Seasonings and spices are some of the most essential ingredients required for preparing ready-to-eat and convenience foods. Therefore, the growing popularity of these food items is heavily boosting the sales of seasonings and spices all over the world. Long working hours, busy lifestyles of people, and the increasing trend of people moving out of their parents’ houses and living alone for work and other purposes are the main factors responsible for the growing consumption of fast foods and ready-to-eat items.
Additionally, people are increasingly preferring to order food or going to the food outlets such as street stalls and restaurants over cooking at home and this positively impacting the sales of spices and seasonings. Moreover, the rising consumer preference for baked goods, fried foods, and confectionary products, especially in the developed countries, is boosting the requirement for various types of seasonings, which are required for preparing these foods, in the industries associated with confectionary and processed foods.
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Apart from the aforementioned factors, the rising popularity of various exotic cuisines and dishes of different places, on account of the increasing multiculturalism and changing demographic composition in several countries, is also propelling the demand for seasonings and spices. Many vendors and restaurants are increasingly adopting spices such as pepper, anise, and ginger (Chinese food), cardamom, curry, and chili (Indian food), and cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cassia (Thai cuisine) for food preparation.
With the rapid growth of the hospitality and tourism industry in many countries, the popularity of regional cuisines is rising quickly all over the world. The increasing interactions between people of different countries, ethnicities, and religions are causing a sharp rise in cultural exchange, which is, in turn, fueling the popularity of various regional dishes. The other major factor driving the growth of the seasonings and spices market is the increasing public awareness of the medical benefits of spices.
