Edible Cutlery Market Size To Reach $85.1 Million By 2030

Edible Cutlery Market Growth & Trends

The global edible cutlery market size is expected to reach USD 85.1 million by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 10.7% over the forecast period. Growing popularity of edible cutlery as a plastic alternative in airlines, restaurants, and households is expected to have a positive impact on the market growth. Over the past few years, the regulatory bodies have implemented numerous regulations, which are aimed at reducing carbon emissions. For instance, in March 2019, the European Union announced plans to impose a ban on plastic cutleries by 2021. These initiatives are expected to increase the R&D on eco-friendly cutleries as alternatives to conventional plastic utensils over the next few years.

Edible utensil manufacturers have been using fruits, berries, and vegetables as an ingredient for the product, thereby making them nutritional, along with giving them a great taste. Popular ingredients include apples, currants, carrots, chokeberries, strawberries, plums, pumpkins, green beans, and blueberries. The cutlery firms have designed these products in such a way that they can withstand boiling water or freezing ice cream.

Product innovation is expected to remain a key strategy among the industry participants over the next few years. For instance, in June 2018, Gajamukha Foods Company launched consumable cutleries under the brand name, Edible Pro. They offer a wide range of products including plates, bowls, and cups of various sizes, along with ladles and spoons. These products are available in various flavors, including vanilla, beetroot, pineapple, spinach, carrot, and sweet lime. Additionally, the companies from Europe are introducing the edible utensils by utilizing potato starch and areca leaves.

North America dominated the market, accounting for exceeding 35.0% share of global revenue in 2018. High awareness regarding carbon emissions reduction and environmental protection in the food and beverage industry of U.S. and Canada is expected to play a key role in promoting the use of eco-friendly cutleries including edible utensils. Additionally, improvement of the travel retail industry in U.S. is projected to open new avenues for eco-friendly utensil manufacturers to establish tie-ups with food service vendors operating in flights.

Key manufacturers include Biotrem, Edibles by Jack, UniCrave Technologies, Mede Cutlery Company, Candy Cutlery, and Unreasonable Group. Establishment of alliances with the distributors in developing economies including China and India, which have high concentration of middle-income groups, is expected to remain a prominent strategy in order to increase their sales volumes over the next few years.

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Edible Cutlery Market Report Highlights

• By product, spoon accounted for more than 38.6% share in 2023, owing to the wide popularity of the flatware across the globe for having all kinds of food. Sporks are expected to expand at the fastest CAGR of 11.6% from 2024 to 2030

• Corn-based material led the market with a revenue share of 44.0% in 2023. The use of corn-based utensils offers a sustainable solution to the environmental concerns posed by plastic utensils, which contribute to pollution and take centuries to biodegrade.

• The commercial application segment is expected to account more than 81.4% share by 2030 owing to growing adoption of the product by airlines to reduce their carbon footprint

• Asia Pacific is expected to register the fastest CAGR of 11.9% from 2023 to 2030.

Edible Cutlery Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global edible cutlery market report based on product, material, application, distribution channel, and region:

Edible Cutlery Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Spoon

• Fork

• Knife

• Spork

• Chopstick

Edible Cutlery Material Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Corn

• Wheat Bran

• Rice Barn

• Others

Edible Cutlery Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Household

• Commercial

Edible Cutlery Distribution Channel Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Online

• Offline

Edible Cutlery Region Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• North America

  • U.S.

  • Canada

  • Mexico

• Europe

  • UK

  • Germany

  • France

  • Italy

  • Spain

• Asia Pacific

  • Japan

  • China

  • India

  • Australia & New Zealand

  • South Korea

• Latin America

  • Brazil

• Middle East & Africa

  • South Africa

List of Key Players in Edible Cutlery Market

• incrEDIBLE eats inc.

• Frenvi Private Limited

• EdiblePRO

• FlavorFulz, a DBA of Charlton Becker Catering

• Wisefood GmbH

• Mede Cutlery Company,

• KOOVEE

• Candy Cutlery