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The Commercial Kitchen Knives Market Size is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 4.93% between 2022 and 2027. The size of the market is forecast to increase by USD 114.15 million. The growth of the market depends on several factors, including an increase in the number of food service establishments, increasing demand for customized and increased use of colour-coded commercial kitchen knives.
This in-depth market report delves into the global chef knife industry, offering valuable insights into market segmentation by type, distribution channel, and geography. It provides historical market data from 2017 to 2021, along with in-depth analysis of market drivers, trends, and challenges. The report covers various types of chef knives, including chef's knives, utility knives, bread knives, and meat knives. It also explores different distribution channels, such as offline and online retail. Additionally, the report provides regional market analysis for APAC, North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and South America.
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The increasing demand for customized commercial kitchen knives is notably driving the market growth, although factors such as the increased sale of counterfeit may impede the market growth. Our researchers analyzed the data with 2022 as the base year, along with the key drivers, trends, and challenges. A holistic analysis of drivers will help companies refine their marketing strategies to gain a competitive advantage.
The market for commercial kitchen knives is experiencing growth due to increasing demand for customized knives. Customers can now tailor their knives to their specific requirements. Chefs, for instance, prioritize ergonomically designed knives with high-quality handles and blades. Customized engravings on blades or handles are among the most popular modifications made to commercial kitchen knives. Demand for unique handle materials and blades of varying types or quality is also on the rise. End-user establishments often request their brand name to be engraved on the knives they purchase. For instance, Messermeister, a renowned companies, offers customers the option of personalized names or phrases etched on knife blades. Similarly, I.O.Shen provides tattoos and picture engraving services on their knife blades
Growing demand for superior quality and durable commercial kitchen knives is the key market trend driving the commercial kitchen knives market growth. Market players are increasingly focusing on introducing new units with improved design and quality due to the growing demand for durable and high-quality knives. This enables vendors to leverage the high market demand, increase product adoption, and gain a larger market share. The design improvements mainly focus on enhancing handles, using better materials for knife handles and blades, and improving sharpness and strength.
In addition, some vendors offer knives made using PEtec, a computer-aided application that increases the sharpness of knives and maintains it for longer. This technology measures the blades before sharpening, calculates the sharpening angle for each blade, and uses precision robots to sharpen them.
The major challenge impeding the commercial kitchen knife market growth is the increased sale of counterfeit commercial kitchen knives. The prevailing and growing market for counterfeit commercial kitchen knives affects the sale of original consumer kitchen knives. These knives are manufactured without following the process of quality measures. As a result, they are inferior in quality as compared to original commercial kitchen knives. Despite the inferior quality, these knives carry the trademark names and symbols of the vendors producing original commercial kitchen knives.
However, though these knives appear to be visually the same as their original counterparts, they tend to be low on performance and quality. Buying counterfeit can result in a loss of customer confidence in the brand, affecting the market growth.
The market report includes the adoption lifecycle of the market, covering from the innovator’s stage to the laggard’s stage. It focuses on adoption rates in different regions based on penetration. Furthermore, the report also includes key purchase criteria and drivers of price sensitivity to help companies evaluate and develop their growth strategies.
Global Commercial Kitchen Knives Market Customer Landscape
Vendors are implementing various strategies, such as strategic alliances, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, geographical expansion, and product/service launches, to enhance their presence in the market.
Chroma-Cutlery - The company offers commercial kitchen knives such as HAIKU knives, fruit knives, JAPANCHEF, HAIKU YAKITORI, and Knife Safe pro by CHROMA. Also, the company is a manufacturer of professional cutlery and related accessories with distribution in all five continents.
The market report also includes detailed analyses of the competitive landscape of the market and information about 15 market vendors, including:
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of vendors has been conducted to help clients understand the wider business environment as well as the strengths and weaknesses of key market players. Data is qualitatively analyzed to categorize vendors as pure play, category-focused, industry-focused, and diversified; it is quantitatively analyzed to categorize vendors as dominant, leading, strong, tentative, and weak.
The market share growth by the chefs knives segment will be significant during the forecast period. Chefs knives are the most important knives that are used in commercial kitchens around the world. These are also known as cook knives. These are multipurpose knives used mainly for tasks of slicing, dicing, and chopping. Based on the type of blade, chefs knives are categorized into German knives, Japanese knives, French knives, and Chinese knives. German chefs knives are heavier and have softer metal. These blades require more maintenance but involve less skill to accomplish the maintenance tasks. The handles of the German chefs knives are rectangular. In addition, German chefs knives usually have continuously curved edges, while French knives mostly have a straight edge till the end and are curved at the tip of the knife.
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The chefs knives segment was valued at USD 142.22 million in 2017 and continue to grow by 2021. During the forecast period, the growth of the global commercial kitchen chefs knives will mainly be driven by the increasing availability of these knives with superior quality blades and improved design. Some of the vendors are offering commercial kitchen chefs knives with ergonomically angled handles to ensure the maximum amount of comfort, along with a firm grip to facilitate cutting on a cutting board. In addition, commercial kitchen chefs knives, which are made using improved materials such as Santoprene, have also gained significant popularity as the material is resistant to kitchen oils and helps ensure a safe grip. Thus, the segment is expected to grow during the forecast period.
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APAC is projected to contribute 46% by 2027. Technavio’s analysts have elaborately explained the regional trends and drivers that shape the market during the forecast period. The commercial kitchen knives market in APAC is growing at the fastest rate owing to the low penetration of substitutes such as food processors and kitchen shears in the region. Moreover, in APAC, the popularity of online shopping is increasing, which is encouraging vendors to sell ergonomically designed commercial kitchen knives online. The increase in urbanization and the simultaneous rise in spending on food out-of-home are expected to drive the market in APAC.
This report forecasts the contribution of all the segments to the growth of the market. In addition, we have included the COVID-19 impact and the recovery strategies for each segment. COVID-19 led to an upsurge in the demand for APAC. However, the lifting of lockdown restrictions in the first half of 2021 due to the initiation of large-scale vaccination drives in the region positively impacted the growth of the regional market. Moreover, due to prolonged stays at home, consumers look at cooking often as a leisure activity, which increased the demand for commercial kitchen knives in 2020 and 2021. Also, the vendors are planning to launch new products in the regional market with various features. Such factors will boost the growth of the regional commercial kitchen knives market during the forecast period.
The kitchen knife market report forecasts market growth by revenue at global, regional & country levels and provides an analysis of the latest trends and growth opportunities from 2017 to 2027.
Commercial Kitchen Knives Market Scope |
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Report Coverage |
Details |
Page number |
162 |
Base year |
2022 |
Historic period |
2017-2021 |
Forecast period |
2023-2027 |
Growth momentum & CAGR |
Accelerate at a CAGR of 4.93% |
Market growth 2023-2027 |
USD 114.15 million |
Market structure |
Fragmented |
YoY growth (%) |
4.63 |
Regional analysis |
APAC, North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and South America |
Performing market contribution |
APAC at 46% |
Key countries |
US, China, Japan, Germany, and UK |
Competitive landscape |
Leading Vendors, Market Positioning of Vendors, Competitive Strategies, and Industry Risks |
Key companies profiled |
Cnife GmbH, Coltellerie Sanelli Srl, Dalstrong Inc., DEGLON SAS, Dexter Russell Inc., Friedr. Dick GmbH & Co KG, IO Shen Knives UK Ltd., Johannes Giesser Messerfabrik GmbH, Kai Corp., MAC Knife Inc., Mercer Tool Corp, Messermeister Inc., Samuel Staniforth Ltd., The Scott Fetzer Co., Victorinox AG, Wilh. Werhahn KG, WUSTHOF, Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd., Mundial SA, and TOJIRO Co Ltd |
Market dynamics |
Parent market analysis, Market growth inducers and obstacles, Fast-growing and slow-growing segment analysis, COVID-19 impact and recovery analysis and future consumer dynamics, Market condition analysis for the forecast period. |
Customization purview |
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1 Executive Summary
2 Market Landscape
3 Market Sizing
4 Historic Market Size
5 Five Forces Analysis
6 Market Segmentation by Type
7 Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel
8 Customer Landscape
9 Geographic Landscape
10 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
11 Vendor Landscape
12 Vendor Analysis
13 Appendix
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