The World Market for Meal Solution Products

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Introduction

Abstract

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• Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change
• Identify market and brand leaders and understand the competitive environment

Regional coverage

Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; Latin America; Asia-Pacific; Oceania; Africa and the Middle East

Companies profiled

Abbott Laboratories Inc; Arla Foods Amba; Associated British Foods Plc (ABF); Barilla Holding SpA; Bimbo SA de CV, Grupo; Bristol-Myers Squibb Co; Cadbury Schweppes Plc; Calbee Foods Co Ltd; Campbell Soup Co; Campina Melkunie BV, Zuivelcoöperatie; Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG; Chupa Chups (Grupo) SA; ConAgra Foods Inc; CSM NV; Danone, Groupe; Dean Foods Co; Del Monte Foods Co; Ferrero SpA; Fonterra Co-operative Group; General Mills Inc; Heinz Co, HJ; Hershey Foods Corp; Hormel Foods Corp; Interstate Bakeries Corp; Kellogg Co; Kraft Foods Inc; Lactalis, Groupe; Lotte Group; Mars Inc; McCain Foods Ltd; McCormick & Co Inc; Meiji Dairies Corp; Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd; Nestlé SA; Nissin Food Products Co Ltd; Novartis AG; Orkla Group; Parmalat Finanziaria SpA; PepsiCo Inc; Perfetti Van Melle Group; Procter & Gamble Co, The; Royal Numico NV; Sara Lee Corp; Sodiaal SA (Société de Diffusion Internationale Agro-alimentaire); Storck KG, August; Unilever Group; Uni-President Enterprises Corp; Wrigley Jr Co, William; Yakult Honsha Co Ltd; Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd

Table of Contents

• EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
  • Chart 1 Global Presentation Slide (1)
  • Chart 2 Global Presentation Slide (2)
  • Chart 3 Global Presentation Slide (3)
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  • Chart 18 Global Presentation Slide (18)
• KEY CONSUMER TRENDS
• DEVELOPED MARKETS
• Health and nutrition -- still the flavour of the day
• Convenient food for easy preparation and/or on-the-go consumption
• Consumer demand for premium indulgence
• Appetite for exotic flavours due to internationalisation
• Consumers' growing attraction to cheaper but better quality private label products
• DEVELOPING MARKETS
• Consumers still prefer fresh to packaged food
• Middle-/upper-class and single-person households drive demand for convenient food
• Growing appetite for premium foods
• Health and nutrition -- an emerging niche
• Traditional flavours still rule
• TRANSLATING INSIGHT INTO ACTION
• BRAND EXTENSION BY UNILEVER DRIVES CATEGORY GROWTH IN THE US
• Outlook
• BIMBO TAPS INTO THE EMERGING CONVENIENCE CHANNEL IN MEXICO
• Outlook
• SHINEWAY EXPANDS ITS PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES TO MEET DEMAND IN CHINA
• Outlook
• NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
• LEADING INNOVATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE 2005/2007
• Packaging as a point of differentiation in mature sectors
• New hybrid lines enliven the meal solutions market
• New: Emergence of lifestyle meal solutions product in Japan
  • Summary 1 Meal Solutions Products: Leading Innovations 2005-2007
• INNOVATIONS THAT FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPACT
• Pricing new products out of market
• Slow response to premiumisation trend constrains growth
• Missing out on emerging health and wellness trends in developing markets
  • Summary 2 Meal Solutions: Innovations that Failed to Make an Impact 2005
• INSIGHTS INTO MARKET PERFORMANCE
• HEADLINES
• FASTEST GROWING MARKETS: ARE YOU THERE YET?
• Global overview
  • Chart 19 Global Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
• Regional Overview
• Trend towards premiumisation
• The obstacle of supply chain logistics
• Developing retail networks
• Enhancing the convenience factor
  • Chart 20 Western Europe: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 21 Eastern Europe: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 22 North America: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 23 Latin America: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 24 Asia-Pacific: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 25 Australasia: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 26 Africa & Middle East : Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
• MAGIC COMBINATIONS: FASTEST-GROWING MARKETS AND PRODUCTS
• Asia-Pacific dominates fastest markets list
• Strong growth in emerging markets
• Bias towards traditional-style products
• Processed poultry remains popular despite mounting avian flu concerns
• Mirroring trends in developed markets
  • Table 1 Fastest Growing Markets: Per Capita Expenditure and % of World Total, 2006
  • Chart 27 Fastest Growing Markets: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 28 Fastest Growing Markets: 2006 % Value Breakdown by Sector
• SLOW GROWTH COMBINATIONS: THE WAY FORWARD
• Sluggish growth in leading markets
• Strong sales in Spain
• Significant constraints in leading markets
• Reassessment of strategies needed
• Frozen products coming in from the cold
• Taking frozen products upmarket
• New direction needed for dried and canned/preserved products
  • Table 2 Major Markets: Per Capita Expenditure and % of World Total, 2006
  • Chart 29 Major Markets: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 30 Major Markets: 2006 % Value Breakdown by Sector
• COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
• GLOBAL PLAYERS -- PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
• Headlines
• Nestlé halts share decline through product reformulation and innovation
• Kraft Foods and ConAgra fail to tune into major trends
• Unilever stands out
• Chiquita soars while General Mills suffers
• Good growth for Italian companies
  • Table 3 Global Company % Value Shares of Meal Solution Products: 2005
  • Chart 31 Global Company % Value Shares of Ready Meals: 2005
  • Chart 32 Global Company % Value Shares of Processed Meat Products: 2005
  • Chart 33 Global Company % Value Shares of Processed Fish/Seafood Products: 2005
  • Chart 34 Global Company % Value Shares of Processed Vegetable Products: 2005
  • Chart 35 Global Company % Value Shares of Pasta Products: 2005
• REGIONAL PLAYERS -- PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
• Headlines
• Mirital moves upmarket in Eastern European ready meals
• Mirital not resting on its laurels, further growth expected
• Sigma Alimentos benefits from pioneering Latin America chilled pizza
• Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma and Madrange exploit image
• Authentic image should be leveraged abroad
• Authentic image benefits Barilla in Western Europe and North America
• Sadia SA boosted by vertical integration and production expansion
  • Summary 3 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Ready Meals Retail Value Sales 2005
  • Summary 4 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Processed Meat Products Retail Value Sales 2005
  • Summary 5 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Processed Fish/Seafood Products Retail Value Sales 2005
  • Summary 6 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Processed Vegetables Products Retail Value Sales 2005
  • Summary 7 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Pasta Retail Value Sales 2005
• EMERGING COMPANIES TO WATCH
• Ruiz Foods focuses on Latin snacks
• Kashi takes "natural" appeal into frozen ready meals
• Saint Jean taps into growing demand for gourmet pasta
• Inmarko expands from ice cream to frozen vegetables
• Premier Foods expands beyond canned/preserved food
• KEY HURDLES EXPERIENCED IN 2005/2006
• Low investment in innovation and marketing constrains Kraft
• Local firms mimic multinationals' products in developing markets
• Consumer misconception that frozen food is less healthy
• Underdeveloped distribution in emerging markets limits frozen/chilled food sales
• KEY LEARNING FROM SUCCESSES (2005/06)
• A need to generate upmarket brands
• Crossing categories
• Building on heritage
• Healthy innovation
• New/diversified distribution channels a driver for growth
• MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ACTIVITY: IMPACT ASSESSMENT
• Unilever sharpens focus
• Premier Foods continues aggressive diversification
• Ebro Puleva makes a major gain in pasta
• Significant developments in US processed meats
• Shineway' s expansion receives a boost
• THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MEAL SOLUTIONS IN 2011
• MARKET FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
• Meat -- the main growth driver in meal solutions
• Slowdown in ready meals, future opportunities lie in developing markets
• Fish/seafood, pasta and vegetables suffer from maturity in key markets
• Specialist food channels to gain prominence
• Further consolidation of companies within meal solutions
• Sector market data forecasts
  • Chart 36 Global Sales of Meal Solution Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 37 Western Europe Sales of Meal Solution Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 38 Eastern Europe Sales of Meal Solution Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 39 North America Sales of Meal Solution Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 40 Latin America Sales of Meal Solution of Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 41 Asia Pacific Sales of Meal Solution of Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 42 Australasia Sales of Meal Solution of Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 43 Africa/Middle East Sales of Meal Solution of Products: 2006-2011
• PRODUCTS FOR THE FUTURE
• Convenient meal solutions for smaller households
• EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
  • Chart 1 Global Presentation Slide (1)
  • Chart 2 Global Presentation Slide (2)
  • Chart 3 Global Presentation Slide (3)
  • Chart 4 Global Presentation Slide (4)
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  • Chart 18 Global Presentation Slide (18)
• KEY CONSUMER TRENDS
• DEVELOPED MARKETS
• Health and nutrition -- still the flavour of the day
• Convenient food for easy preparation and/or on-the-go consumption
• Consumer demand for premium indulgence
• Appetite for exotic flavours due to internationalisation
• Consumers' growing attraction to cheaper but better quality private label products
• DEVELOPING MARKETS
• Consumers still prefer fresh to packaged food
• Middle-/upper-class and single-person households drive demand for convenient food
• Growing appetite for premium foods
• Health and nutrition -- an emerging niche
• Traditional flavours still rule
• TRANSLATING INSIGHT INTO ACTION
• BRAND EXTENSION BY UNILEVER DRIVES CATEGORY GROWTH IN THE US
• Outlook
• BIMBO TAPS INTO THE EMERGING CONVENIENCE CHANNEL IN MEXICO
• Outlook
• SHINEWAY EXPANDS ITS PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES TO MEET DEMAND IN CHINA
• Outlook
• NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
• LEADING INNOVATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE 2005/2007
• Packaging as a point of differentiation in mature sectors
• New hybrid lines enliven the meal solutions market
• New: Emergence of lifestyle meal solutions product in Japan
  • Summary 1 Meal Solutions Products: Leading Innovations 2005-2007
• INNOVATIONS THAT FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPACT
• Pricing new products out of market
• Slow response to premiumisation trend constrains growth
• Missing out on emerging health and wellness trends in developing markets
  • Summary 2 Meal Solutions: Innovations that Failed to Make an Impact 2005
• INSIGHTS INTO MARKET PERFORMANCE
• HEADLINES
• FASTEST GROWING MARKETS: ARE YOU THERE YET?
• Global overview
  • Chart 19 Global Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
• Regional Overview
• Trend towards premiumisation
• The obstacle of supply chain logistics
• Developing retail networks
• Enhancing the convenience factor
  • Chart 20 Western Europe: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 21 Eastern Europe: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 22 North America: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 23 Latin America: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 24 Asia-Pacific: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 25 Australasia: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 26 Africa & Middle East : Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
• MAGIC COMBINATIONS: FASTEST-GROWING MARKETS AND PRODUCTS
• Asia-Pacific dominates fastest markets list
• Strong growth in emerging markets
• Bias towards traditional-style products
• Processed poultry remains popular despite mounting avian flu concerns
• Mirroring trends in developed markets
  • Table 1 Fastest Growing Markets: Per Capita Expenditure and % of World Total, 2006
  • Chart 27 Fastest Growing Markets: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 28 Fastest Growing Markets: 2006 % Value Breakdown by Sector
• SLOW GROWTH COMBINATIONS: THE WAY FORWARD
• Sluggish growth in leading markets
• Strong sales in Spain
• Significant constraints in leading markets
• Reassessment of strategies needed
• Frozen products coming in from the cold
• Taking frozen products upmarket
• New direction needed for dried and canned/preserved products
  • Table 2 Major Markets: Per Capita Expenditure and % of World Total, 2006
  • Chart 29 Major Markets: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006
  • Chart 30 Major Markets: 2006 % Value Breakdown by Sector
• COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
• GLOBAL PLAYERS -- PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
• Headlines
• Nestlé halts share decline through product reformulation and innovation
• Kraft Foods and ConAgra fail to tune into major trends
• Unilever stands out
• Chiquita soars while General Mills suffers
• Good growth for Italian companies
  • Table 3 Global Company % Value Shares of Meal Solution Products: 2005
  • Chart 31 Global Company % Value Shares of Ready Meals: 2005
  • Chart 32 Global Company % Value Shares of Processed Meat Products: 2005
  • Chart 33 Global Company % Value Shares of Processed Fish/Seafood Products: 2005
  • Chart 34 Global Company % Value Shares of Processed Vegetable Products: 2005
  • Chart 35 Global Company % Value Shares of Pasta Products: 2005
• REGIONAL PLAYERS -- PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
• Headlines
• Mirital moves upmarket in Eastern European ready meals
• Mirital not resting on its laurels, further growth expected
• Sigma Alimentos benefits from pioneering Latin America chilled pizza
• Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma and Madrange exploit image
• Authentic image should be leveraged abroad
• Authentic image benefits Barilla in Western Europe and North America
• Sadia SA boosted by vertical integration and production expansion
  • Summary 3 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Ready Meals Retail Value Sales 2005
  • Summary 4 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Processed Meat Products Retail Value Sales 2005
  • Summary 5 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Processed Fish/Seafood Products Retail Value Sales 2005
  • Summary 6 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Processed Vegetables Products Retail Value Sales 2005
  • Summary 7 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: Pasta Retail Value Sales 2005
• EMERGING COMPANIES TO WATCH
• Ruiz Foods focuses on Latin snacks
• Kashi takes "natural" appeal into frozen ready meals
• Saint Jean taps into growing demand for gourmet pasta
• Inmarko expands from ice cream to frozen vegetables
• Premier Foods expands beyond canned/preserved food
• KEY HURDLES EXPERIENCED IN 2005/2006
• Low investment in innovation and marketing constrains Kraft
• Local firms mimic multinationals' products in developing markets
• Consumer misconception that frozen food is less healthy
• Underdeveloped distribution in emerging markets limits frozen/chilled food sales
• KEY LEARNING FROM SUCCESSES (2005/06)
• A need to generate upmarket brands
• Crossing categories
• Building on heritage
• Healthy innovation
• New/diversified distribution channels a driver for growth
• MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ACTIVITY: IMPACT ASSESSMENT
• Unilever sharpens focus
• Premier Foods continues aggressive diversification
• Ebro Puleva makes a major gain in pasta
• Significant developments in US processed meats
• Shineway' s expansion receives a boost
• THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MEAL SOLUTIONS IN 2011
• MARKET FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
• Meat -- the main growth driver in meal solutions
• Slowdown in ready meals, future opportunities lie in developing markets
• Fish/seafood, pasta and vegetables suffer from maturity in key markets
• Specialist food channels to gain prominence
• Further consolidation of companies within meal solutions
• Sector market data forecasts
  • Chart 36 Global Sales of Meal Solution Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 37 Western Europe Sales of Meal Solution Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 38 Eastern Europe Sales of Meal Solution Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 39 North America Sales of Meal Solution Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 40 Latin America Sales of Meal Solution of Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 41 Asia Pacific Sales of Meal Solution of Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 42 Australasia Sales of Meal Solution of Products: 2006-2011
  • Chart 43 Africa/Middle East Sales of Meal Solution of Products: 2006-2011
• PRODUCTS FOR THE FUTURE
• Convenient meal solutions for smaller households
• Better nutrition and taste per calorie in food
• Children and an ageing population: lucrative gaps to be bridged
• Ethnic/exotic foods turn mainstream ...
• ... so do fair trade and eco-friendly productsBetter nutrition and taste per calorie in food
• Children and an ageing population: lucrative gaps to be bridged
• Ethnic/exotic foods turn mainstream ...
• ... so do fair trade and eco-friendly products

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