Middle East And Africa Meat Snacks Market

Middle East and Africa Meat Snacks Market Size

The size of the Middle East and Africa meat snacks market was calculated to be USD 0.45 billion in 2025 and is anticipated to be worth USD 0.68 billion by 2034, from USD 0.47 billion in 2026, growing at a CAGR of 4.73% during the forecast period.

Meat snacks are among the popular snacks which includes traditional beef jerky, meat sticks, sausages, and others. Traditional beef jerky is lean meat trimmed of fat, then cut into stripes and dehydrated and preserved with salt. It is typically low in carbohydrates, fat, calories and provides a high amount of protein. But due to the preservation the product is high in sodium too.

Traditionally, meat snacks were distributed in convenience stores, but due to more demand the retail channels started selling them. Meat snacks has many flavours and recipes which are packed very attractively to draw the attention of customers. The high protein content in the product acts as an energy booster which increases the sales of meat snacks.

Increasing demand for ready-to-eat snacks such as meat snacks among customers as they save time and effort, the growing demand for convenience in food preparation, rising consumer awareness regarding nutritional ingredients, increased emphasis on high levels protein intake and increasing disposable incomes are expected to be major drivers for growing demand. The growing number of working women has increased the customers demand for ready meals. However, factors like ethical issues, less preserved time and lack of numbers for packaging are hindering the market.

This research report on the Middle East and Africa meat snacks market is segmented and sub-segmented into the following categories.

Middle East and Africa Meat Snacks Market By Product

• Jerky
• Meat Sticks
• Pickled Sausages
• Ham Sausages
• Pickled Poultry Meat
• Others

Jerky holds around 50% of sales in the product category. The demand for jerky is expected to grow rapidly due to the rising awareness about healthy foods and changing snacking habits of the population.

Middle East and Africa Meat Snacks Market By Type

• Poultry
• Beef
• Pork
• Others

Middle East And Africa Meat Snacks Market By Flavours

• Original
• Peppered
• Teriyaki
• Smoked
• Others

Middle East and Africa Meat Snacks Market By Distribution channel

• Convenience Stores
• Supermarket & Hypermarket
• Grocery Stores
• Restaurants
• Others

Supermarket/hypermarket were the preferred distribution channels, accounting for a share of 39% in 2018due to the presence of a large number of supermarkets and changing retail landscape. Restaurant distribution channel is expected to propel the growth due to the rising cafe culture around the world.

Middle East and Africa Meat Snacks Market By Region

• KSA
• UAE
• Israel
• rest of GCC countries
• South Africa
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Egypt
• Sudan
• Rest of MEA

The meat snacks market is growing slowly because of many problems the region faces, in terms of battles and also, the unstable economy. However, countries like the USA, China and UK are investing in the region.

KEY MARKET PLAYERS

Major Key Players in the meat snacks market are Jack Link’s, Conagra foods, Meat snacks Group, Hormel Foods, King Elite Snacks, Marfood USA and Tyson Foods.