Short Description
Europe Frozen Ready Meals Market, By Type (Frozen Rice Mixes, Frozen Quinoa Food Mixes, Frozen Pizza, Frozen Pasta, Frozen Wraps & Rolls, Frozen Snacks, Frozen Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, Frozen Cakes, Frozen Sorbet And Sherbet, Frozen Custard, Frozen Drinks, Frozen Savory Products And Frozen Soup, Frozen Dairy Products, Frozen Chicken Products, Frozen Seafood Products, And Others), Category(Organic And Conventional) Technology (Flash-Freezing/ Individual Quick Freezing (IQF), Belt Freezing, High Pressure-Assisted Freezing, And Others), End User (Food Service Sector And Households), Packaging Technique (Freezing Technique And Equipment And Freezing Ready Meals Packaging And Distribution Channel (Store-Based And Non-Store Retailers) Country (Germany, U.K, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Rest of Europe) Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029
Market Definition:
Frozen-ready meals are usually cooked and packaged in a factory. This process includes heating the ingredients and packaging them into containers. Once the meal is prepared and placed in a freezer to cool down, they are popular among consumers because they provide a diverse menu and are convenient to prepare. Frozen meals may contain a meat entree, a vegetable, and starch-based food such as pasta and sauce. Some frozen meals are prepared specifically for vegetarians or individuals with certain dietary needs. The manufacture of such a product requires careful attention from the food processor.
Market Segmentation:
The Europe frozen ready meals market is segmented into six segments based on type, category, technology, end user, packaging technique, and distribution channel.
On the basis of type, the Europe frozen ready meals market is segmented into frozen rice mixes, frozen quinoa food mixes, frozen pizza, frozen pasta, frozen wraps & rolls, frozen snacks, ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen cakes, frozen sorbet and sherbet, frozen custard, frozen drinks, frozen savory products and frozen soup, frozen dairy products, frozen chicken products, frozen seafood products, and others
On the basis of category, the Europe frozen ready meals market is segmented into organic and conventional
On the basis of technology, the Europe frozen ready meals market is segmented into flash-freezing/ individual quick freezing (IQF), belt freezing, high pressure-assisted freezing, and others
On the basis of end-user, the Europe frozen ready meals market is segmented into the food service sector and households
On the basis of packaging technique, the Europe frozen ready meals market is segmented into freezing technique and equipment and freezing ready meals packaging
On the basis of distribution channel, the Europe frozen ready meals market is segmented into store-based and non-store retailers
Market Players
The key market players operating in the Europe frozen ready meals market are listed below:
McCain Foods Limited
Nestl
Tyson Foods, Inc.
BRF Global
General Mills Inc.
JBS S/A
Nomad Foods
The Kraft Heinz Company
Dr. Oetker
Kellogg Co.
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
McCain Foods Limited
Virto Group
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 18
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 18
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 18
1.3 OVERVIEW OF EUROPE FROZEN READY MEALS MARKET 18
1.4 LIMITATIONS 20
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 21
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 27
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 27
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 28
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 29
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 29
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 30
2.6 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 33
2.7 TYPE LIFELINE CURVE 33
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 34
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 35
2.10 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 37
2.11 SECONDARY SOURCES 38
2.12 ASSUMPTIONS 38
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 39
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 43
4.1 BRAND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 44
4.2 CONSUMER DISPOSABLE INCOME DYNAMICS/SPEND DYNAMICS 49
4.2.1 OVERVIEW 49
4.2.2 SOCIAL FACTORS 49
4.2.3 CULTURAL FACTORS 50
4.2.4 PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS 50
4.2.5 PERSONAL FACTORS 50
4.2.6 ECONOMIC FACTORS 50
4.2.7 PRODUCT TRAITS 50
4.2.8 MARKET ATTRIBUTES 50
4.2.9 CONSUMERS DISPOSABLE INCOME/SPEND DYNAMICS 50
4.2.10 CONCLUSION 51
4.3 CONSUMER TYPE AND THEIR BUYING PERCEPTIONS 52
4.3.1 OVERVIEW 52
4.3.2 MILLENNIALS 52
4.3.3 GEN X 52
4.3.4 BABY BOOMERS 53
4.4 FACTORS INFLUENCING PURCHASE DECISION 54
4.4.1 PRICING OF FROZEN READY MEALS PRODUCTS 54
4.4.2 CERTIFIED FROZEN READY MEALS PRODUCTS 54
4.4.3 QUALITY OF READY MEAL PRODUCTS 54
4.5 PRICING ANALYSIS FOR FROZEN READY MEALS MARKET 56
4.6 EXPORT & IMPORT ANALYSIS 57
4.7 LABELING AND CLAIMS 69
4.7.1 UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME SALE OF FROZEN FOODS REGULATIONS 69
4.7.2 DIRECTIVE 89/108/EEC ON QUICK-FROZEN FOODSTUFFS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION 69
4.7.3 FOOD CLAIMS ON LABELS THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 69
4.8 LIST OF TOP EXPORTING COMPANIES OF EUROPE FROZEN READY MEALS MARKET 70
4.9 LIST OF TOP IMPORTING COMPANIES FOR FROZEN READY MEALS MARKET 72
4.10 MARKET TRENDS 74
4.11 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH STRATEGY 77
4.11.1 OVERVIEW 77
4.11.2 NUMBER OF PRODUCT LAUNCHES 78
4.11.2.1 LINE EXTENSION 78
4.11.2.2 NEW PACKAGING 78
4.11.2.3 RELAUNCHED 79
4.11.2.4 NEW FORMULATION 79
4.11.3 DIFFERENTIAL PRODUCT OFFERING 80
4.11.4 MEETING CONSUMER REQUIREMENT 80
4.11.5 PACKAGE DESIGNING 80
4.11.6 PRICING ANALYSIS 81
4.11.7 PRODUCT POSITIONING 81
4.11.8 CONCLUSION 81
4.12 BRAND LABEL 82
4.13 PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES 84
4.14 SHOPPING BEHAVIOUR AND DYNAMICS 85
4.14.1 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FAMILY & FRIENDS- 85
4.14.2 RESEARCH 85
4.14.3 IMPULSIVE 85
4.14.4 ADVERTISEMENT 85
4.14.5 TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT 86
4.14.6 ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT 86
4.14.7 IN-STORE ADVERTISEMENT 86
4.14.8 OUTDOOR ADVERTISEMENT 86
4.15 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 87
4.15.1 RAW MATERIAL PROCUREMENT 87
4.15.2 MANUFACTURING PROCESS 88
4.15.3 INDIVIDUAL QUICK FREEZER 88
4.15.4 INSPECTION OF FROZEN FOOD 88
4.15.5 PACKING OF FROZEN FOOD 88
4.15.6 AUTOMATIC PACKAGING UNIT 89
4.15.7 MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION 89
4.15.8 END-USERS 89
5 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 90
6 MARKET OVERVIEW 92
6.1 DRIVERS 94
6.1.1 INCREASED USE OF FROZEN FOOD IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY 94
6.1.2 RISING PREFERENCE FOR READY-TO-EAT ORGANIC FOODS 94
6.1.3 EXPANSIONS OF CONVENIENCE STORES 95
6.1.4 CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE AND EATING PATTERN OF CONSUMERS 95
6.2 RESTRAINTS 96
6.2.1 PRESENCE OF FATS IN FROZEN READY MEALS 96
6.2.2 LACK OF COLD CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE 96
6.2.3 LIMITED SELF-LIFE OF FROZEN FOOD 97
6.3 OPPORTUNITIES 98
6.3.1 DIGITALIZATION OF THE RETAIL INDUSTRY 98
6.3.2 INCREASING NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TAKEN BY FROZEN READY MEALS MANUFACTURERS 98
6.4 CHALLENGES 99
6.4.1 HIGH COMPETITION AMONG THE MARKET PLAYERS 99
6.4.2 RISING PREFERENCE FOR FRESH AND NATURAL FOOD PRODUCTS 100
7 EUROPE FROZEN READY MEALS MARKET, BY TYPE 101
7.1 OVERVIEW 102
7.2 FROZEN SNACKS 103
7.2.1 FRENCH FRIES 103
7.2.2 NUGGETS 103
7.2.3 BITES 103
7.2.4 WEDGES 103
7.2.5 OTHERS 103
7.3 FROZEN PIZZA 103
7.3.1 FROZEN VEG PIZZA 104
7.3.1.1 WITH CHEESE 104
7.3.1.2 WITHOUT CHEESE 104
7.3.2 FROZEN NON-VEG PIZZA 104
7.3.2.1 FROZEN NON-VEG PIZZA, BY MEAT TYPE 104
7.3.2.1.1 PEPPERONI PIZZA 104
7.3.2.1.2 CHICKEN PIZZA 104
7.3.2.1.3 BEEF PIZZA 104
7.3.2.1.4 OTHERS 104
7.3.2.2 FROZEN NON-VEG PIZZA, BY BASE TYPE 104
7.3.2.2.1 WITH CHEESE 104
7.3.2.2.2 WITHOUT CHEESE 105
7.4 FROZEN ICE CREAM 105
7.4.1 FROZEN SOFT SERVE 105
7.4.2 FROZEN GELATO 105
7.4.3 OTHERS 105
7.5 FROZEN SEAFOOD PRODUCTS 105
7.5.1 FROZEN FISH FILLETS 106
7.5.2 FROZEN SHRIMP POPCORN 106
7.5.3 FROZEN FISH NUGGETS 106
7.5.4 FROZEN FISH BITES 106
7.5.5 OTHERS 106
7.6 FROZEN CHICKEN PRODUCTS 106
7.6.1 FROZEN CHICKEN NUGGETS 107
7.6.2 FROZEN CHICKEN STRIPS 107
7.6.3 FROZEN CHICKEN BITES 107
7.6.4 FROZEN CHICKEN WINGS 107
7.6.5 FROZEN CHICKEN POPCORN 107
7.6.6 OTHERS 107
7.7 FROZEN YOGHURT 107
7.7.1 LOW FAT 108
7.7.2 FAT FREE 108
7.7.3 FULL FAT 108
7.8 FROZEN DAIRY PRODUCTS 108
7.8.1 FROZEN DAIRY PRODUCTS, BY SOURCE 108
7.8.1.1 ANIMAL-BASED DAIRY 108
7.8.1.2 PLANT-BASED DAIRY 108
7.8.1.2.1 ALMOND MILK 108
7.8.1.2.2 SOY MILK 109
7.8.1.2.3 COCONUT MILK 109
7.8.1.2.4 OAT MILK 109
7.8.1.2.5 OTHERS 109
7.8.2 FROZEN DAIRY PRODUCTS, BY FLAVOR 109
7.8.2.1 REGULAR 109
7.8.2.2 FLAVOR 109
7.8.2.2.1 CHOCOLATES 109
7.8.2.2.2 VANILLA 109
7.8.2.2.3 STRAWBERRY 109
7.8.2.2.4 CARAMEL 110
7.8.2.2.5 BLACKBERRY 110
7.8.2.2.6 NUTS 110
7.8.2.2.7 BUTTERSCOTCH 110
7.8.2.2.8 PEPPERMINT 110
7.8.2.2.9 MOCHA 110
7.8.2.2.10 BLUEBERRY 110
7.8.2.2.11 BANANA 110
7.8.2.2.12 CHERRY 110
7.8.2.2.13 PEACH 110
7.8.2.2.14 AMARETTO 110
7.8.2.2.15 POMEGRANATE 111
7.8.2.2.16 PUMPKIN 111
7.8.2.2.17 COTTON CANDY 111
7.8.2.2.18 ORCHARD CHERRY 111
7.8.2.2.19 COCONUT 111
7.8.2.2.20 HONEY 111
7.8.2.2.21 HERBAL 111
7.8.2.2.22 OTHERS 111
7.9 FROZEN PASTA 111
7.9.1 SPAGHETTI 112
7.9.2 PENNE 112
7.9.3 RAVIOLI 112
7.9.4 MACARONI / MACCHERONI / ELBOW 112
7.9.5 LASAGNA 112
7.9.6 FETTUCCINE 112
7.9.7 GNOCCHI 112
7.9.8 OTHERS 112
7.10 FROZEN DRINKS 112
7.11 FROZEN VEGETARIAN MEALS 113
7.11.1 POWER BOWL 113
7.11.2 BUDDHA BOWL 113
7.11.3 SOUP BOWL 113
7.11.4 CURRY BOWL 113
7.12 FROZEN SORBET AND SHERBET 113
7.13 FROZEN CAKES 114
7.13.1 FLAVORED CAKES 114
7.13.2 PLUM CAKES 114
7.13.3 SPONGE CAKES 114
7.13.4 CHEESE CAKES 114
7.13.5 CUP CAKES 114
7.13.6 OTHERS 114
7.14 FROZEN WRAPS & ROLLS 115
7.14.1 FROZEN VEG WRAPS & ROLLS 115
7.14.2 FROZEN NON-VEG WRAPS & ROLLS 115
7.15 FROZEN CUSTARD 115
7.16 FROZEN SOUP 116
7.17 FROZEN QUINOA FOOD MIXES 116
7.17.1 QUINOA WITH VEGETABLES 116
7.17.2 QUINOA WITH CHICKEN 116
7.17.3 QUINOA WITH PORK 116
7.17.4 QUINOA WITH SEAFOOD 117
7.17.5 OTHERS 117
7.18 FROZEN RICE MIXES 117
7.18.1 FROZEN RICE MIXES, BY TYPE 117
7.18.1.1 WHITE RICE 117
7.18.1.2 BROWN RICE 117
7.18.1.3 BLACK RICE 117
7.18.1.4 WILD RICE 117
7.18.1.5 OTHERS 117
7.18.2 FROZEN RICE MIXES, BY RICE MIX CATEGORY 118
7.18.2.1 RICE WITH CHICKEN 118
7.18.2.1.1 WHITE RICE 118
7.18.2.1.2 BROWN RICE 118
7.18.2.1.3 BLACK RICE 118
7.18.2.1.4 WILD RICE 118
7.18.2.1.5 OTHERS 118
7.18.2.2 RICE WITH BEEF 118
7.18.2.2.1 WHITE RICE 118
7.18.2.2.2 BROWN RICE 118
7.18.2.2.3 BLACK RICE 119
7.18.2.2.4 WILD RICE 119
7.18.2.2.5 OTHERS 119
7.18.2.3 RICE WITH PORK 119
7.18.2.3.1 WHITE RICE 119
7.18.2.3.2 BROWN RICE 119
7.18.2.3.3 BLACK RICE 119
7.18.2.3.4 WILD RICE 119
7.18.2.3.5 OTHERS 119
7.18.2.4 RICE WITH SEAFOOD 119
7.18.2.4.1 WHITE RICE 120
7.18.2.4.2 BROWN RICE 120
7.18.2.4.3 BLACK RICE 120
7.18.2.4.4 WILD RICE 120
7.18.2.4.5 OTHERS 120
7.18.2.5 RICE WITH VEGETABLES 120
7.18.2.5.1 WHITE RICE 120
7.18.2.5.2 BROWN RICE 120
7.18.2.5.3 BLACK RICE 120
7.18.2.5.4 WILD RICE 120
7.18.2.5.5 OTHERS 121
7.18.2.6 OTHERS 121
7.19 OTHERS 121
8 EUROPE FROZEN READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY 122
8.1 OVERVIEW 123
8.2 ORGANIC 124
8.3 CONVENTIONAL 124
9 EUROPE FROZEN READY MEALS MARKET, BY PACKAGING TECHNIQUE 125
9.1 OVERVIEW 126
9.2 FROZEN READY MEALS PACKAGING 127
9.2.1 FROZEN READY MEALS PACKAGING, BY TYPE 127
9.2.1.1 OXYGEN SCAVENGERS 127
9.2.1.2 MOISTURE CONTROL 127
9.2.1.3 ANTIMICROBIALS 127
9.2.1.4 TIME TEMPERATURE INDICATORS 127
9.2.1.5 EDIBLE FILMS 127
9.3 FREEZING TECHNIQUE & EQUIPMENT 127
9.3.1 FREEZING TECHNIQUE & EQUIPMENT, BY TYPE 128
9.3.1.1 AIR BLAST FREEZERS 128
9.3.1.2 TUNNEL FREEZERS 128
9.3.1.3 BELT FREEZERS 128
9.3.1.4 CONTACT FREEZERS 128