TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 17
2 MARKET INTRODUCTION 20
2.1 DEFINITION 20
2.2 SCOPE OF STUDY 20
2.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE 20
2.4 MARKET STRUCTURE 21
3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 22
3.1 OVERVIEW 22
3.2 DATA FLOW 24
3.2.1 DATA MINING PROCESS 24
3.3 PURCHASED DATABASE: 25
3.4 SECONDARY SOURCES: 26
3.4.1 SECONDARY RESEARCH DATA FLOW: 27
3.5 PRIMARY RESEARCH: 28
3.5.1 PRIMARY RESEARCH DATA FLOW: 29
3.5.2 PRIMARY RESEARCH: NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED 30
3.6 APPROACHES FOR MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: 31
3.6.1 REVENUE ANALYSIS APPROACH 31
3.7 DATA FORECASTING 32
3.7.1 DATA FORECASTING TYPE 32
3.8 DATA MODELING 33
3.8.1 MICROECONOMIC FACTOR ANALYSIS: 33
3.8.2 DATA MODELING: 34
4 MARKET DYNAMICS 37
4.1 INTRODUCTION 37
4.2 DRIVERS 38
4.2.1 CONVENIENCE AND BUSY LIFESTYLES 38
4.2.2 INCREASING URBANIZATION AND WORKING POPULATION 38
4.3 RESTRAINTS 40
4.3.1 RISING HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEMAND FOR FRESH INGREDIENTS. 40
4.3.2 INCREASING PREFERENCE FOR HOMEMADE AND CUSTOMIZED MEAL OPTIONS 40
4.4 CHALLENGES 41
4.4.1 FLUCTUATING RAW MATERIAL COSTS IMPACTING PROFIT MARGINS AND PRICING STRATEGIES 41
4.5 OPPORTUNITY 42
4.5.1 INNOVATION IN FLAVORS, INGREDIENTS, AND CUISINES ATTRACTING DIVERSE CONSUMERS 42
4.5.2 EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGING INFLUENCING CONSUMER CHOICES 43
4.6 STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 44
4.6.1 TECHNOLOGY UPDATE 44
4.6.2 REGIONAL MARKETS TO LOOK OUT FOR 45
4.7 REGULATORY UPDATE 46
4.8 MARKET TRENDS 46
4.9 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 47
4.9.1 IMPACT ON SUPPLY CHAIN OF READY MEALS 47
4.9.2 IMPACT ON MARKET DEMAND OF READY MEALS 48
4.9.3 IMPACT ON PRICING OF READY MEALS 48
5 MARKET FACTOR ANALYSIS 49
5.1 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 49
5.1.1 RAW MATERIAL 50
5.1.2 MANUFACTURING 50
5.1.3 DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY CHAIN 50
5.1.4 END-USER 51
5.2 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL 51
5.2.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 52
5.2.2 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 52
5.2.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 52
5.2.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 52
5.2.5 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY 53
5.3 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS ON THE BUYING OF DRIED OR CANNED LEGUMES FOR MEAL PREPARATION 53
6 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE 56
6.1 OVERVIEW 56
7 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY 59
7.1 OVERVIEW 59
8 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE 62
8.1 OVERVIEW 62
9 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER 65
9.1 OVERVIEW 65
10 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING 68
10.1 OVERVIEW 68
11 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 70
11.1 OVERVIEW 70
12 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM 73
12.1 OVERVIEW 73
13 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY REGION 76
13.1 GLOBAL 76
13.2 NORTH AMERICA 78
13.2.1 US 85
13.2.2 CANADA 90
13.3 EUROPE 95
13.3.1 UK 101
13.3.2 FRANCE 106
13.3.3 GERMANY 111
13.3.4 ITALY 116
14 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 121
14.1 COMPETITIVE OVERVIEW 121
14.2 MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE US, CANADA, AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET 121
14.3 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING 122
14.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS & GROWTH STRATEGIES 123
14.4.1 ACQUISITION/EXPANSION 123
15 COMPANY PROFILES 124
15.1 GENERAL MILLS INC. 124
15.1.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 124
15.1.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 125
15.1.3 PRODUCTS/SERVICES OFFERED 125
15.1.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 126
15.1.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 126
15.1.6 KEY STRATEGIES 126
15.2 NESTLE S.A 127
15.2.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 127
15.2.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 127
15.2.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 127
15.2.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 128
15.2.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 128
15.2.6 KEY STRATEGIES 128
15.3 CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. 129
15.3.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 129
15.3.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 129
15.3.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 130
15.3.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 130
15.3.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 131
15.3.6 KEY STRATEGIES 131
15.4 QUAKER OATS COMPANY 132
15.4.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 132
15.4.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 132
15.4.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 132
15.4.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 133
15.4.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 133
15.4.6 KEY STRATEGIES 133
15.5 ICELAND FOODS LTD 134
15.5.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 134
15.5.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 134
15.5.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 134
15.5.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 134
15.5.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 135
15.5.6 KEY STRATEGIES 135
15.6 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 136
15.6.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 136
15.6.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 136
15.6.3 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 137
15.6.4 SWOT ANALYSIS 137
15.6.5 KEY STRATEGIES 137
15.7 KELLANOVA 138
15.7.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 138
15.7.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 138
15.7.3 PRODUCTS/SERVICES OFFERED 139
15.7.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 139
15.7.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 140
15.7.6 KEY STRATEGIES 140
15.8 CIRIO UK 141
15.8.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 141
15.8.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 141
15.8.3 PRODUCTS/SERVICES OFFERED 141
15.8.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 141
15.8.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 142
15.8.6 KEY STRATEGIES 142
15.9 SENECA FOODS CORPORATION 143
15.9.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 143
15.9.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 143
15.9.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 144
15.9.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 144
15.9.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 144
15.9.6 KEY STRATEGIES 145
15.10 DEL MONTE FOODS INC. 146
15.10.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 146
15.10.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 146
15.10.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 146
15.10.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 146
15.10.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 147
15.10.6 KEY STRATEGIES 147
16 APPENDIX 148
16.1 REFERENCES 148
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 QFD MODELING FOR MARKET SHARE ASSESSMENT 34
TABLE 2 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 3 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 58
TABLE 4 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 5 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 60
TABLE 6 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 7 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 63
TABLE 8 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 9 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 66
TABLE 10 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 11 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 69
TABLE 12 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 13 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 72
TABLE 14 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 15 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 74
TABLE 16 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY REGION, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 17 NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY REGION, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 77
TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICA: READY MEALS MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 19 NORTH AMERICA: READY MEALS MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 80
TABLE 20 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 21 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 81
TABLE 22 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 23 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 81
TABLE 24 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 25 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 82
TABLE 26 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 82
TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 29 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 83
TABLE 30 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 31 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 84
TABLE 32 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 33 NORTH AMERICA READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 84
TABLE 34 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 35 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 86
TABLE 36 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 37 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 86
TABLE 38 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 39 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 87
TABLE 40 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 41 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 87
TABLE 42 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 43 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 88
TABLE 44 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 45 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 89
TABLE 46 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 47 US READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 89
TABLE 48 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 49 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 91
TABLE 50 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 91
TABLE 51 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 91
TABLE 52 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 53 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 92
TABLE 54 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 55 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 92
TABLE 56 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 93
TABLE 57 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 93
TABLE 58 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 93
TABLE 59 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 94
TABLE 60 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 94
TABLE 61 CANADA READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 94
TABLE 62 EUROPE: READY MEALS MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 63 EUROPE: READY MEALS MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 96
TABLE 64 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 97
TABLE 65 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 97
TABLE 66 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 67 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 98
TABLE 68 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 69 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 98
TABLE 70 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 99
TABLE 71 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 99
TABLE 72 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 99
TABLE 73 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 99
TABLE 74 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 75 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 100
TABLE 76 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 77 EUROPE READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 101
TABLE 78 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 79 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 102
TABLE 80 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 81 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 102
TABLE 82 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 83 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 103
TABLE 84 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 85 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 103
TABLE 86 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 104
TABLE 87 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 104
TABLE 88 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 104
TABLE 89 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 105
TABLE 90 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 91 UK READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 105
TABLE 92 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 106
TABLE 93 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY SOURCE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 107
TABLE 94 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 107
TABLE 95 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY CATEGORY, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 107
TABLE 96 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 108
TABLE 97 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY NATURE, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 108
TABLE 98 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 108
TABLE 99 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY END-USER, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 108
TABLE 100 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 101 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY PRICING, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 109
TABLE 102 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 103 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 110
TABLE 104 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (USD MILLION) 110
TABLE 105 FRANCE READY MEALS MARKET, BY FORM, 2019–2032 (THOUSAND TONS) 110