Portable mini fridges mostly find use in recreational vehicles (RVs), commercial and passenger vehicles, marine cruises and leisure yachts, medical transport of blood and vaccines, and in the residential segment, where they are used by people who plan frequent outdoor short and long trips for camping, fishing, and other recreational activities. As the size of the automotive industry and leisure travel for outdoor trips is expected to increase in developed regions like North America and Europe during the forecast period, the sales of these portable, lightweight mini fridges are also expected to increase.Wi-Fi enabled smart portable mini fridges are newly launched products in the market. An example of such a fridge is the dual compartment Dometic CFX-95DZ2 (94.5 liters capacity), which was launched by Dometic in the APAC market in 2015.It runs on a WAECO compressor and has a Wi-Fi app that enables users to monitor and control their fridges while on the move.In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth aspects of the global portable mini fridge market for 2016-2020.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report ............................................ 7

Market overview 7

Top-vendor offerings 8

PART 03: Market research methodology ........................... 9

Research methodology 9

Economic indicators 9

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 10

Key market highlights 10

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 11

Global refrigerator market 11

Mini fridges 13

PART 06: Five forces analysis .......................................... 19

PART 07: Segmentation by end customer segment ....... 20

Global portable mini fridge market by end-customers 20

PART 08: Segmentation by distribution channel ............ 22

Sales distribution channels 22

Retail sales distribution channels 23

PART 09: Geographical segmentation ............................. 26

Americas 26

Europe 28

APAC 31

MEA 32

PART 10: Key leading countries ....................................... 34

US - Biggest market for portable mini fridges 34

Germany - Second biggest market for portable mini

fridges 36

PART 11: Market drivers ................................................... 39

Need for cold storage in commercial vehicles 39

Increasing demand from residential customers 39

Growing hospitality industry and increasing popularity of

mobile medical services and transport 42

PART 12: Impact of drivers ............................................... 44

PART 13: Market challenges ............................................. 45

Limitations in refrigeration efficiency and limited

opportunity in residential space 45

Lower demand for luxury cars and RVs in emerging

economies 46

PART 14: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 47

PART 15: Market trends .................................................... 48

Trend for retro and colorful designs in residential portable

mini fridges 48

Technological innovation and innovative features 48

PART 16: Vendor landscape ............................................. 50

Competitive landscape 50

ARB 50

Danby 52

Dometic 53

Engel 55

EdgeStar 56

Electrolux 57

Haier 60

Koolatron 62

Whirlpool 63

Whynter 65

Other prominent vendors 66

PART 17: Appendix ........................................................... 70

List of abbreviations 70

PART 18: Explore Technavio ............................................ 71