Prepared Meals Market Size, Competitive Landscape, Country Analysis, Distribution Channel, Packaging Formats and Forecast, 2016-2026

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The global prepared meals sector was valued at $107.2 billion in 2021 and is forecast to generate a CAGR of 6.0% during 2021-26 to reach $143.8 billion by 2026. The Asia-Pacific represented the largest region for the global prepared meals sector in 2021, with a value share of 33.5%, followed by Western Europe and the Americas, which accounted for shares of 31% and 27.8%, respectively. The Middle East & Africa is forecast to record the highest CAGR during 2021-26, at 33.4%. In 2021, the ready meals category held the highest value and volume shares of 73.8% and 76.7%, respectively. Meal kits is set to be the fastest-growing category during 2021-26, at a projected value CAGR of 14.5%. In the global prepared meals market, the top five companies accounted for a combined value share of 23% in 2021. Nestle was the leading company, with a value share of 8.9%, followed by Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. (5.1%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (3.7%), Dr. August Oetker Kg (2.8%), and The Kraft Heinz Company (2.4%).

Online ordering and food delivery has gained traction since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, during which many restaurants and other food outlets were forced to remain closed for months on end. This shift in consumption habits has boosted the popularity of ready-to-cook/-eat meals. These are particularly popular among single households and elderly consumers. Urbanization encourages the development of cold chains, which enable the swift supply of chilled/frozen packaged meals. This, in turn, drives demand for prepared meals.

This report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the global prepared meals sector. It includes analysis on the following -

Sector overview: Provides an overview of current sector scenarios in terms of ingredients, manufacturer claims, labeling, and packaging. The analysis also provides a regional overview across five regions-Asia-Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, the Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe-highlighting sector size, growth drivers, latest developments, and future challenges for each region.
Change in consumption: Provides a shift in the consumption of prepared meals during 2016-26 at global and regional levels.
High-potential countries: Provides risk-reward analysis of the top 10 high-potential countries in each region based on market assessment, economic development, governance indicators,

sociodemographic factors, and technological infrastructure.

Country and regional analysis: Provides deep-dive analysis of 10 high-potential countries covering value growth during 2021-26, key challenges, consumer demographics, and key trends. It also includes regional analysis covering the future outlook for the region.
Health & wellness analysis: Provides insights on health & wellness products in terms of value and percentage share in the overall prepared meals sector at a global and regional level during 2015-20. The analysis includes key health & wellness attributes and consumer benefits driving sales of prepared meals across the five regions in 2020. It also covers the market shares of leading companies offering prepared meals with health & wellness attributes.
Competitive landscape: Provides an overview of leading companies and brands at global and regional level, besides analyzing product profile, country-level presence, market share, and growth of private labels in each region.
Key distribution channels: Provides analysis on the leading distribution channels in the global prepared meals sector in 2021. It covers hypermarkets & supermarkets, convenience stores,

e-retailers, food & drinks specialists, "dollar stores", variety stores & general merchandise retailers, cash & carries & warehouse clubs, department stores, drugstores & pharmacies, and others.

Preferred packaging formats*: The report provides percentage share (in 2021) and growth analysis (during 2016-26) for various packaging materials, types, closures, and outer types based on volume sales of prepared meals (in million pack units).

Scope

Provides an overview of current industry scenario regarding the future outlook in terms of ingredients, product claims, labeling, and packaging.
The analysis also covers regional overview across five regions - Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe - highlighting industry size, growth drivers, latest developments, and future inhibitors for the regions.

Reasons to Buy

Manufacturing and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the sector in the region.
The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances.
The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion.
To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the sector in the region with information about their market share and growth rates.

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Executive Summary

Part 1: Sector Overview

Current Scenario and Future Outlook
Global Prepared Meals Sector Overview - What Are the Growth Factors, Latest Developments, and Future Inhibitors?
Regional Prepared Meals Overview - What Are the Growth Factors, Latest Developments, and Future Inhibitors?
Key Challenges in the Global Prepared Meals Sector

Part 2: Shift in Food Consumption Patterns

Change in Consumption Levels in the Overall Food Industry, 2016-26
Reasons for Shift in Consumption Patterns

Part 3: Identifying High-Potential Countries by Region

Analysis of 10 Countries on the Basis of Risk-Reward Analysis (Market Assessment, Economic Development,
Sociodemographic factors, Governance Indicators, and Technological Infrastructure)

Part 4: Country Deep-Dive Analysis

High-Potential Country Analysis
Future Outlook

Part 5: Health & Wellness Analysis - Global and Regional Level

Value Share Analysis of Health & Wellness Market
Health & Wellness Market Growth Analysis by Region
Key Product Attributes
Key Consumer Benefits
Leading Health & Wellness Companies by Category

Part 6: Competitive Landscape

Leading Companies by Value - Global
Leading Companies and Brands Share Analysis - Global
Leading Companies and Brands Share Analysis by Region

Part 7: Competitive Landscape - Market Analysis

Part 8: Market Share of Private Label

Private Label Share Analysis by Region
Private Label Share Analysis by Category

Part 9: Key Distribution Channels

Share of Key Distribution Channels - Global and Regional Level

Part 10: Key Packaging Formats

Growth Analysis by Key Pack Material and Pack Type
Growth Analysis by Closure Type and Primary Outer Type

Appendix

Definitions
About GlobalData

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Key categories by value and volume, 2016-26 - Global
Key categories by value and volume, 2016-26 - Asia-Pacific
Key categories by value and volume, 2016-26 - Middle East & Africa
Key categories by value and volume, 2016-26 - Americas
Key categories by value and volume, 2016-26 - Western Europe
Key categories by value and volume, 2016-26 - Eastern Europe
Taiwan: Category share
Japan: Category share
Japan: Consumption by gender
Japan: Consumption by age group
Japan: Consumption by education
Japan: Consumption by degree of urbanization
Japan: Volume growth analysis of top 10 cities
South Korea: Category share
South Korea: Consumption by gender
South Korea: Consumption by age group
South Korea: Consumption by education
South Korea: Consumption by degree of urbanization
South Korea: Volume growth analysis of top seven cities
South Africa: Category share
South Africa: Consumption by gender
South Africa: Consumption by age group
South Africa: Consumption by education
South Africa: Consumption by degree of urbanization
South Africa: Volume growth analysis of top eight cities
Brazil: Category share
Brazil: Consumption by gender
Brazil: Consumption by age group
Brazil: Consumption by education
Brazil: Consumption by degree of urbanization
Brazil: Volume growth analysis of top nine cities
Canada: Category share
Canada: Consumption by gender
Canada: Consumption by age group
Canada: Consumption by education
Canada: Consumption by degree of urbanization
Canada: Volume growth analysis of top 10 cities
Spain: Category share
Spain: Consumption by gender
Spain: Consumption by age group
Spain: Consumption by education
Spain: Consumption by degree of urbanization
Spain: Volume growth analysis of top 10 cities
UK: Category share
UK: Consumption by gender
UK: Consumption by age group
UK: Consumption by education
UK: Consumption by degree of urbanization
UK: Volume growth analysis of top 10 cities
Czech Republic: Category share
Czech Republic: Consumption by gender
Czech Republic: Consumption by age group
Czech Republic: Consumption by education
Czech Republic: Consumption by degree of urbanization
Czech Republic: Volume growth analysis of top four cities
Poland: Category share
Poland: Consumption by gender
Poland: Consumption by age group
Poland: Consumption by education
Poland: Consumption by degree of urbanization
Poland: Volume growth analysis of top 10 cities
Contribution of each region to the growth of H&W market, 2015-20
Leading companies in the global prepared meals sector (% share), 2021
Key pack material volume share (%), 2021
Annual volume growth by pack material (%), 2016-26
Key pack type volume share (%), 2021
Annual volume growth by pack type (%), 2016-26
Key closure type volume share (%), 2021
Annual volume growth by closure type (%), 2016-26
Key primary outer volume share (%), 2021
Annual volume growth by primary outer (%), 2016-26

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Change in consumption levels in the overall food industry, 2016-26
Change in consumption levels in the overall food industry - Asia-Pacific, 2016-26
Change in consumption levels in the overall food industry - Middle East & Africa, 2016-26
Change in consumption levels in the overall food industry - The Americas, 2016-26
Change in consumption levels in the overall food industry - Western Europe, 2016-26
Change in consumption levels in the overall food industry - Eastern Europe, 2016-26
Identifying high-potential countries, risk-reward analysis - Asia-Pacific
Identifying high-potential countries, risk-reward analysis - Middle East & Africa
Identifying high-potential countries, risk-reward analysis - The Americas
Identifying high-potential countries, risk-reward analysis - Western Europe
Identifying high-potential countries, risk-reward analysis - Eastern Europe
Japan: Volume analysis of 10 cities (%), 2016-21
South Korea: Volume analysis of seven cities (%), 2016-21
South Africa: Volume analysis of eight cities (%), 2016-21
South Africa: Volume analysis of top eight cities by category (%), 2021
Brazil: Volume analysis of nine cities (%), 2016-21
Brazil: Volume analysis of top nine cities by category (%), 2021
Canada: Volume analysis of top 10 cities (%), 2016-21
Canada: Volume analysis of top 10 cities by category (%), 2021
Spain: Volume analysis of top 10 cities (%), 2016-21
Spain: Volume analysis of top 10 cities by category (%), 2021
UK: Volume analysis of top 10 cities (%), 2016-21
UK: Volume analysis of top 10 cities by category (%), 2021
Czech Republic: Volume analysis of top four cities (%), 2016-21
Czech Republic: Volume analysis of top four cities by category (%), 2021
Poland: Volume analysis of top 10 cities (%), 2016-21
Poland: Volume analysis of top 10 cities by category (%), 2021
Health & wellness value and its share in overall sales, 2016-21
Health & wellness analysis - key product attributes by region, 2021
Health & wellness analysis - key consumer benefits by region, 2021
Leading health & wellness companies by category, 2020
Company and brand share analysis - Global
Company and brand share analysis - Asia-Pacific
Company and brand share analysis - Middle East & Africa
Company and brand share analysis - The Americas
Company and brand share analysis - Western Europe
Company and brand share analysis - Eastern Europe
Key brands - meal kits, 2021
Key brands - pizza, 2021
Key brands - ready meals, 2021
Private label value and share by region, 2016-21
Private label value sales ($ million) and share (%) by category, 2021
Leading distribution channels by region (% share by value), 2021

Prepared Meals Market Size, Competitive Landscape, Country Analysis, Distribution Channel, Packaging Formats and Forecast, 2016-2026

Description

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Scope

Reasons to Buy

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part 1: Sector Overview

Part 2: Shift in Food Consumption Patterns

Part 3: Identifying High-Potential Countries by Region

Part 4: Country Deep-Dive Analysis

Part 5: Health & Wellness Analysis - Global and Regional Level

Part 6: Competitive Landscape

Part 7: Competitive Landscape - Market Analysis

Part 8: Market Share of Private Label

Part 9: Key Distribution Channels

Part 10: Key Packaging Formats

Appendix

List of Tables

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Figures