Ready Meals: Global Industry Guide

Ready Meals: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Ready Meals industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global ready meals market grew by 3.4% in 2010 to reach a value of $76,369.8 million.

In 2015, the global ready meals market is forecast to have a value of $88,485.4 million, an increase of 15.9% since 2010.

The global ready meals market grew by 2.3% in 2010 to reach a volume of 13,087.8 million kg.

In 2015, the global ready meals market is forecast to have a volume of 14,535.8 million kg, an increase of 11.1% since 2010.

Frozen ready meals is the largest segment of the global ready meals market, accounting for 60.3% of the market's total value.

Asia-Pacific accounts for 35.5% of the global ready meals market value.

Nestle S.A. is the leading player in the global ready meals market, generating a 5.9% share of the market's value.

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Market Definition

The ready meals market consists of the retail sale of chilled, dried, canned and frozen ready meals. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the compilation of this report have been calculated using 2010 annual average exchange rates.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 2
Market value 2
Market value forecast 2
Market volume 2
Market volume forecast 2
Category segmentation 2
Geography segmentation 2
Market share 2
Introduction 14
What is this report about? 14
Who is the target reader? 14
How to use this report 14
Definitions 14
Global Ready Meals 15
Market Overview 15
Market Data 16
Market Segmentation 18
Market outlook 23
Five forces analysis 25
Ready Meals in Asia-Pacific 31
Market Overview 31
Market Data 32
Market Segmentation 34
Market outlook 39
Five forces analysis 41
Ready Meals in Europe 47
Market Overview 47
Market Data 48
Market Segmentation 50
Market outlook 55
Five forces analysis 57
Ready Meals in France 63
Market Overview 63
Market Data 64
Market Segmentation 66
Market outlook 71
Five forces analysis 73
Macroeconomic indicators 79
Ready Meals in Germany 81
Market Overview 81
Market Data 82
Market Segmentation 84
Market outlook 89
Five forces analysis 91
Macroeconomic indicators 97
Ready Meals in Japan 99
Market Overview 99
Market Data 100
Market Segmentation 102
Market outlook 107
Five forces analysis 109
Macroeconomic indicators 115
Ready Meals in The United Kingdom 117
Market Overview 117
Market Data 118
Market Segmentation 120
Market outlook 125
Five forces analysis 127
Macroeconomic indicators 133
Ready Meals in The United States 135
Market Overview 135
Market Data 136
Market Segmentation 138
Market outlook 143
Five forces analysis 145
Macroeconomic indicators 151
Company Profile 153
Nestle S.A. 153
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 158
H.J. Heinz Company 162
Appendix 165
Methodology 165

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 16
Table 2: Global ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 17
Table 3: Global ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2006–2010 18
Table 4: Global ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 18
Table 5: Global ready meals market geography segmentation: $million, 2010 20
Table 6: Global ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 21
Table 7: Global ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 22
Table 8: Global ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 23
Table 9: Global ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 24
Table 10: Asia-Pacific ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 32
Table 11: Asia–Pacific ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 33
Table 12: Asia–Pacific ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2006–2010 34
Table 13: Asia-Pacific ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 34
Table 14: Asia–Pacific ready meals market geography segmentation: $million, 2010 36
Table 15: Asia-Pacific ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 37
Table 16: Asia-Pacific ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 38
Table 17: Asia-Pacific ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 39
Table 18: Asia–Pacific ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 40
Table 19: Europe ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 48
Table 20: Europe ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 49
Table 21: Europe ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2006–2010 50
Table 22: Europe ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 50
Table 23: Europe ready meals market geography segmentation: $million, 2010 52
Table 24: Europe ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 53
Table 25: Europe ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 54
Table 26: Europe ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 55
Table 27: Europe ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 56
Table 28: France ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 64
Table 29: France ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 65
Table 30: France ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2006–2010 66
Table 31: France ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 66
Table 32: France ready meals market geography segmentation: $million, 2010 68
Table 33: France ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 69
Table 34: France ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 70
Table 35: France ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 71
Table 36: France ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 72
Table 37: France size of population (million), 2006–10 79
Table 38: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 79
Table 39: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 79
Table 40: France inflation, 2006–10 80
Table 41: France consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 80
Table 42: France exchange rate, 2006–10 80
Table 43: Germany ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 82
Table 44: Germany ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 83
Table 45: Germany ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2006–2010 84
Table 46: Germany ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 84
Table 47: Germany ready meals market geography segmentation: $million, 2010 86
Table 48: Germany ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 87
Table 49: Germany ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 88
Table 50: Germany ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 89
Table 51: Germany ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 90
Table 52: Germany size of population (million), 2006–10 97
Table 53: Germany gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 97
Table 54: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 97
Table 55: Germany inflation, 2006–10 98
Table 56: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 98
Table 57: Germany exchange rate, 2006–10 98
Table 58: Japan ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 100
Table 59: Japan ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 101
Table 60: Japan ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2006–2010 102
Table 61: Japan ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 102
Table 62: Japan ready meals market geography segmentation: $million, 2010 104
Table 63: Japan ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 105
Table 64: Japan ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 106
Table 65: Japan ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 107
Table 66: Japan ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 108
Table 67: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 115
Table 68: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 115
Table 69: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 115
Table 70: Japan inflation, 2006–10 116
Table 71: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 116
Table 72: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 116
Table 73: United Kingdom ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 118
Table 74: United Kingdom ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 119
Table 75: United Kingdom ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2006–2010 120
Table 76: United Kingdom ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 120
Table 77: United Kingdom ready meals market geography segmentation: $million, 2010 122
Table 78: United Kingdom ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 123
Table 79: United Kingdom ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 124
Table 80: United Kingdom ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 125
Table 81: United Kingdom ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 126
Table 82: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2006–10 133
Table 83: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 133
Table 84: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 133
Table 85: United Kingdom inflation, 2006–10 134
Table 86: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 134
Table 87: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2006–10 134
Table 88: United States ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 136
Table 89: United States ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 137
Table 90: United States ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2006–2010 138
Table 91: United States ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 138
Table 92: United States ready meals market geography segmentation: $million, 2010 140
Table 93: United States ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 141
Table 94: United States ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 142
Table 95: United States ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 143
Table 96: United States ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 144
Table 97: United States size of population (million), 2006–10 151
Table 98: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 151
Table 99: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 151
Table 100: United States inflation, 2006–10 152
Table 101: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 152
Table 102: United States exchange rate, 2006–10 152
Table 103: Nestle S.A.: key facts 153
Table 104: Nestle S.A.: key financials ($) 155
Table 105: Nestle S.A.: key financials (CHF) 155
Table 106: Nestle S.A.: key financial ratios 156
Table 107: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: key facts 158
Table 108: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: key financials ($) 159
Table 109: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: key financial ratios 160
Table 110: H.J. Heinz Company: key facts 162
Table 111: H.J. Heinz Company: key financials ($) 163
Table 112: H.J. Heinz Company: key financial ratios 163

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 16
Figure 2: Global ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 17
Figure 3: Global ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 19
Figure 4: Global ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 20
Figure 5: Global ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 21
Figure 6: Global ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 22
Figure 7: Global ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 23
Figure 8: Global ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 24
Figure 9: Forces driving competition in the global ready meals market, 2010 25
Figure 10: Drivers of buyer power in the global ready meals market, 2010 26
Figure 11: Drivers of supplier power in the global ready meals market, 2010 27
Figure 12: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global ready meals market, 2010 28
Figure 13: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global ready meals market, 2010 29
Figure 14: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global ready meals market, 2010 30
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 32
Figure 16: Asia–Pacific ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 33
Figure 17: Asia-Pacific ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 35
Figure 18: Asia–Pacific ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 36
Figure 19: Asia-Pacific ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 37
Figure 20: Asia-Pacific ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 38
Figure 21: Asia-Pacific ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 39
Figure 22: Asia–Pacific ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 40
Figure 23: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 41
Figure 24: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 42
Figure 25: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 43
Figure 26: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 44
Figure 27: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 45
Figure 28: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2010 46
Figure 29: Europe ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 48
Figure 30: Europe ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 49
Figure 31: Europe ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 51
Figure 32: Europe ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 52
Figure 33: Europe ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 53
Figure 34: Europe ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 54
Figure 35: Europe ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 55
Figure 36: Europe ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 56
Figure 37: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in Europe, 2010 57
Figure 38: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in Europe, 2010 58
Figure 39: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in Europe, 2010 59
Figure 40: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in Europe, 2010 60
Figure 41: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in Europe, 2010 61
Figure 42: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in Europe, 2010 62
Figure 43: France ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 64
Figure 44: France ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 65
Figure 45: France ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 67
Figure 46: France ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 68
Figure 47: France ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 69
Figure 48: France ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 70
Figure 49: France ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 71
Figure 50: France ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 72
Figure 51: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in France, 2010 73
Figure 52: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in France, 2010 74
Figure 53: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in France, 2010 75
Figure 54: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in France, 2010 76
Figure 55: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in France, 2010 77
Figure 56: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in France, 2010 78
Figure 57: Germany ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 82
Figure 58: Germany ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 83
Figure 59: Germany ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 85
Figure 60: Germany ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 86
Figure 61: Germany ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 87
Figure 62: Germany ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 88
Figure 63: Germany ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 89
Figure 64: Germany ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 90
Figure 65: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in Germany, 2010 91
Figure 66: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in Germany, 2010 92
Figure 67: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in Germany, 2010 93
Figure 68: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in Germany, 2010 94
Figure 69: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in Germany, 2010 95
Figure 70: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in Germany, 2010 96
Figure 71: Japan ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 100
Figure 72: Japan ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 101
Figure 73: Japan ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 103
Figure 74: Japan ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 104
Figure 75: Japan ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 105
Figure 76: Japan ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 106
Figure 77: Japan ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 107
Figure 78: Japan ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 108
Figure 79: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in Japan, 2010 109
Figure 80: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in Japan, 2010 110
Figure 81: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in Japan, 2010 111
Figure 82: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in Japan, 2010 112
Figure 83: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in Japan, 2010 113
Figure 84: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in Japan, 2010 114
Figure 85: United Kingdom ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 118
Figure 86: United Kingdom ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 119
Figure 87: United Kingdom ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 121
Figure 88: United Kingdom ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 122
Figure 89: United Kingdom ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 123
Figure 90: United Kingdom ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 124
Figure 91: United Kingdom ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 125
Figure 92: United Kingdom ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 126
Figure 93: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 127
Figure 94: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 128
Figure 95: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 129
Figure 96: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 130
Figure 97: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 131
Figure 98: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2010 132
Figure 99: United States ready meals market value: $ million, 2006–10 136
Figure 100: United States ready meals market volume: million kg, 2006–10 137
Figure 101: United States ready meals market category segmentation: $ million, 2006-2010 139
Figure 102: United States ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 140
Figure 103: United States ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2010 141
Figure 104: United States ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2010 142
Figure 105: United States ready meals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 143
Figure 106: United States ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2010–15 144
Figure 107: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in the United States, 2010 145
Figure 108: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in the United States, 2010 146
Figure 109: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in the United States, 2010 147
Figure 110: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in the United States, 2010 148
Figure 111: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in the United States, 2010 149
Figure 112: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in the United States, 2010 150
Figure 113: Nestle S.A.: revenues & profitability 156
Figure 114: Nestle S.A.: assets & liabilities 157
Figure 115: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: revenues & profitability 160
Figure 116: ConAgra Foods, Inc.: assets & liabilities 161
Figure 117: H.J. Heinz Company: revenues & profitability 164
Figure 118: H.J. Heinz Company: assets & liabilities 164