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Table of Contents :
Innovations in Ready Meals
Executive summary 10
Market drivers and resistors 10
Growth opportunities in ready meals 11
Innovation and NPD 12
Key trends and product examples 13
Chapter 1 Introduction 16
What is this report about? 16
The ready meals market defined 16
Report structure 17
Chapter 2 Market drivers and resistors 20
Summary 20
Introduction 20
Alternative sales channels 21
Online delivery systems 22
Independent specialized stores 23
Time restriction versus demand for quality 25
Longer commuting hours 26
Increased demand for quality/luxury 27
Declining household sizes 29
The evolution of the ageing population 29
Home delivery systems 30
Functional ready meals 31
Regulatory uncertainties 31
Europe - Articles 13, 13.5 and 14 31
Article 13 32
Article 14 33
Problems with the implementation of the regulation 33
Inadequate infrastructure 35
Chapter 3 Growth opportunities in ready meals 38
Summary 38
Introduction 38
Global ready meals market value 39
Value by country 41
Value by category 43
Performance of ready meals categories across regions 44
Value by sub-categories 45
Ready meals sub-categories' performance in Europe 46
Ready meal sub-categories' performance in Asia Pacific 47
Ready meals sub-categories' performance in North America 48
Emerging markets for ready meals 50
Chapter 4 Innovation and NPD 54
Summary 54
Introduction 54
Innovation type 55
Regional analysis 55
Europe 56
UK 57
Germany and France 59
The Netherlands 61
Asia Pacific 61
Japan 61
China 65
North America 67
US 68
Category analysis 71
Category overview 71
Frozen ready meals 73
Chilled ready meals 74
Dried ready meals 75
Canned ready meals 76
Packaging analysis 77
Box 78
Tray 78
Sleeve 79
Pouch 80
Bag 80
Claims and product tags 81
Chapter 5 Key trends in ready meals 84
Summary 84
Introduction 84
Convenience 85
Freshness 86
Convenience for parents and children 88
Health 89
Weight management 89
Natural 91
Functional ready meals 93
Indulgence 95
Traditional 95
Gourmet and luxury ready meals 97
'Ethnic' dishes 98
Ethical 100
Sustainable packaging 100
Provenance/traceability 101
Chapter 6 Conclusions 104
Key trends for the future 104
1 "" Heritage/provenance 105
2 "" Health claims 105
3 "" Emerging markets 105
4 "" Indulgence/luxury 106
5 "" Aging population 106
Chapter 7 Appendix 107
Index 107
List of Figures
Figure 2.1: Bistro MD Gourmet Ready Meals 22
Figure 2.2: Cook Food Store 23
Figure 2.3: Recipease, Jamie Oliver 24
Figure 2.4: Impact of time restrictions and demand for quality on NPD in ready meals 25
Figure 2.5: Maple Leaf Simply Fresh refrigerated meal kit 27
Figure 2.6: Gastronaut - Chef prepared meals 28
Figure 2.7: Historic and forecast country market growth (%), 2003-13 36
Figure 3.8: Global ready meals market value ($m), 2009""13 40
Figure 3.9: Ready meals market value by country ($m), 2009""13 42
Figure 3.10: Performance of ready meals categories across regions ($m), 2009""13 45
Figure 3.11: High growth ready meals markets by sub-categories (%), 2009""13 46
Figure 4.12: Share of ready meals launched by region (%) 56
Figure 4.24: President's Choice Blue Menu frozen seafood entre 74
Figure 4.25: Oscar Mayer Deli Creations' hot sandwich melts 75
Figure 4.26: Nagatanien ramen pasta tonkotsu carbonara 76
Figure 4.27: Stonyfield Organic YoBaby: 3 in 1 Meals with yogurt, fruit and vegetables 77Figure 4.28: Plum Organics Kids frozen entrees 79Figure 4.29: Jutro frozen chicken pot 79Figure 4.30: Bella Baby organic frozen baby food 80Figure 4.31: Kidfresh Grab + Go ready meal packs for children 82Figure 5.32: Key trends in the ready meals market 85Figure 5.33: Growth in NPD across ready meal categories (%), 2007""09 87Figure 5.34: Freshly Wholesome Gourmet complete meal 88Figure 5.35: Full Tank frozen vegetable-enriched children's entrees 88Figure 5.36: Oven Delights Complete Lentil Meal 90Figure 5.37: Bove's frozen 'all-natural' lasagna ('natural' ready meals) 91Figure 5.38: Wellbeing black bean and brown rice multigrain rice ball 92Figure 5.39: Oat-O-Life instant savory oats 94Figure 5.40: Ready-to-cook meals from Sainsbury's 97Figure 5.41: Bistro Chef-Prepared Meals Frozen Lighter Side Dinners 98Figure 5.42: O'Hana House 'all-natural' bite-size won tons 99Figure 5.43: Tastybaby: Stage 1 frozen organic baby food 101Figure 5.44: Eat Local frozen prepared meals 102Figure 6.45: Key future trends in the ready meals market 104List of TablesTable 2.1: Average occupants per household in major ready meals markets, 1990""2008 29Table 2.2: Share of the population aged 65 and over in select markets, 2000""50 30Table 3.3: Global ready meals market value ($m), 2009""13 39Table 3.4: Ready meals market value by country ($m), 2009""13 41Table 3.5: Global ready meals market value by category and sub-category ($m), 2009""13 43Table 3.6: Performance of ready meals categories across regions ($m), 2009""13 44Table 3.7: European ready meals market by sub-category ($m), 2009""13 47Table 3.8: Asia Pacific ready meals market by sub-category ($m), 2009""13 48Table 3.9: North American ready meals market by sub-category ($m), 2009""13 49Table 3.10: Emerging markets for ready meals by value ($m), 2009 50Table 4.11: Share of ready meal launches by innovation type (%), 2006""09 55Table 4.12: Share of top 20 product tags used in Japanese new product launches (%), 2006""09 63Table 4.13: Share of top 20 product tags used in Chinese new product launches (%), 2006""09 66Table 4.14: Top 10 packaging on new ready meals launches (%), 2006""09 77Table 4.15: Top 20 tags on new ready meals launches (% of products with tag), 2006""09 81Table 5.16: Share of top 10 tags used in new launches globally (%), 2006""09 86For more information, please contact :http://www.aarkstore.com/reports/Innovations-in-Ready-Meals-Market-drivers-NPD-and-alternative-sales-channels-45499.htmlby: aarkstore enterprise