Cold Chain Market Size 2025-2029
The cold chain market size is forecast to increase by USD 622.8 billion at a CAGR of 20.8% between 2024 and 2029.
- The market is experiencing significant growth due to several key trends and factors. One such trend is the increasing adoption of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in cold chain logistics to enhance supply chain visibility and efficiency. Another trend is the rising number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities among market players to expand their footprint and strengthen their market position.
- However, the lack of proper logistics and transportation infrastructure in developing countries poses a major challenge to the market growth. This report provides an in-depth analysis of these trends and growth factors, offering valuable insights into the current state and future direction of the market.
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1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning
2 Technavio Analysis
- 2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- 2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 2.3 Factors of disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2024 and 2029
3 Market Landscape
- 3.1 Market ecosystem
- Parent Market
- Data Table on - Parent Market
- 3.2 Market characteristics
- Market characteristics analysis
4 Market Sizing
- 4.1 Market definition
- Offerings of companies included in the market definition
- 4.2 Market segment analysis
- 4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2024-2029
- Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
5 Historic Market Size
- 5.1 Global Cold Chain Market 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Cold Chain Market 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
- 5.2 Type segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Type Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
- 5.3 Application segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Application Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
- 5.4 Geography segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
- 5.5 Country segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
6 Qualitative Analysis
- 6.1 The AI impact on global cold chain market
7 Five Forces Analysis
- 7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2024 and 2029
- 7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2024 and 2029
- 7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
- 7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
- 7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
- 7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
- 7.7 Market condition
- Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2024 and 2029
8 Market Segmentation by Type
- 8.1 Market segments
- Chart on Type - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Type - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- 8.2 Comparison by Type
- Chart on Comparison by Type
- Data Table on Comparison by Type
- 8.3 Refrigerated warehouse - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Refrigerated warehouse - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Refrigerated warehouse - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Refrigerated warehouse - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Refrigerated warehouse - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 8.4 Refrigerated transportation - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Refrigerated transportation - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Refrigerated transportation - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Refrigerated transportation - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Refrigerated transportation - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 8.5 Market opportunity by Type
- Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)
9 Market Segmentation by Application
- 9.1 Market segments
- Chart on Application - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Application - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.2 Comparison by Application
- Chart on Comparison by Application
- Data Table on Comparison by Application
- 9.3 Meat fish and seafood - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Meat fish and seafood - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Meat fish and seafood - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Meat fish and seafood - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Meat fish and seafood - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.4 Fruits vegetables and beverages - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Fruits vegetables and beverages - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Fruits vegetables and beverages - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Fruits vegetables and beverages - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Fruits vegetables and beverages - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.5 Dairy and frozen desserts - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Dairy and frozen desserts - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Dairy and frozen desserts - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Dairy and frozen desserts - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Dairy and frozen desserts - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.6 Bakery and confectionery - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Bakery and confectionery - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Bakery and confectionery - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Bakery and confectionery - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Bakery and confectionery - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.7 Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Healthcare - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Healthcare - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.8 Market opportunity by Application
- Market opportunity by Application ($ billion)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Application ($ billion)
10 Customer Landscape
- 10.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
11 Geographic Landscape
- 11.1 Geographic segmentation
- Chart on Market share by geography 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Market share by geography 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.2 Geographic comparison
- Chart on Geographic comparison
- Data Table on Geographic comparison
- 11.3 North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.4 APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.6 South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.8 US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.9 China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.10 UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.11 Canada - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Canada - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Canada - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.12 Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.13 France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on France - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on France - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.14 Brazil - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Brazil - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Brazil - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Brazil - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Brazil - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.15 Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.16 Italy - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Italy - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Italy - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Italy - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Italy - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.17 India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on India - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on India - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 11.18 Market opportunity by geography
- Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
12 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity/Restraints
- 12.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2024 and 2029
- 12.4 Market opportunities/restraints
13 Competitive Landscape
- 13.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 13.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 13.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business
14 Competitive Analysis
- 14.2 Company ranking index
- 14.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
- 14.4 Americold Realty Trust Inc.
- Americold Realty Trust Inc. - Overview
- Americold Realty Trust Inc. - Business segments
- Americold Realty Trust Inc. - Key news
- Americold Realty Trust Inc. - Key offerings
- Americold Realty Trust Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.5 Burris Logistics Co.
- Burris Logistics Co. - Overview
- Burris Logistics Co. - Product / Service
- Burris Logistics Co. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.6 ColdEX Ltd.
- ColdEX Ltd. - Overview
- ColdEX Ltd. - Product / Service
- ColdEX Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.7 Congebec Logistics Inc.
- Congebec Logistics Inc. - Overview
- Congebec Logistics Inc. - Product / Service
- Congebec Logistics Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.8 DHL Express Ltd.
- DHL Express Ltd. - Overview
- DHL Express Ltd. - Product / Service
- DHL Express Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.9 FedEx Corp.
- FedEx Corp. - Overview
- FedEx Corp. - Business segments
- FedEx Corp. - Key news
- FedEx Corp. - Key offerings
- FedEx Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.10 Frialsa Frigorificos SA de CV
- Frialsa Frigorificos SA de CV - Overview
- Frialsa Frigorificos SA de CV - Product / Service
- Frialsa Frigorificos SA de CV - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.11 John Swire and Sons Ltd.
- John Swire and Sons Ltd. - Overview
- John Swire and Sons Ltd. - Product / Service
- John Swire and Sons Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.12 Kuehne Nagel Management AG
- Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Overview
- Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Business segments
- Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Key news
- Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Key offerings
- Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.13 Lineage Inc
- Lineage Inc - Overview
- Lineage Inc - Product / Service
- Lineage Inc - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.14 NewCold Cooperatief UA
- NewCold Cooperatief UA - Overview
- NewCold Cooperatief UA - Product / Service
- NewCold Cooperatief UA - Key news
- NewCold Cooperatief UA - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.15 Nichirei Corp.
- Nichirei Corp. - Overview
- Nichirei Corp. - Business segments
- Nichirei Corp. - Key offerings
- Nichirei Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.16 Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd.
- Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. - Overview
- Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. - Product / Service
- Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.17 Snowman Logistics Limited
- Snowman Logistics Limited - Overview
- Snowman Logistics Limited - Business segments
- Snowman Logistics Limited - Key offerings
- Snowman Logistics Limited - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.18 Tippmann Group
- Tippmann Group - Overview
- Tippmann Group - Product / Service
- Tippmann Group - Key offerings
- SWOT
15 Appendix
- 15.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
- 15.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
- 15.4 Research methodology
- 15.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- 15.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
- 15.10 List of abbreviations
Research Framework
Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key industry influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.
INFORMATION SOURCES
Primary sources
- Manufacturers and suppliers
- Channel partners
- Industry experts
- Strategic decision makers
Secondary sources
- Industry journals and periodicals
- Government data
- Financial reports of key industry players
- Historical data
- Press releases

DATA ANALYSIS
Data Synthesis
- Collation of data
- Estimation of key figures
- Analysis of derived insights
Data Validation
- Triangulation with data models
- Reference against proprietary databases
- Corroboration with industry experts

REPORT WRITING
Qualitative
- Market drivers
- Market challenges
- Market trends
- Five forces analysis
Quantitative
- Market size and forecast
- Market segmentation
- Geographical insights
- Competitive landscape