Processed Seafood & Seafood Processing Equipment Market by Types, Product Types, Equipment Types & Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018

DUBLIN, Feb. 20, 2014
/PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/sgk42j/processed_seafood) has announced the addition of the "Processed Seafood & Seafood Processing Equipment Market by Types, Product Types, Equipment Types & Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018" report to their offering.

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The market of processed seafood is estimated to reach $211,210.7 million by 2018, with a projected CAGR of 4.1% from 2013 to 2018. On the other hand, the seafood processing equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.8% from 2013 to 2018 to reach $1,469.5 million by 2018.

Processing of seafood is a method to add value to the seafood so that it becomes convenient for the seafood consumers to cook and eat. With the various developments in the food industry, the ready-to-cook products have gained acceptance by a large population around the world. Processing of seafood involves cutting, gutting, cleaning, and other functions which aid in improving the taste, color, and nutritional factors of the seafood. Processing will also help in preserving the seafood, which is otherwise highly perishable and improving its shelf-life. To provide the consumers with healthy seafood products, various machinesare required to process them. Various processes like cleaning, scaling, smoking, deheading, and so on, are involved in processed seafood. Processors must make an appropriate choice of the equipment that is used for processing seafood.

The market value of the global market by product type was $165,592.1 million in 2012 and is anticipated to be $211,210.7 million by 2018. The products are exhibiting an optimistic growth, majorly driven by the changing lifestyles of the population and growth in the aquaculture industry. Shift in the consumers' preferences have led to a rise in the demand for such processed seafood products. They come under convenience food, which has made cooking for the seafood consumers easy and quick.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Executive Summary

3 Premium Insights: Processed Seafood & Seafood Processing Equipment Market

4 Market Overview: Processed Seafood

5 Seafood Processing Equipment, Market Overview

6 Processed Seafood Market, By Type

7 Processed Seafood Market, By Product

8 Processed Seafood Market, By Geography

9 Seafood Processing Equipment Market, By Type

10 Seafood Processing Equipment Market, By Geography

11 Processed Seafood: Competitive Landscape

12 Processed Seafood: Company Profiles

13 Sea Food Processing Equipment: Competitive Landscape

14 Sea Food Processing Equipment: Company Profiles

Companies Mentioned:

• Gea Group
• Grupo Pescanova
• High Liner Foods Inc.
• Iglo Group Ltd.
• Jbt Corporation
• Key Technologies
• Marel Group
• Marine Harvest Asa
• Middleby Corporation
• Thai Union Frozen Products Plc

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