# Market Cap
- As of 2021, there are [3 million](https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-start-a-food-blog#:~:text=Whether%20you're%20a%20cook,diets%20more%20exciting%20and%20diverse.) food blogs
- Food and personal finance bloggers make the most income. The food bloggers make a median monthly income of $9,169, while personal finance bloggers make $9,100. ([semrush](https://www.semrush.com/blog/blogging-stats/#blogging-income-statistics))
- Food bloggers make 42% of their income from ads and 10% from affiliate marketing.
- Food blogs are [highest traffic](https://www.rankiq.com/food-blog-seo-study/) blogs
- [95+ Blogging Statistics](https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/blogging-statistics/)
# Resources
**Top Food Processing Industry Countries**
[https://globaledge.msu.edu/industry-mpi/mpi/7/food-processing](https://globaledge.msu.edu/industry-mpi/mpi/7/food-processing)
There has been an increase in demand for health foods and more informative nutritional labeling. Both of these trends have caused companies to release lower calorie foods and to better control how their brand is viewed.
[https://globaledge.msu.edu/industries/food-and-beverage/memo](https://globaledge.msu.edu/industries/food-and-beverage/memo)
[https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/focus-for-2022/](https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/focus-for-2022/)
[https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/food-and-beverage-industry-trends/](https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/food-and-beverage-industry-trends/)
[https://www.brandwatch.com/reports/food-trends-report/view/](https://www.brandwatch.com/reports/food-trends-report/view/)
[https://thebillingtongroup.com/news/2021/01/19/the-rise-of-home-cooking-in-lockdown-trends-and-insights-2020-2021/#:~:text=Mixing things up,expanding our typical weekly menus](https://thebillingtongroup.com/news/2021/01/19/the-rise-of-home-cooking-in-lockdown-trends-and-insights-2020-2021/#:~:text=Mixing%20things%20up,expanding%20our%20typical%20weekly%20menus)
[https://foodinsight.org/2021-food-health-survey/](https://foodinsight.org/2021-food-health-survey/)
[IFIC-2021-Food-and-Health-Survey.May-2021-1.pdf](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/b1f661e7-7d60-4f27-9849-b52af3b98374/IFIC-2021-Food-and-Health-Survey.May-2021-1.pdf)
[https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/us-packaged-food-market](https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/us-packaged-food-market)
[https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/10/04/2307986/0/en/Packaged-Food-Market-Trends-to-Grow-at-a-CAGR-4-56-because-of-Changes-in-Consumers-Buying-Behavior-Straits-Research.html](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/10/04/2307986/0/en/Packaged-Food-Market-Trends-to-Grow-at-a-CAGR-4-56-because-of-Changes-in-Consumers-Buying-Behavior-Straits-Research.html)
[https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-markets-prices/processing-marketing/manufacturing/](https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-markets-prices/processing-marketing/manufacturing/)
There are many food and beverage processing establishments (plants) in the United States—36,486, owned by about 31,401 companies in 2017, according to the most recent comprehensive data in the Census Bureau's 2017
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## Data
36,347 private establishments in **US** (NAICS 311)
[https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag311.htm#iag311bdmcew.f.p](https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag311.htm#iag311bdmcew.f.p)
10,075 in **Canada**
[https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/app/cis/summary-sommaire/311](https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/app/cis/summary-sommaire/311)
**Australia’s** food, beverage, and grocery sectors account for one-third of the country’s total
manufacturing sector. In 2020 turnover totaled US$133 billion. The industry is comprised of over
15,800 enterprises (excluding those in the fresh produce sector).
*Search for 15,800 in this report and look at 2nd result*
[https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Food Processing Ingredients_Canberra_Australia_03-30-2021#:~:text=Australia's food%2C beverage%2C and grocery,comprised of over 15%2C800 enterprises](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Food%20Processing%20Ingredients_Canberra_Australia_03-30-2021#:~:text=Australia's%20food%2C%20beverage%2C%20and%20grocery,comprised%20of%20over%2015%2C800%20enterprises).
[Food Processing Ingredients_Canberra_Australia_03-30-2021.pdf](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/e6dfe0b1-3ab6-41ec-94bb-84f447b2d75e/Food_Processing_Ingredients_Canberra_Australia_03-30-2021.pdf)
The **UK’s** 10,990 food and drink manufacturing businesses and 7,585 employers sit at the heart of a food and drink supply chain which is worth more than £120bn to the economy. 97% of these businesses are SMEs.
[https://www.fdf.org.uk/fdf/business-insights-and-economics/facts-and-stats/](https://www.fdf.org.uk/fdf/business-insights-and-economics/facts-and-stats/)
**Germany:** The industry is best characterized by its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector of over 6,000 companies, generating a production value of around EUR 180 billion in 2018.
[https://www.gtai.de/gtai-en/invest/industries/consumer-industries/food-beverages#76854](https://www.gtai.de/gtai-en/invest/industries/consumer-industries/food-beverages#76854)
The **French** food processing sector is valued at $203 billion and has over 18,000 food processors
from small-scale to some of the largest food companies in the world.
[https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=Food Processing Ingredients_Paris_France_2-14-2019.pdf](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=Food%20Processing%20Ingredients_Paris_France_2-14-2019.pdf)
[Food Processing Ingredients_Paris_France_2-14-2019.pdf](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/e59538ff-40d5-4116-a030-e2d9ba249d2f/Food_Processing_Ingredients_Paris_France_2-14-2019.pdf)
**Italy:** In 2018, the total number of companies operating in the food manufacturing industry in Italy was 51.3 thousand. Some 22.9 thousand enterprises belonged to individual entrepreneurs, freelancers, or self-employed individuals.
[https://www.statista.com/statistics/532679/food-manufacturers-by-legal-form-italy/](https://www.statista.com/statistics/532679/food-manufacturers-by-legal-form-italy/)
**Spain**: See table under section *Food Processing Industry*
[https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=Food Processing Ingredients_Madrid_Spain_3-12-2019.pdf](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=Food%20Processing%20Ingredients_Madrid_Spain_3-12-2019.pdf)
[Food Processing Ingredients_Madrid_Spain_3-12-2019.pdf](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/e061a3b6-4e8d-4fe0-b9c6-ca51f63033ca/Food_Processing_Ingredients_Madrid_Spain_3-12-2019.pdf)
**Ireland:** Food Drink Ireland (FDI) is the main trade association for the food and drink industry in Ireland. It represents the interests of over 150 food, drink and non-food grocery manufacturers and suppliers.
[https://www.ibec.ie/connect-and-learn/industries/food-and-drink/food-drink-ireland](https://www.ibec.ie/connect-and-learn/industries/food-and-drink/food-drink-ireland)
**Switzerland:** This statistic shows the number of enterprises in the food manufacturing industry in Switzerland in 2017. In terms of the number of enterprises, the majority of the food manufacturing industry was made up of the manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products sector with a total of 1,148 enterprises.
[https://www.statista.com/statistics/728841/food-manufacturing-enterprises-switzerland-european-union-eu/](https://www.statista.com/statistics/728841/food-manufacturing-enterprises-switzerland-european-union-eu/)
**Denmark:** Added 2017 numbers from [statista](https://www.statista.com/statistics/729153/number-of-food-and-beverage-manufacturing-enterprises-in-denmark-by-sector/#:~:text=In%202017%2C%20there%20were%20132,a%20total%20of%2093%20enterprises.)
```
638+132+93+71+532+169
// 1635
```
**Netherlands:** According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) there were 6,930 food companies in the Netherlands last year, six percent more than in 2019.
[https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Food Processing Ingredients_The Hague_Netherlands_03-30-2021#:~:text=According to the Central Bureau,2011 to 5%2C610 last year](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Food%20Processing%20Ingredients_The%20Hague_Netherlands_03-30-2021#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Central%20Bureau,2011%20to%205%2C610%20last%20year).
[Food Processing Ingredients_The Hague_Netherlands_03-30-2021.pdf](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/3bf38972-310e-41fb-9b24-21e63d243bab/Food_Processing_Ingredients_The_Hague_Netherlands_03-30-2021.pdf)
**Sweden:** The food industry is Sweden’s third largest sector with a turnover of SEK 200 billion and employs around 48,000 people at 4,800 companies around the country.
[https://www.business-sweden.com/markets/sweden/sustainable-lifestyle/#:~:text=These traits permeate every facet,4%2C800 companies around the country](https://www.business-sweden.com/markets/sweden/sustainable-lifestyle/#:~:text=These%20traits%20permeate%20every%20facet,4%2C800%20companies%20around%20the%20country).
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