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€12.8bn - Consumer expenditure on ready mealsWestern Europe 2009
3.2% - Growth in expenditure on ready mealsWestern 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 EuropeVolume consumption by category, 2009
000 tonnes 2009
Frozen meals 841Canned & ambient meals 790Chilled meals 559Dry meals 137Source : RTS Resource
Market drivers• Quality• Provenance• Emerging cuisines (including regional ethnic)• Occasions
Flavour trends• Regional ethnic• Asian• Moroccan• Middle Eastern• Scandinavian/Northern European
ready meals €20.00
bite size
Opportunities & ThreatsOpportunities• Convenience• Health & nutrition• New experiences
Threats• Competition• Alternative meal solutions• Recession
Ready Meals : Western EuropeConsumer expenditure by country, 2009
€m 2009
UK €4,213Germany €1,910France €1,658Spain €1,185Italy €612The Netherlands €522Rest of Western Europe €2,693Source : RTS Resource
Key manufacturersAgis www.agis-sa.frBakkavor www.bakkavor.comBighams www.bighams.co.ukCompagnie Artique www.compagnie-artique.comd'Aucy (Cecab Group) www.daucy.frFrosta (Stockmeyer Group) www.frosta.deGastraval www.gastraval.comGreencore www.greencore.comGusto www.gusto-si.itIglo www.iglo.deKerry Foods www.kerrygroup.comNorthern Foods www.northern-foods.co.ukMaheso www.maheso.comMantua www.mantuasurgelati.comPaul and Louise (Covi) www.pauletlouise.comViva 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
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Notes:Rest of Western Europe = Austria, Belgium/Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden
DefinitionsCanned 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 mealsUpdate : 2010-08RTS Resourcewww.rts-resource.com
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