The global Nursing Care Food market is projected to grow from US$ 459.36 million in 2025 to US$ 681.23 million by 2032, at a CAGR of 5.86%, driven by critical product segments and diverse end-use applications.
From a downstream perspective, Elderly Care Service Institutions accounted for 57.23% of 2025 revenue, surging to US$ 361.22 million by 2032 (CAGR: 4.72% from 2026-2032).
Nursing Care Food leading players (Maruha Nichiro, NittoBest, Kewpie, Ajinomoto, Lyons Health Labs, etc.) dominate supply; the top five capture approximately 31.07% of global revenue, with Maruha Nichiro leading 2025 sales at US$ 48.64 million.
Regional Outlook:
- North America rose from US$ 51.79 million in 2025 to a forecast US$ 87.85 million by 2032 (CAGR 7.89%).
- Asia-Pacific will expand from US$ 297.93 million to US$ 406.73 million (CAGR 4.61%), led by Japan (US$ 249.37 million in 2025, 83.70% share rising to 81.98% by 2032).
- Europe is set to grow from US$ 86.02 million to US$ 144.61 million (CAGR 7.83%), with Germany projected to hit US$ 35.11 million by 2032.
Report Includes:
This definitive report equips business leaders, decision-makers, and stakeholders with a 360° view of the global Nursing Care Food market across value chain. It analyses historical revenue data (2021-2025) and delivers forecasts through 2032, illuminating demand trends and growth drivers.
By segmenting the market by Type and by Application, the study quantifies market size, growth rates, niche opportunities, and substitution risks, and analyses downstream customers distribution pattern.
Granular regional insights cover five major markets (North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and MEA) with in-depth analysis of 20+ countries, detailing dominant products, competitive landscape, and downstream demand trends.
Critical competitive intelligence profiles players (revenue, margins, pricing strategies, and major customers) and dissects the top-player positioning across product lines, applications, and regions to reveal strategic strengths.
A concise Industry-chain overview maps upstream, middle stream, and downstream distribution dynamics to identify strategic gaps and unmet demand.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- Maruha Nichiro
- NittoBest
- Kewpie
- Ajinomoto
- Lyons Health Labs
- apetito
- Asahi
- Ever Smile (Daiwa Can)
- Forica Foods
- Maruhachi Muramatsu
- Domoto
- Asahimatsu Foods
- House Gaban
- Simply Food Solutions
- Kissei
- Hayashikane Sangyo
Segment by Type
- Easy to Chew
- Chewed with Gums
- Crushed with Tongue
- No Need to Chew
Segment by Save Method
- Frozen Storage
- Room Temperature Storage
Segment by Application
- Medical Institutions
- Elderly Care Service Institutions
- Individuals and Families
By Region
- North America
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia
- Europe
- Germany
- U.K.
- France
- Italy
- Rest of Europe
- Central and South America
- Middle East & Africa
Demonstration purposes only, company, type, application and country can be customized by client
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Defines the Nursing Care Food study scope, segments the market by Type and by Application, etc, highlights segment size and growth potential.
Chapter 2: Offers current market state, projects global revenue and sales to 2032, pinpointing high consumption regions and emerging market catalysts
Chapter 3: Dissects the player landscape: ranks by revenue and profitability, details player performance by product type and evaluates concentration alongside M&A moves.
Chapter 4: Unlocks high margin product segments: compares revenue, ASP, and technology differentiators, highlighting growth niches and substitution risks
Chapter 5: Targets downstream market opportunities: evaluates market size by Application, identifies emerging use cases, and profiles leading customers by region and by Application.
Chapter 6: North America: breaks down market size by Application and country, profiles key players and assesses growth drivers and barriers.
Chapter 7: Europe: analyses regional market by Application and players, flagging drivers and barriers.
Chapter 8: Asia Pacific: quantifies market size by Application, and region/country, profiles top players, and uncovers high potential expansion areas.
Chapter 9: Central & South America: measures market size by Application, profiles top players, and identifies investment opportunities and challenges.
Chapter 10: Middle East and Africa: evaluates market size by Application, profiles key players, and outlines investment prospects and market hurdles
Chapter 11: Profiles players in depth: details product specs, revenue, margins; top-tier players 2025 sales breakdowns by product type, by Application, by region SWOT analysis, and recent strategic developments.
Chapter 12: Value chain and ecosystem: analyses upstream, midstream, plus downstream channels.
Chapter 13: Market dynamics: explores drivers, restraints, regulatory impacts, and risk mitigation strategies.
Chapter 14: Actionable conclusions and strategic recommendations.
Why This Report:
Beyond standard market data, this analysis provides a clear profitability roadmap, empowering you to:
Allocate capital strategically to high growth regions (Chapters 6-10) and margin rich segments (Chapter 5).
Negotiate from strength with suppliers (Chapter 12) and customers (Chapter 5) using cost and demand intelligence.
Outmaneuver competitors with granular insights into their operations, margins, and strategies (Chapters 3 and 11).
Capitalize on the projected billion-dollar opportunity with data-driven regional and segment tactics (Chapter 12-14).
Leverage this 360° intelligence to turn market complexity into actionable competitive advantage.
Table of Contents
1 Study Coverage
- 1.1 Introduction to Nursing Care Food: Definition, Properties, and Key Attributes
- 1.2 Market Segmentation by Type
- 1.2.1 Global Nursing Care Food Market Size by Type, 2021 vs 2025 vs 2032
- 1.2.2 Easy to Chew
- 1.2.3 Chewed with Gums
- 1.2.4 Crushed with Tongue
- 1.2.5 No Need to Chew
- 1.2.6 The IDDSI Framework
- 1.3 Market Segmentation by Save Method
- 1.3.1 Global Nursing Care Food Market Size by Save Method, 2021 vs 2025 vs 2032
- 1.3.2 Frozen Storage
- 1.3.3 Room Temperature Storage
- 1.4 Market Segmentation by Application
- 1.4.1 Global Nursing Care Food Market Size by Application, 2021 vs 2025 vs 2032
- 1.4.2 Medical Institutions
- 1.4.3 Elderly Care Service Institutions
- 1.4.4 Individuals and Families
- 1.5 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.6 Study Objectives
- 1.7 Years Considered
2 Executive Summary
- 2.1 Global Nursing Care Food Revenue Estimates and Forecasts 2021-2032
- 2.2 Global Nursing Care Food Revenue by Region
- 2.2.1 Revenue Comparison: 2021 vs 2025 vs 2032
- 2.2.2 Historical and Forecasted Revenue by Region (2021-2032)
- 2.2.3 Global Revenue-Based Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
3 Competitive Landscape
- 3.1 Global Nursing Care Food Players' Revenue Rankings and Profitability
- 3.1.1 Global Revenue (Value) by Players (2021-2026)
- 3.1.2 Global Key Players' Revenue Ranking (2024 vs. 2025)
- 3.1.3 Revenue-Based Tier Segmentation (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
- 3.2 Global Nursing Care Food Companies Headquarters and Service Footprint
- 3.3 Key Player of Nursing Care Food, Product Offered and Application
- 3.3.1 Key Player of Nursing Care Food, Product Offered
- 3.3.2 Key Player of Nursing Care Food, Application
- 3.4 Global Nursing Care Food Market Concentration and Dynamics
- 3.4.1 Global Market Concentration (CR5)
- 3.4.2 Market Entry and Exit Analysis
- 3.4.3 Strategic Moves: M&A, Expansion, R&D Investment
4 Product Segmentation
- 4.1 Global Nursing Care Food Revenue Trends by Type
- 4.1.1 Global Historical and Forecasted Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.1.2 Global Revenue-Based Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.2 Global Nursing Care Food Market by Save Method
- 4.2.1 Global Revenue by Save Method (2021-2032)
- 4.2.2 Global Revenue-Based Market Share by Save Method (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Subtype Dynamics: Growth Leaders, Profitability and Risk
- 4.3.1 High-Growth Niches and Adoption Drivers
- 4.3.2 Profitability Hotspots and Cost Drivers
- 4.3.3 Substitution Threats
5 Downstream Applications and Customers
- 5.1 Global Nursing Care Food Revenue by Application
- 5.1.1 Global Historical and Forecasted Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.1.2 Revenue-Based Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.1.3 Emerging Application Case Studies
- 5.2 Downstream Customer Analysis
6 North America
- 6.1 North America Market Size (2021-2032)
- 6.2 North America Nursing Care Food Market Size by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.3 North America Nursing Care Food Market Size by Application (2021-2032)
- 6.4 North America Growth Accelerators and Market Barriers
- 6.5 North America Nursing Care Food Market Size by Country
- 6.5.1 North America Revenue Trends by Country
- 6.5.2 USA
- 6.5.3 Canada
- 6.5.4 Mexico
7 Europe
- 7.1 Europe Market Size (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Europe Nursing Care Food Market Size by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Europe Nursing Care Food Market Size by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.4 Europe Growth Accelerators and Market Barriers
- 7.5 Europe Nursing Care Food Market Size by Country
- 7.5.1 Europe Revenue Trends by Country
- 7.5.2 Germany
- 7.5.3 France
- 7.5.4 U.K.
- 7.5.5 Italy
8 Asia-Pacific
- 8.1 Asia-Pacific Market Size (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Asia-Pacific Key Players Revenue in 2025
- 8.3 Asia-Pacific Nursing Care Food Market Size by Type (2021-2032)
- 8.4 Asia-Pacific Nursing Care Food Market Size by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.5 Asia-Pacific Growth Accelerators and Market Barriers
- 8.6 Asia-Pacific Nursing Care Food Market Size by Region
- 8.6.1 Asia-Pacific Revenue Trends by Region
- 8.7 China
- 8.8 Japan
- 8.9 South Korea
- 8.10 Australia
- 8.11 India
- 8.12 Southeast Asia
9 Central and South America
- 9.1 Central and South America Market Size (2021-2032)
- 9.2 Central and South America Nursing Care Food Market Size by Type (2021-2032)
- 9.3 Central and South America Nursing Care Food Market Size by Application (2021-2032)
- 9.4 Central and South America Investment Opportunities and Key Challenges
10 Middle East and Africa
- 10.1 Middle East and Africa Market Size (2021-2032)
- 10.2 Middle East and Africa Nursing Care Food Market Size by Type (2021-2032)
- 10.3 Middle East and Africa Nursing Care Food Market Size by Application (2021-2032)
- 10.4 Middle East and Africa Investment Opportunities and Key Challenges
11 Corporate Profile
- 11.1 Maruha Nichiro
- 11.1.1 Maruha Nichiro Corporation Information
- 11.1.2 Maruha Nichiro Business Overview
- 11.1.3 Maruha Nichiro Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.1.4 Maruha Nichiro Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.1.5 Maruha Nichiro Nursing Care Food Revenue by Product in 2025
- 11.1.6 Maruha Nichiro Nursing Care Food Revenue by Application in 2025
- 11.1.7 Maruha Nichiro Nursing Care Food Revenue by Geographic Area in 2025
- 11.1.8 Maruha Nichiro Nursing Care Food SWOT Analysis
- 11.1.9 Maruha Nichiro Recent Developments
- 11.2 NittoBest
- 11.2.1 NittoBest Corporation Information
- 11.2.2 NittoBest Business Overview
- 11.2.3 NittoBest Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.2.4 NittoBest Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.2.5 NittoBest Nursing Care Food Revenue by Product in 2025
- 11.2.6 NittoBest Nursing Care Food Revenue by Application in 2025
- 11.2.7 NittoBest Nursing Care Food Revenue by Geographic Area in 2025
- 11.2.8 NittoBest Nursing Care Food SWOT Analysis
- 11.2.9 NittoBest Recent Developments
- 11.3 Kewpie
- 11.3.1 Kewpie Corporation Information
- 11.3.2 Kewpie Business Overview
- 11.3.3 Kewpie Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.3.4 Kewpie Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.3.5 Kewpie Nursing Care Food Revenue by Product in 2025
- 11.3.6 Kewpie Nursing Care Food Revenue by Application in 2025
- 11.3.7 Kewpie Nursing Care Food Revenue by Geographic Area in 2025
- 11.3.8 Kewpie Nursing Care Food SWOT Analysis
- 11.3.9 Kewpie Recent Developments
- 11.4 Ajinomoto
- 11.4.1 Ajinomoto Corporation Information
- 11.4.2 Ajinomoto Business Overview
- 11.4.3 Ajinomoto Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.4.4 Ajinomoto Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.4.5 Ajinomoto Nursing Care Food Revenue by Product in 2025
- 11.4.6 Ajinomoto Nursing Care Food Revenue by Application in 2025
- 11.4.7 Ajinomoto Nursing Care Food Revenue by Geographic Area in 2025
- 11.4.8 Ajinomoto Nursing Care Food SWOT Analysis
- 11.4.9 Ajinomoto Recent Developments
- 11.5 Lyons Health Labs
- 11.5.1 Lyons Health Labs Corporation Information
- 11.5.2 Lyons Health Labs Business Overview
- 11.5.3 Lyons Health Labs Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.5.4 Lyons Health Labs Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.5.5 Lyons Health Labs Nursing Care Food Revenue by Product in 2025
- 11.5.6 Lyons Health Labs Nursing Care Food Revenue by Application in 2025
- 11.5.7 Lyons Health Labs Nursing Care Food Revenue by Geographic Area in 2025
- 11.5.8 Lyons Health Labs Nursing Care Food SWOT Analysis
- 11.5.9 Lyons Health Labs Recent Developments
- 11.6 apetito
- 11.6.1 apetito Corporation Information
- 11.6.2 apetito Business Overview
- 11.6.3 apetito Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.6.4 apetito Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.6.5 apetito Recent Developments
- 11.7 Asahi
- 11.7.1 Asahi Corporation Information
- 11.7.2 Asahi Business Overview
- 11.7.3 Asahi Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.7.4 Asahi Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.7.5 Asahi Recent Developments
- 11.8 Ever Smile (Daiwa Can)
- 11.8.1 Ever Smile (Daiwa Can) Corporation Information
- 11.8.2 Ever Smile (Daiwa Can) Business Overview
- 11.8.3 Ever Smile (Daiwa Can) Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.8.4 Ever Smile (Daiwa Can) Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.9 Forica Foods
- 11.9.1 Forica Foods Corporation Information
- 11.9.2 Forica Foods Business Overview
- 11.9.3 Forica Foods Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.9.4 Forica Foods Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.10 Maruhachi Muramatsu
- 11.10.1 Maruhachi Muramatsu Corporation Information
- 11.10.2 Maruhachi Muramatsu Business Overview
- 11.10.3 Maruhachi Muramatsu Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.10.4 Maruhachi Muramatsu Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.10.5 Maruhachi Muramatsu Recent Developments
- 11.11 Domoto
- 11.11.1 Domoto Corporation Information
- 11.11.2 Domoto Business Overview
- 11.11.3 Domoto Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.11.4 Domoto Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.12 Asahimatsu Foods
- 11.12.1 Asahimatsu Foods Corporation Information
- 11.12.2 Asahimatsu Foods Business Overview
- 11.12.3 Asahimatsu Foods Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.12.4 Asahimatsu Foods Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.12.5 Asahimatsu Foods Recent Developments
- 11.13 House Gaban
- 11.13.1 House Gaban Corporation Information
- 11.13.2 House Gaban Business Overview
- 11.13.3 House Gaban Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.13.4 House Gaban Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.13.5 House Gaban Recent Developments
- 11.14 Simply Food Solutions
- 11.14.1 Simply Food Solutions Corporation Information
- 11.14.2 Simply Food Solutions Business Overview
- 11.14.3 Simply Food Solutions Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.14.4 Simply Food Solutions Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.14.5 Simply Food Solutions Recent Developments
- 11.15 Kissei
- 11.15.1 Kissei Corporation Information
- 11.15.2 Kissei Business Overview
- 11.15.3 Kissei Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.15.4 Kissei Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 11.15.5 Kissei Recent Developments
- 11.16 Hayashikane Sangyo
- 11.16.1 Hayashikane Sangyo Corporation Information
- 11.16.2 Hayashikane Sangyo Business Overview
- 11.16.3 Hayashikane Sangyo Nursing Care Food Product Features and Attributes
- 11.16.4 Hayashikane Sangyo Nursing Care Food Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
12 Nursing Care Food Value Chain and Ecosystem Analysis
- 12.1 Nursing Care Food Value Chain (Ecosystem Structure)
- 12.2 Upstream Analysis
- 12.3 Middlestream Analysis
- 12.4 Downstream Sales Model and Distribution Networks
- 12.4.1 Sales Channels
- 12.4.2 Distributors
13 Nursing Care Food Market Dynamics
- 13.1 Industry Trends and Evolution
- 13.2 Market Growth Drivers and Emerging Opportunities
- 13.3 Market Challenges, Risks, and Restraints
14 Key Findings in the Global Nursing Care Food Study
15 Appendix
- 15.1 Research Methodology
- 15.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 15.1.2 Data Source
- 15.2 Author Details