Global Food Automation Market Size, Share & Demand Report By Product Type (Industrial Robots, Automated Processing Equipment, Packaging & Palletizing Systems, Sorting & Grading Systems, Control Systems, Food Automation Software), By Automation Level (Semi-Automated, Fully Automated, Autonomous & AI-Integrated), By Operation Type (Processing, Packaging, Quality Control & Inspection, Storage & Warehouse, Material Handling), By End-Use Industry (Meat, Poultry & Seafood, Bakery & Confectionery, Ready-to-Eat & Frozen Foods, Beverages, Dairy, Fruits & Vegetables, Grains & Oilseeds), By Region & Segment Forecasts, 2026–2031

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
   1. Introduction
2. Market Introduction
   1. Market Definition
   2. Scope of the Study
   3. Market Structure
3. Research Methodology
   1. Primary Research
   2. Research Methodology
   3. Assumptions & Exclusions
   4. Secondary Data Sources
4. Market Factor Analysis
   1. Value Chain Analysis: Food Automation Market
   2. Porters Five Forces Analysis
      1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
      2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
      3. Threat of Substitution
      4. Threat of New Entrants
      5. Competitive Rivalry
5. Market Dynamics
   1. Drivers
   2. Restraints
   3. Opportunities
6. Recent Trends Analysis
7. Impact of COVID-19 on Food Automation Market
   1. Pre and Post Covid -19 Market Scenario Analysis
   2. Market Recovery Timeline and Challenge
   3. Measures Taken by Top Players
8. Regulatory Landscape
9. Food Automation Market, By Product Type
   1. Introduction
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Product Type
   2. Industrial Robots 
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
   3. Automated Processing Equipment 
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
   4. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
   5. Sorting & Grading Systems 
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
   6. Control Systems 
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
   7. Food Automation Software 
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
10. Food Automation Market, By Automation Level
    1. Introduction
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Automation Level
    2. Semi-Automated Systems
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    3. Fully Automated Systems
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    4. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
11. Food Automation Market, By Operation Type
    1. Introduction
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Operation Type
    2. Processing Automation
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    3. Packaging Automation
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    4. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    5. Storage & Warehouse Automation
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    6. Material Handling Automation
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
12. Food Automation Market, By End-Use Industry
    1. Introduction
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By End-Use Industry
    2. Dairy Processing
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    3. Bakery & Confectionery
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    4. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    5. Beverages
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    6. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    7. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    8. Frozen Foods
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    9. Grain & Oilseed Processing
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
13. Food Automation Market, By Distribution Channel
    1. Introduction
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Distribution Channel
    2. Direct OEM Sales
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    3. System Integrators
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    4. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
14. Regional Overview
    1. Introduction
       1. Market Size and Forecast
    2. North America
       1. Market Size and Forecast
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       2. U.S.
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       3. Canada
    3. Europe
       1. Market Size and Forecast
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       2. U.K.
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       3. Germany
       4. France
       5. Spain
       6. Italy
       7. Russia
       8. Nordic
       9. Benelux
       10. Rest of Europe
    4. APAC
       1. Market Size and Forecast
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       2. China
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       3. Korea
       4. Japan
       5. India
       6. Australia
       7. Singapore
       8. Taiwan
       9. South East Asia
       10. Rest of Asia-Pacific
    5. Middle East and Africa
       1. Market Size and Forecast
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       2. UAE
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       3. Turky
       4. Saudi Arabia
       5. South Africa
       6. Egypt
       7. Nigeria
       8. Rest of MEA
    6. LATAM
       1. Market Size and Forecast
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       2. Brazil
          1. By Product Type
             1. Industrial Robots 
             2. Automated Processing Equipment 
             3. Packaging & Palletizing Automation Systems
             4. Sorting & Grading Systems 
             5. Control Systems 
             6. Food Automation Software 
          2. By Automation Level
             1. Semi-Automated Systems
             2. Fully Automated Systems
             3. Autonomous & AI-Integrated Systems
          3. By Operation Type
             1. Processing Automation
             2. Packaging Automation
             3. Quality Control & Inspection Automation
             4. Storage & Warehouse Automation
             5. Material Handling Automation
          4. By End-Use Industry
             1. Dairy Processing
             2. Bakery & Confectionery
             3. Meat, Poultry & Seafood
             4. Beverages
             5. Fruits & Vegetables Processing
             6. Ready-to-Eat & Convenience Foods
             7. Frozen Foods
             8. Grain & Oilseed Processing
          5. By Distribution Channel
             1. Direct OEM Sales
             2. System Integrators
             3. Aftermarket Services & Retrofits
       3. Mexico
       4. Argentina
       5. Chile
       6. Colombia
       7. Rest of LATAM
15. Competitive Landscape, 2025
    1. Introduction
    2. Food Automation Market Share Analysis, 2025 (%)
       1. Market Share Analysis, 2025
       2. Competition Ranking, 2025
       3. Key Developments & Growth Strategies
          1. Merger & Acquisition
          2. Product Launch
          3. Expansion
       4. Consolidated SWOT Analysis of Key Players
16. Company Profile
    1. ABB Ltd.
       1. Business Overview
       2. Financial Data
       3. Key Product domains
       4. Recent Developments
    2. KUKA AG
    3. FANUC Corporation
    4. Rockwell Automation
    5. Siemens AG
    6. Mitsubishi Electric
    7. Schneider Electric
    8. Tetra Pak International
    9. GEA Group
    10. Marel hf.