$1.1bn
$XX.Xm
2,745
212
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Frozen cake and pastry manufacturers have faced numerous challenges in recent years. Changing consumer dietary and lifestyle trends have worked against the industry, as some consumers have cut back on high-calorie foods, like cakes and pastries, in favour of healthier snack and dessert alternatives. Other consumers have moved away from factory-produced frozen pies and pastries and towards fresh, unpackaged products. In addition, private-label products are growing in popularity, representing a major threat to the industry. This trend has constrained profit growth over the past five years, as have rising input costs. The COVID-19 pandemic also affected the industry's performance, influencing both demand and supply patterns.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 3.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.1bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
Mrs Mac's | 132.0 | |
Sara Lee | 85.0 | |
Sargents Pty Ltd | 37.0 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Frozen desserts, Frozen savouries and Frozen pastry. Frozen desserts is the largest segment of the Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing in Australia.
Frozen savouries have gone upmarket
Industry firms manufacture frozen bakery products, including frozen cakes and pies, as well as frozen pastry.
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ANZSIC 1172 - Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing in Australia
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The market size of the Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing industry in Australia is $1.1bn in 2024.
There are 212 businesses in the Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 3.7 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing industry in Australia is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing market in Australia are Mrs Mac's, Sara Lee and Sargents Pty Ltd
Frozen savouries and Frozen desserts are part of the Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing industry.
The company holding the most market share in Australia is Mrs Mac's.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Frozen Cake and Pastry Manufacturing industry in Australia.