United States Pasta & Noodles – Market Assessment and Forecasts to 2025

The US pasta & noodles market was valued at $6,142.1 million in 2020 and the market is projected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5% during 2021-2025. The US pasta & noodles market accounted for a value share of 8.8% and 85.7%, respectively, in the global and North American markets in 2020. The per capita expenditure on pasta & noodles was higher than the global level but lower than the regional level. Dried pasta was the largest category in 2020 and the chilled pasta category is forecasted to register the fastest value growth at a CAGR of more than 6%, during 2020-2025. Hypermarkets & supermarkets was the largest distribution channel in the US pasta & noodles market followed by convenience stores and e-retailers respectively.

Overview of the US pasta & noodles market

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What are the market dynamics of the pasta & noodles market in the US?

The distribution channels in the US pasta & noodles market include hypermarkets & supermarkets, convenience stores, e-retailers, dollar stores, cash & carries and warehouse club, food & drinks specialists, and others. Hypermarkets & supermarkets was the leading distribution channel in the US pasta & noodles market, with a value share of more than 75% in 2020. New York and Los Angeles witnessed the highest consumption of dried noodles in 2020.

In the US, pasta & noodles with health & wellness claims has registered growth at a CAGR of 6% during 2015-2020. The health & wellness market is led by the dried pasta category, in 2020 and registered growth at a CAGR of more than 5% during 2015-2020. Similarly, dried & instant noodles with health & wellness claims, is the second leading category in the health & wellness market, in 2020, registering a CAGR of more than 5% during 2015-2020. However, the ambient pasta category with health & wellness claims registered the fastest growth during 2015-2020.

What are the key categories of the pasta & noodles market in the US?

The key categories in the US pasta & noodles market include ambient noodles, ambient pasta, chilled noodles, chilled pasta, dried & instant noodles, and dried pasta. Dried pasta led the US pasta & noodles market in terms of per capita consumption followed by dried & instant noodles and chilled noodles respectively. However, per capita consumption of chilled noodles was higher in the US compared to both the regional and global levels in the same year. Furthermore, per capita consumption of dried pasta, chilled pasta, ambient pasta, and ambient noodles categories was higher in the US than at the global level, but lower when compared to the regional level. However, per capita consumption of dried & instant noodles category was higher in the US than at the regional level, but lower when compared to the global level in 2020.  The ambient pasta category grew from 2015 to 2020, registering a CAGR of more than 1% during 2020-2025. However, the category is expected to grow to register a CAGR of 0.8% during 2020-2025.

US pasta & noodles market, key categories

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Which are the major companies in the pasta & noodles market in the US?

The leading companies by value in 2020 include Barilla Holding S.p.A., Ebro Foods, S.A, Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., TreeHouse Foods, Inc., and Nestle. The top three companies in the US pasta & noodles market are Barilla Holding S.p.A., Ebro Foods, S.A., and Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

US pasta & noodles market, key players

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Market report scope

Scope

This report provides an overview of the US pasta & noodles market. It provides:

• Per capita consumption and per capita expenditure of pasta & noodles was higher in the US than at the global level in 2020.
• The per capita consumption of dried pasta was higher than other pasta & noodles categories in the US in 2020.
• Hypermarkets & supermarkets is the leading distribution channel in the US pasta & noodles sector.
• Private labels are growing at a higher CAGR than brands in the US pasta & noodles sector.
• The health & wellness market is led by the dried pasta category in the US pasta & noodles sector.
• Dried pasta was the most consumed category across leading cities in the US.
• “Kids & babies” represent the largest subset of the pasta & noodles sector in the US in 2020.

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