Bakery & Cereals in the United Kingdom

May 2026 | 43 pages | ID: B6F7035A9FF7EN
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Abstracts

Summary

Bakery & Cereals in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• Bakery & cereals market includes retail sales of bread & rolls, cookies (sweet biscuits), savory biscuits, energy bars, cereal bars, and others. The scope of others includes baking ingredients, baking mixes, breakfast cereals, cakes, pastries & sweet pies, dough products, and morning goods.
• The UK bakery & cereals market recorded a value of $23,360.4 million in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2% between 2020 and 2025.
• Market consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 0.2% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 4,429.5 million kilograms in 2025.
• In 2025, the volume of the UK bakery & cereals market grew by 0.7% annually due to the expansion in demand for functional and fortified foods. Rising health awareness among UK consumers has increased the demand for bakery and cereal products enriched with vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, probiotics, and protein.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the bakery & cereals market in the United Kingdom
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the bakery & cereals market in the United Kingdom
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key bakery & cereals market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom bakery & cereals market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the United Kingdom bakery & cereals market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the United Kingdom bakery & cereals market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom bakery & cereals market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• How large is the United Kingdom’s bakery & cereals market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market Value
1.2. Market Value Forecast
1.3. Market Volume
1.4. Market Volume Forecast
1.5. Category Segmentation
1.6. Geography Segmentation
1.7. Market Share
1.8. Market Rivalry
1.9. Competitive Landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market Definition
2.2. Market Analysis
2.3. Market Trends
2.4. Regulatory Landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market Value
3.2. Market Volume

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category Segmentation
4.2. Geography Segmentation
4.3. Market Distribution

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market Value Forecast
5.2. Market Volume Forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer Power
6.3. Supplier Power
6.4. New Entrants
6.5. Threat Of Substitutes
6.6. Degree Of Rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players in the UK bakery & cereals market?
7.2. Which companies have been most successful in increasing their market shares during 2020-25?
7.3. Which companies' market shares have suffered over the same period?
7.4. What are the most popular brands in the UK bakery & cereals market?
7.5. What have been the most recent developments in the UK bakery & cereals market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Yildiz Holding AS
8.2. Warburtons Ltd
8.3. Kellanova
8.4. Associated British Foods Plc

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry Associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market volume: million kilograms, 2020-25
Table 3: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 5: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 6: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market distribution: % share, by value, 2025
Table 7: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 8: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market volume forecast: million kilograms, 2025-30
Table 9: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market share: % share, by value, 2025
Table 10: Yildiz Holding AS: Key Facts
Table 11: Warburtons Ltd: Key Facts
Table 12: Kellanova: Key Facts
Table 13: Kellanova: Key Employees
Table 14: Associated British Foods Plc: Key Facts
Table 15: Associated British Foods Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: Associated British Foods Plc: Key Employees
Table 17: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 18: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 19: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 20: United Kingdom Inflation, 2021-25
Table 21: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 22: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market value: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 2: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market volume: million kilograms, 2020-25
Figure 3: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 4: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 5: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market distribution: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 6: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Figure 7: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market volume forecast: million kilograms, 2025-30
Figure 8: Forces driving competition in the bakery & cereals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of buyer power in the bakery & cereals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of supplier power in the bakery & cereals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 11: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the bakery & cereals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 12: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the bakery & cereals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 13: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the bakery & cereals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 14: United Kingdom bakery & cereals market share: % share, by value, 2025