large-scale serving. This equipment is built to handle high-volume food preparation, cooking, storage, and serving to meet the demands of commercial kitchens.

The main categories of commercial catering equipment include food handling equipment, refrigeration equipment, food preparation equipment, and other related tools. Food handling equipment specifically refers to tools and machinery used in the preparation, processing, and storage of food to ensure safety and prevent contamination. This equipment is available through various sales channels, including offline and online platforms, and is utilized in multiple settings such as restaurants, hotels, and other commercial foodservice establishments.

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The commercial catering equipment market consists of sales of refrigeration and storage equipment, food preparation equipment, cooking equipment, and heating 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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