Frozen Food: Global Industry Guide

Frozen Food: Global Industry Guide

Datamonitor's Frozen Food: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the frozen food 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 frozen food market grew by 3.6% in 2007 to reach a value of $100 billion.

In 2012, the market is forecast to have a value of $119.9 billion, an increase of 19.9% since 2007.

The market grew by 2.8% in 2007 to reach a volume of 23.8 billion kg.

In 2012, the market is forecast to have a volume of 27.5 billion kg, an increase of 15.7% since 2007.

Sales of frozen pizza and ready meals account for 41.1% of the market’s value.

Asia-Pacific is the largest frozen food market, accounting for 34.3% of the global market's value.

Unilever is the leading company in the market, holding a 4% market share by value.

Supermarkets and hypermarkets form the leading distribution channel for frozen food in the global market, accounting for 70.2% of the market’s value.

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Market Definition

The frozen food market consists of frozen fish, seafood, meat products, potato products, vegetables, fruit, pizza, ready meals, bakery products and desserts. The market is valued according to the retail selling price (RSP) and includes all applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the creation have been calculated using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprise Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

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

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

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 20
1.1 What is this report about? 20
1.2 Who is the target reader? 20
1.3 How to use this report 20
1.4 Definitions 21
CHAPTER 2 Global Frozen Food 22
2.1 Market Overview 22
2.2 Market Value 23
2.3 Market Volume 24
2.4 Market Segmentation I 25
2.5 Market Segmentation II 26
2.6 Market Share 27
2.7 Five Forces Analysis 28
2.8 Distribution 36
2.9 Market Forecasts 37
CHAPTER 3 Frozen Food in Asia-Pacific 39
3.1 Market Overview 39
3.2 Market Value 41
3.3 Market Volume 42
3.4 Market Segmentation I 43
3.5 Market Segmentation II 44
3.6 Market Share 45
3.7 Five Forces Analysis 46
3.8 Distribution 54
3.9 Market Forecasts 55
CHAPTER 4 Frozen Food in Europe 57
4.1 Market Overview 57
4.2 Market Value 59
4.3 Market Volume 60
4.4 Market Segmentation I 61
4.5 Market Segmentation II 62
4.6 Market Share 63
4.7 Five Forces Analysis 64
4.8 Distribution 72
4.9 Market Forecasts 73
4.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 75
CHAPTER 5 Frozen Food in France 76
5.1 Market Overview 76
5.2 Market Value 78
5.3 Market Volume 79
5.4 Market Segmentation I 80
5.5 Market Segmentation II 81
5.6 Market Share 82
5.7 Five Forces Analysis 83
5.8 Distribution 91
5.9 Market Forecasts 92
5.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 94
CHAPTER 6 Frozen Food in Germany 96
6.1 Market Overview 96
6.2 Market Value 98
6.3 Market Volume 99
6.4 Market Segmentation I 100
6.5 Market Segmentation II 101
6.6 Market Share 102
6.7 Five Forces Analysis 103
6.8 Distribution 111
6.9 Market Forecasts 112
6.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 114
CHAPTER 7 Frozen Food in Japan 116
7.1 Market Overview 116
7.2 Market Value 117
7.3 Market Volume 118
7.4 Market Segmentation 119
7.5 Market Share 120
7.6 Five Forces Analysis 121
7.7 Distribution 129
7.8 Market Forecasts 130
7.9 Macroeconomic Indicators 132
CHAPTER 8 Frozen Food in the United States 133
8.1 Market Overview 133
8.2 Market Value 135
8.3 Market Volume 136
8.4 Market Segmentation I 137
8.5 Market Segmentation II 138
8.6 Market Share 139
8.7 Five Forces Analysis 140
8.8 Distribution 148
8.9 Market Forecasts 149
8.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 151
CHAPTER 9 Frozen Food in the United Kingdom 152
9.1 Market Overview 152
9.2 Market Value 154
9.3 Market Volume 155
9.4 Market Segmentation I 156
9.5 Market Segmentation II 157
9.6 Market Share 158
9.7 Five Forces Analysis 159
9.8 Distribution 167
9.9 Market Forecasts 168
9.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 170
CHAPTER 10 COMPANY PROFILES 172
10.1 Leading Companies 172
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 182
11.1 Data Research Methodology 182


List of Tables
Table 1: Global Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 22
Table 2: Global Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 23
Table 3: Global Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 24
Table 4: Global Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 25
Table 5: Global Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 26
Table 6: Global Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 35
Table 7: Global Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 36
Table 8: Global Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 37
Table 9: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 40
Table 10: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 41
Table 11: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 42
Table 12: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 43
Table 13: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 44
Table 14: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 53
Table 15: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 54
Table 16: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 55
Table 17: Europe Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 58
Table 18: Europe Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 59
Table 19: Europe Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 60
Table 20: Europe Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 61
Table 21: Europe Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 62
Table 22: Europe Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 71
Table 23: Europe Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 72
Table 24: Europe Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 73
Table 25: Europe Exchange Rate, 2003 74
Table 26: France Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 77
Table 27: France Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 78
Table 28: France Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 79
Table 29: France Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 80
Table 30: France Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 81
Table 31: France Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 90
Table 32: France Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 91
Table 33: France Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 92
Table 34: France Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 93
Table 35: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 93
Table 36: France Inflation, 2003-2007 93
Table 37: France Exchange Rate, 2003 94
Table 38: Germany Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 97
Table 39: Germany Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 98
Table 40: Germany Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 99
Table 41: Germany Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 100
Table 42: Germany Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 101
Table 43: Germany Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 110
Table 44: Germany Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 111
Table 45: Germany Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 112
Table 46: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 113
Table 47: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 113
Table 48: Germany Inflation, 2003-2007 113
Table 49: Germany Exchange Rate, 2003 114
Table 50: Japan Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 116
Table 51: Japan Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 117
Table 52: Japan Frozen Food Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 118
Table 53: Japan Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 119
Table 54: Japan Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 128
Table 55: Japan Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 129
Table 56: Japan Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 130
Table 57: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 131
Table 58: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 131
Table 59: Japan Exchange Rate, 2003 131
Table 60: United States Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 134
Table 61: United States Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 135
Table 62: United States Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 136
Table 63: United States Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 137
Table 64: United States Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 138
Table 65: United States Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 147
Table 66: United States Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 148
Table 67: United States Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 149
Table 68: United States Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 150
Table 69: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 150
Table 70: United States Inflation, 2003-2007 150
Table 71: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 153
Table 72: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 154
Table 73: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 155
Table 74: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 156
Table 75: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 157
Table 76: United Kingdom Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 166
Table 77: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 167
Table 78: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 168
Table 79: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 169
Table 80: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 169
Table 81: United Kingdom Inflation, 2003-2007 169
Table 82: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2003 170
Table 83: Key Facts: Unilever 171
Table 84: Key Financials: Unilever 173
Table 85: Key Facts: Nestle S.A. 174
Table 86: Key Financials: Nestle S.A. 177
Table 87: Key Facts: ConAgra Foods, Inc 178

List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 22
Figure 2: Global Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 23
Figure 3: Global Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 24
Figure 4: Global Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 25
Figure 5: Global Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 26
Figure 6: Forces Driving Competition in the Global Frozen Food Market, 2007 27
Figure 7: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Global Frozen Food Market, 2007 28
Figure 8: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Global Frozen Food Market, 2007 29
Figure 9: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Global Frozen Food Market, 2007 31
Figure 10: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Global Frozen Food Market, 2007 32
Figure 11: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Global Frozen Food Market, 2007 33
Figure 12: Global Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 34
Figure 13: Global Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 35
Figure 14: Global Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 36
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 39
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 40
Figure 17: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 41
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 42
Figure 19: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 43
Figure 20: Forces Driving Competition in the Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market, 2007 44
Figure 21: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market, 2007 45
Figure 22: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market, 2007 46
Figure 23: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market, 2007 48
Figure 24: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market, 2007 50
Figure 25: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market, 2007 51
Figure 26: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 52
Figure 27: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 53
Figure 28: Asia-Pacific Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 54
Figure 29: Europe Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 57
Figure 30: Europe Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 58
Figure 31: Europe Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 59
Figure 32: Europe Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 60
Figure 33: Europe Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 61
Figure 34: Forces Driving Competition in the Frozen Food Market in Europe, 2007 62
Figure 35: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Frozen Food Market in Europe, 2007 63
Figure 36: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Frozen Food Market in Europe, 2007 64
Figure 37: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Frozen Food Market in Europe, 2007 66
Figure 38: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Frozen Food Market in Europe, 2007 68
Figure 39: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Frozen Food Market in Europe, 2007 69
Figure 40: Europe Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 70
Figure 41: Europe Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 71
Figure 42: Europe Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 72
Figure 43: France Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 76
Figure 44: France Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 77
Figure 45: France Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 78
Figure 46: France Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 79
Figure 47: France Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 80
Figure 48: Forces Driving Competition in the Frozen Food Market in France, 2007 81
Figure 49: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Frozen Food Market in France, 2007 82
Figure 50: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Frozen Food Market in France, 2007 83
Figure 51: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Frozen Food Market in France, 2007 85
Figure 52: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Frozen Food Market in France, 2007 87
Figure 53: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Frozen Food Market in France, 2007 88
Figure 54: France Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 89
Figure 55: France Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 90
Figure 56: France Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 91
Figure 57: Germany Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 96
Figure 58: Germany Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 97
Figure 59: Germany Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 98
Figure 60: Germany Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 99
Figure 61: Germany Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 100
Figure 62: Forces Driving Competition in the Frozen Food Market in Germany, 2007 101
Figure 63: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Frozen Food Market in Germany, 2007 102
Figure 64: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Frozen Food Market in Germany, 2007 103
Figure 65: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Frozen Food Market in Germany, 2007 105
Figure 66: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Frozen Food Market in Germany, 2007 107
Figure 67: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Frozen Food Market in Germany, 2007 108
Figure 68: Germany Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 109
Figure 69: Germany Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 110
Figure 70: Germany Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 111
Figure 71: Japan Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 115
Figure 72: Japan Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 116
Figure 73: Japan Frozen Food Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 117
Figure 74: Japan Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 118
Figure 75: Forces Driving Competition in the Frozen Food Market in Japan, 2007 119
Figure 76: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Frozen Food Market in Japan, 2007 120
Figure 77: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Frozen Food Market in Japan, 2007 121
Figure 78: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Frozen Food Market in Japan, 2007 123
Figure 79: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Frozen Food Market in Japan, 2007 125
Figure 80: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Frozen Food Market in Japan, 2007 126
Figure 81: Japan Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 127
Figure 82: Japan Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 128
Figure 83: Japan Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 129
Figure 84: United States Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 133
Figure 85: United States Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 134
Figure 86: United States Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 135
Figure 87: United States Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 136
Figure 88: United States Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 137
Figure 89: Forces Driving Competition in the Frozen Food Market in the United States, 2007 138
Figure 90: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Frozen Food Market in the United States, 2007 139
Figure 91: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Frozen Food Market in the United States, 2007 140
Figure 92: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Frozen Food Market in the United States, 2007 142
Figure 93: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Frozen Food Market in the United States, 2007 144
Figure 94: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Frozen Food Market in the United States, 2007 145
Figure 95: United States Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 146
Figure 96: United States Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 147
Figure 97: United States Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 148
Figure 98: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 152
Figure 99: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Volume: Kg million, 2003-2007 153
Figure 100: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 154
Figure 101: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 155
Figure 102: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 156
Figure 103: Forces Driving Competition in the Frozen Food Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 157
Figure 104: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Frozen Food Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 158
Figure 105: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Frozen Food Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 159
Figure 106: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Frozen Food Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 161
Figure 107: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Frozen Food Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 163
Figure 108: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Frozen Food Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 164
Figure 109: United Kingdom Frozen Food Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 165
Figure 110: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 166
Figure 111: United Kingdom Frozen Food Market Volume Forecast: Kg million, 2007-2012 167
Figure 112: Revenues & Profitability: Unilever 172
Figure 113: Revenues & Profitability: Nestle S.A. 176