ready meals
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Fast Facts
bite size €12.8bn - Consumer expenditure on ready meals Western Europe 2009 3.2% - Growth in expenditure on ready meals Western Europe 2004 to 2009 (CAGR) Did you know? The frozen meals market is still larger than chilled in volume terms. Source : RTS Resource
Ready Meals : Western Europe Volume consumption by category, 2009 000 tonnes
2009
Frozen meals Canned & ambient meals Chilled meals Dry meals
841 790 559 137
Source : RTS Resource
Market drivers • Quality • Provenance • Emerging cuisines (including regional ethnic) • Occasions Flavour trends • Regional ethnic • Asian • Moroccan • Middle Eastern • Scandinavian/Northern European
Opportunities & Threats Opportunities • Convenience • Health & nutrition • New experiences Threats • Competition • Alternative meal solutions • Recession
Ready Meals : Western Europe Consumer expenditure by country, 2009 €m
2009
UK Germany France Spain Italy The Netherlands Rest of Western Europe
€4,213 €1,910 €1,658 €1,185 €612 €522 €2,693
Source : RTS Resource
Key manufacturers Agis www.agis-sa.fr Bakkavor www.bakkavor.com Bighams www.bighams.co.uk Compagnie Artique www.compagnie-artique.com d'Aucy (Cecab Group) www.daucy.fr Frosta (Stockmeyer Group) www.frosta.de Gastraval www.gastraval.com Greencore www.greencore.com Gusto www.gusto-si.it Iglo www.iglo.de Kerry Foods www.kerrygroup.com Northern Foods www.northern-foods.co.uk Maheso www.maheso.com Mantua www.mantuasurgelati.com Paul and Louise (Covi) www.pauletlouise.com Viva La Mamma www.vivalamamma.com
Taken from The Orange Book - the essential food & drink databook. Sign up to our newsletter to receive a free elements version
www.rts-resource.com Notes: Rest of Western Europe = Austria, Belgium/Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden Definitions Canned and ambient meals - All shelf–stable meals including products such as curries, chilli con carne, stews etc. Frozen meals - All frozen complete meals, including fish pies, cottage pies, curries and pasta dishes such as lasagne and cannelloni. Chilled meals - All chilled complete meals, including fish pies, cottage pies, curries and pasta dishes such as lasagne and cannelloni. Dry meals - Dry meals reconstituted by adding water plus dry meal kits. The European market for ready meals Update : 2010-08 RTS Resource www.rts-resource.com