World Market Ready Meals

• Publication date: February 2013
• Report size: 38 pages

It includes data on industry size and key market segments, plus textual and graphical analysis of the major trends and drivers and key competitors, main industry players and demographic information. What's In This Report * Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or key market segments * Provides textual analysis of ’s recent performance and future prospects * Incorporate...

It includes data on industry size and key market segments, plus textual and graphical analysis of the major trends and drivers and key competitors, main industry players and demographic information.


What's In This Report


* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or key market segments


* Provides textual analysis of ’s recent performance and future prospects


* Incorporates in-depth environment and competition analysis and scorecards (substitution threats, new entrants, bargaining power …)


* Includes a five-year projection of


* The main industry players are profiled with supporting key financial metrics


* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the industry


Key Market Facts


* Detailed information is included on industry size, measured by both value and volume


* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the industry ’s key competitors


* Industrieshares are covered by manufacturer and/or brand


* Also features industry breakdown by distribution channel


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Market Definition

The ready meals industry consists of the retail sale of chilled, dried, canned and frozen ready meals. The industry is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the compilation of this market research report have been calculated using 2009 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this market research report, the global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

The Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

Global Cooked Food Industry

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
MARKET SHARE 14
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 15
Summary 15
Buyer power 16
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
Nestle S.A. 21
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 26
H.J. Heinz Firms 31
MARKET DISTRIBUTION 35
MARKET FORECASTS 36
Market value projection 36
Market volume projection 37
APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Industry associations 39
Related Datamonitor research 39
Disclaimer 40
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 41
Premium Reports 41
Summary Reports 41
Datamonitor consulting 41


Index of Tables
Data table 1: Global ready meals market sales : USD million, 2005–09(e) 10
Data table 2: Global ready meals industry volume: million kilograms, 2005–09(e) 11
Data table 3: Global ready meals industry sector ation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Data table 4: Global ready meals industry sector ation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 13
Data table 5: Global ready meals industry share: % share, by value, 2009(e) 14
Data table 6: Nestle S.A.: key facts 21
Data table 7: Nestle S.A.: key financials ($) 24
Data table 8: Nestle S.A.: key financials (CHF) 24
Data table 9: Nestle S.A.: key financial ratios 24
Data table 10: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: key facts 26
Data table 11: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: key financials ($) 28
Data table 12: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: key financial ratios 29
Data table 13: H.J. Heinz Firms : key facts 31
Data table 14: H.J. Heinz Firms : key financials ($) 33
Data table 15: H.J. Heinz Firms : key financial ratios 33
Data table 16: Global ready meals industry distribution: % share, by value, 2009(e) 35
Data table 17: Global ready meals market sales projection : USD million, 2009–14 36
Data table 18: Global ready meals industry volume projection : million kilograms, 2009–14 37


Index of Figures
Chart 1: Global ready meals market sales : USD million, 2005–09(e) 10
Chart 2: Global ready meals industry volume: million kilograms, 2005–09(e) 11
Chart 3: Global ready meals industry sector ation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Chart 4: Global ready meals industry sector ation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 13
Chart 5: Global ready meals industry share: % share, by value, 2009(e) 14
Chart 6: Forces driving competition in the global ready meals industry, 2009 15
Chart 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global ready meals industry, 2009 16
Chart 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global ready meals industry, 2009 17
Chart 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global ready meals industry, 2009 18
Chart 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global ready meals industry, 2009 19
Chart 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global ready meals industry, 2009 20
Chart 12: Nestle S.A.: revenues & profitability 25
Chart 13: Nestle S.A.: assets & liabilities 25
Chart 14: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: revenues & profitability 29
Chart 15: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: assets & liabilities 30
Chart 16: H.J. Heinz Firms : revenues & profitability 34
Chart 17: H.J. Heinz Firms : assets & liabilities 34
Chart 18: Global ready meals industry distribution: % share, by value, 2009(e) 35
Chart 19: Global ready meals market sales projection : USD million, 2009–14 36
Chart 20: Global ready meals industry volume projection : million kilograms, 2009–14 37