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The global individual quick freezing (IQF) market was valued at USD 14.77 Billion in 2016, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.9% to reach USD 20.82 Billion by 2022. The objectives of the report are to define, segment, and estimate the size of the global market, in both quantitative and qualitative terms; furthermore, the market has been segmented on the basis of equipment type, processing stages, technology, product, and region. The report also aims to provide detailed information about the crucial factors influencing the growth of the market, strategical analysis of micromarkets, opportunities for stakeholders, details of the competitive landscape, and profiles of the key players, with respect to their market share and competencies.

This research study involved the extensive use of secondary sources (which included directories and databases) such as Hoovers, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Factiva to identify & collect information useful for this technical, market-oriented, and commercial study of the individual quick freezing market. The primary sources that have been involved include industry experts from core & related industries and preferred suppliers, dealers, manufacturers, alliances, standards & certification organizations from companies, and organizations related to all segments of this industry’s value chain. In-depth interviews have been conducted with various primary respondents, such as key industry participants, subject matter experts, C-level executives of key market players, and industry consultants, to obtain and verify critical qualitative & quantitative information as well as to assess future prospects. The following figure depicts the market research methodology applied in drafting this report on the individual quick freezing market.

The key manufacturers in the individual quick freezing market include MAREL (Iceland), JBT (US), GEA (Germany), The Linde Group (Germany), Air Products and Chemicals (US), Air Liquide (France), and Messer Group (Germany). These companies have diversified product portfolios and advance freezing technologies at major strategic locations. The other companies which are profiled include PATKOL (Thailand), OctoFrost Group (Sweden), Cryogenic Systems Equipment (US), Starfrost (UK), and Scanico (Denmark).