Ready meal market research (page 1 of 10)

Swiss consumers became increasingly health-conscious over the review period, a trend which continued in 2011. The image problem from which Ready meals suffer is due to the correlation between fat and ...

in 2011, ready meals are expected to see positive retail volume and value sales growth, driven by the long-term trend of urbanisation in Kazakhstan’s larger cities. Urban consumers continued to show a...

Both volume and value sales of ready meals are expected to decrease in 2011. The main reason is the positive development in the Swedish economy and its effects on household economy: disposable income ...

While canned/preserved ready meals decline in terms of volume sales as this category is quite old-fashioned, the second biggest category, frozen pizza, will see positive volume and value sales growth ...

Canned/ preserved ready meals has grown dynamically for many years. However, at the end of the review period a slowdown was observed. This was due to the downturn in the global economy as well as the...

During 2010-2011, various television programmes about healthy/unhealthy packaged food appeared, mostly on Russian television channels. It was demonstrated that manufacturers are finding ways to make t...

Over the review period, rapid urbanisation, together with the strong development of the Vietnamese economy, resulted in the pace of life in the main cities of Vietnam, such as Ho Chi Minh City and H...

With the Spanish unemployment rate reaching 21%, average disposable incomes continue to decline. As a consequence, Spaniards keep cutting back on their leisure activities and their expenditure on eati...

With respect to the rising urbanisation and employment rate in Turkey, consumers have a busier lifestyle. Therefore, they are looking for easy and convenient ways for cooking. As a result, Ready meals...

Consumer demand for Ready meals that are natural, with few or no additives, has risen in 2011. However, the convenience factor remains paramount, with consumers demanding quick and easy preparation. T...

Austrian consumers are looking for healthy, convenient food. As the convenience trend persists, value and volume sales of ready meals continue to increase; sales are expected to increase by 3% and 2%,...

Over the review period, retail volume sales of Ready meals in Slovakia remained relatively low in comparison to more developed Western economies. Consumers in Slovakia are only beginning to explore Re...

The variety of products in canned/preserved ready meals has been extended due to an increase in consumer demand. Most canned/preserved ready meals in South Korea are dishes such as Jjajang (a salty bl...

Ready meals is expected to see slower retail volume and value sales growth in 2011 than the CAGRs seen over the review period as a whole. Although convenient, ready meals products are more expensive a...

Being one of the least mature packaged food categories in Macedonia, ready meals is very volatile and unpredictable, due to its vulnerability to changes in the country’s economic climate. In 2009, bot...

The increasing reliance of consumers on meals which are quick and easy to prepare has had a positive impact on Ready meals, which is expected to register current retail value growth of 3% in 2011. Con...

During times of economic downturn, consumers remain cautious with their spending. When looking at Ready meals, products need to offer convenience, ease of use, ability to microwave and/or quick prepar...

Filipinos are living busier lifestyles. This together with more dual-income households and a greater availability of locally manufactured and affordable Ready meals, are the main growth drivers of Rea...

Over the review period, convenience stores performed well in Taiwan’s retail market. There were more than 9,000 convenience stores in the country which has a population size of 23 million. The growth...

The rising demand for convenient packaged food among Brazil’s rapidly emerging middle class is stemming from these upwardly mobile consumers having access to more sophisticated packaged food and conti...

The most important trend influencing ready meals in Slovenia in 2011 was the convenience trend. The pace of life in Slovenia became more hectic over the review period, which left consumers less time f...

The category is characterised by the dominance of local products, but by the absence of recognisable local brands from local companies. Local manufacturers produce standard products, mainly pelmeni (t...

The economic downturn has continued to affect Italian consumer behaviour and lifestyles. In order to counteract a possible contraction in sales, manufacturers in 2010 offered a wide range of promotion...

During the review period, demographic and social changes in Costa Rica bolstered demand for quick and convenient meal solutions. The most notable changes in this regard included a decline in average f...

Growth in ready meals in Norway is being driven by strong product categories such as chilled ready meals and frozen pizza, which combined accounted for 56% of all value sales in 2011. The popularity o...

Considering the variations in growth rates across the different categories within ready meals in Lithuania, it is clear that different categories are affected by different forces. The global economic ...

The development of technologies, enhanced pace of life and convenience of use and "cooking" are making frozen ready meals more and more popular in Georgia. Manufacturers, mostly local, are offering mo...

Retail volume sales are predicted to grow with 3% in 2011. New product launches and the improved economic situation in 2011 explains the healthy volume demand. Finns are indeed increasingly interested...

Ready meals performed well in 2011, showing growth in both volume and value terms. Ready meals in the UK have grown largely due to private label products from the “big four” grocery chains: Tesco, Asd...

As the Estonian economy began to recover from recession during the first half of 2011, consumer purchasing power started to increase, which made ready meals more affordable to many Estonians. During t...