This report shows that opportunities exist in Prepared Meals & Meal Components even as competition intensifies. These opportunities can be exploited by analyzing the impact of specific consumer groups, behaviors, and trends on the market using actual consumer survey data in 12 Prepared Meals & Meal Components sectors across 10 core countries. Research Beam Model: Research Beam Product ID: 93816 2950 USD New
New Consumer Opportunities in Prepared Meals & Meal Components
 
 

New Consumer Opportunities in Prepared Meals & Meal Components

  • Category : Food and Beverages
  • Published On : November   2012
  • Pages : 90
  • Publisher : Canadean
 
 
 

SYNOPSIS
This report shows that opportunities exist in Prepared Meals & Meal Components even as competition intensifies. These opportunities can be exploited by analyzing the impact of specific consumer groups, behaviors, and trends on the market using actual consumer survey data in 12 Prepared Meals & Meal Components sectors across 10 core countries.SUMMARY
Why was the report written?
Limited growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components sectors means marketers must focus on key consumer groups as competition intensifies. Vital to reaching these key consumer groups is understanding their consumption needs and motivations: this report provides unique insight not only into who the key consumer groups are, but why they eat what they eat and how to target them.

What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
The high importance of Value for Money and limited growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components sectors means private labels will increase their share of the market. As leading brands and private labels battle to target consumer hotspots, “B” and “C” brands will struggle and lose share if they cannot establish clear differentiators from other products.

What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
Kids & Babies and Tweens & Early Teens consume above average volumes of Prepared Meals and Meal Components. However, Older Consumers shouldn’t be forgotten about either: aging populations worldwide means that Older Consumers already account for large absolute volumes, and will account for even larger ones by 2016. This doesn’t just apply to the Non-BRIC region: populations in China and Russia are older than many think.

What makes this report unique and essential to read?
This report provides a unique opportunity to update marketing tactics and strategy in line with the latest consumer behaviors in Prepared Meals & Meal Components by highlighting the key consumer trends and groups, and integrating robust survey-based data with market data to show the actual impact of these consumer behaviors on sector volumes and values.
SCOPE
The value and volume of key age groups and their consumption habits in 10 core countries is quantified through a unique integration of survey and market data. This allows the impact of consumer trends to be compared by age group, exactly which trends are most important to target.

Concise case studies show how leading brands and retailers are effectively targeting key consumer trends and consumption behaviors, such as how producers of Prepared Meals are targeting consumers who have time to cook meals from scratch, but lack the desire or culinary expertise to do so.

The Volume and Value dynamics of 61 categories in 12 Prepared Meals & Meal Component sectors in 10 core countries are analyzed to show where hotspots to target exist in the next five years.
REASONS TO BUY
Value growth is forecast to be slightly higher in most sectors during 2011–2016 than it was during 2006–2011, though growth will slow down slightly in Meat, Dairy Foods and Oils & Fats. The lack of significant variation between historic and future growth rates limits the opportunities to grow volume sales. This makes it vital that marketers focus on targeting very specifically defined consumer groups and their driving motivations.

Within the BRIC region, Meat and Dairy Food in Brazil all have high per capita value consumption and will record relatively high growth rates during 2011–2016. Meat and Dairy Food also offer strong opportunities in the Non-BRIC region. While these sectors will grow quickly, the low growth rates in most other sectors mean there will be even greater competition during 2011–2016, making it likely that weaker brands are going to be squeezed and private labels will gain ground.

Kids & Babies and Tweens & Early Teens consume above average volumes of Prepared Meals & Meal Components overall, while Young Adults and Pre-Mid-Lifers’ account for a volume share far below their share of the population. This result is driven by Kids & Babies’ and Tweens & Early Teens’ high consumption of Dairy Food, though they are also above average consumers of Prepared Meals and Savory & Deli Foods worldwide, and of Pasta & Noodles in the Non-BRIC region.

No motivation influences a larger volume of Prepared Meals & Meal Components eaten than the need to meet age-specific needs, be it healthy bone development for children or low cholesterol for older adults. In particular, this result is heavily influenced by the Dairy Food sector; while this shows that consumers are looking for Dairy Food products that, for instance, contain high calcium levels to help children’s development, different consumer trends are key in other sectors.

A category breakdown of the Prepared Meals sector globally by age shows that Kids & Babies and Tweens & Early Teens are just as likely to eat Ready Meals as adults, despite concerns regarding their high salt content and lack of nutritional content. Ready Meals allow busy and tired parents to provide a quick hot meal to their children, while the importance of the Personal Space & Time consumer trend shows that parents value how less time cooking means more time relaxing.

List Of Content
1 Executive Summary
1.1 Intensifying competition makes it vital to target key consumer groups effectively
1.1.1 Limited growth means marketers must focus on key consumer groups
1.1.2 Consumers aged under 16 are key targets, but Older Consumers shouldn’t be forgotten about either
1.1.3 Consumers in the key Kids & Babies and Tween & Early Teen age groups seek products offering age-related benefits
2 Industry Dynamics
2.1 Definitions
2.1.1 Sector coverage definitions
2.1.2 Consumer Trend definitions
2.2 Introduction
2.3 Key Growth Sectors for the Future
2.3.1 Steady value growth means competition between brands will intensify
2.3.2 Dairy Food is the largest category by volume
2.3.3 A sector by sector approach to targeting age groups is needed
2.4 Country Hotspots
2.4.1 Brazil and Russia are the key targets
2.4.2 Food sectors in China are already larger by volume than those in Europe
2.4.3 Aging populations in China and Russia means volume consumption patterns resemble those in the Non-BRIC region
2.5 Opportunity MapS
2.5.1 Within BRIC, Meat is the key sector to target in Russia and Brazil
2.5.2 Meat and Dairy Food are also key sectors in the Non-BRIC region
3 Key Consumer Trends for Prepared Meals & Meal Components
3.1 Note on Measures
3.2 Global Trendscapes
3.2.1 Consumers are most often motivated by age-specific needs
3.2.2 Key consumer trends by sector
3.2.3 Consumers look for value and convenience in Bakery & Cereals
3.2.4 Age-targeting is vital in Diary Food; and it’s all about children
3.2.5 Consumers look for Value for Money in Fish & Seafood
3.2.6 Value is important in the Meat sector
3.2.7 Oils & Fats are heavily commoditized, making price competition key
3.2.8 The convenience of Pasta & Noodles is important for busy consumers
3.2.9 People want the convenience of Prepared Meals but are critical of prices
3.2.10 Savory & Deli Foods also offer consumers cost-effective time-savers
3.2.11 Sauces save time, but also attract adventurous consumers
3.2.12 Packaging is key for busy consumers of Soup
3.2.13 Consumers select Soy products that meet specific age-related needs
3.2.14 Consumers treat themselves with Syrups & Spreads
3.3 Key consumer trends by country
3.4 Phantom & Overstated Trends
3.4.1 The actual importance of the Health trend is greatly over-estimated
3.4.2 Indulgence is far more significant in developed countries than in BRICs
3.4.3 BRIC consumers are more overtly aspirational, but value is still king
4 Key Under-Targeted Age Groups
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Overall Prepared Meals & Meal Components by Age Group
4.2.1 Under 16s consume above average volumes of Prepared Meals & Meal Components
4.2.2 Tweens & Early Teens have the highest per capita volume consumption worldwide
4.3 Key Consumers to Target by Sector
4.3.1 Bakery & Cereals are mostly consumed by those in older age groups
4.3.2 Kids & Babies and Tweens & Early Teens dominate Dairy Food
4.3.3 Fish & Seafood is losing consumers when they become Young Adults
4.3.4 Older Consumers are key in the Meat sector
4.3.5 Oils & Fats Consumption increases substantially among over-45s
4.3.6 Children drive Pasta & Noodle consumption in the Non-BRIC region, Mid-Lifers in the BRIC region
4.3.7 Prepared Meals in the Non-BRIC region are driven by Young Adults
4.3.8 Kids & Babies and Tweens & Early Teens are key consumers of Savory & Deli Foods
4.3.9 Seasonings, Dressings & Sauces consumption is evenly distributed by age in the Non-BRIC region, but not in the BRIC region
4.3.10 Teenagers are the key consumers of Soup in the Non-BRIC region, but Mid-Lifers and Older Consumers are key in BRIC
4.3.11 Soy Products are consumed across all ages in the BRIC region
4.3.12 Syrups & Spreads are popular with the oldest and the youngest
5 Country Focus
5.1 Growing population and economy to boost volumes in Brazil
5.2 Growth will slow in China, but still remain strong
5.3 Relatively low volume growth in France
5.4 Changing tastes in Germany a driving growth in smaller sectors
5.5 Per capita consumption in India will grow, but still be low
5.6 Moderate growth in Italy despite economic pressures
5.7 Russia’s growing economy to drive strong volume growth
5.8 Low volume growth will prevail in Spain as the economy stagnates
5.9 UK
5.1 US
6 Appendix
6.1 About This Report
6.2 Survey Methodology
6.3 Definitions
6.3.1 Detailed Product Sector Definitions
6.3.2 Consumer Trends Framework
6.3.3 Age Group Definitions
6.3.4 Country Coverage and Region Definition
6.4 About Canadean
6.5 Disclaimer
List Of Table
Table 1: Global Prepared Meals & Meal Components Value by Sector, 2006-2016 (US$ million) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 2: Global Prepared Meals & Meal Components Volume by Sector, 2006-2016 (kg m) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 3: Global Prepared Meals & Meal Components Value by Country, 2006-2016 (kg m) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 4: Global Prepared Meals & Meal Components Volume by Country, 2006-2016 (kg m) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 5: Leading Global Trends (Consumer Motivations) by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 6: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Bakery & Cereals by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 7: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Dairy Food by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 8: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Fish & Seafood by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 9: Volume Influenced by the Changing Age Structures and Health Consumer Trends in Fish & Seafood (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 10: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Meat by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 11: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Oils & Fats by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 12: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Pasta & Noodles by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 13: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Prepared Meals by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 14: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Savory & Deli Foods by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 15: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Seasonings, Dressings & Sauces by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 16: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Soups by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 17: Top Five Trends (Consumer Motivations) in Soy Products by Volume Influenced, China vs. Brazil vs. Rest of the World, 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 18: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Soy Products by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 19: Top Ten Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Syrups & Spreads by Volume Share Influenced (%), 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 20: Global Prepared Meals & Meal Components Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 21: Global Bakery & Cereals Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 22: Global Dairy Food Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 23: Global Fish & Seafood Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 24: Global Meat Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 25: Global Oils & Fats Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 26: Global Pasta & Noodles Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 27: Global Prepared Meals Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 28: Top Three Trends (Consumer Motivations) Globally in Prepared Meals by Volume Share Influenced (%), Kids & Babies vs. Tweens & Early Teens vs. Adults, 2011 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 29: Global Savory & Deli Foods Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 30: Global Seasonings, Dressings & Sauces Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 31: Global Soup Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 32: Global Soy Products Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 33: Global Syrups & Spreads Per Capita Volume Consumption by Age Group, 2011 (kg) Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 34: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Brazil: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 35: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in China: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 36: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in France: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 37: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Germany: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 38: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in India: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 39: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Italy: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 40: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Russia: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 41: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Spain: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 42: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in the UK: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 43: Prepared Meals & Meal Components in the US: 2011-16 CAGR, 2011 Per Capita Consumption & Volume Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 44: Product Sectors in Prepared Meals & Meal Components Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 45: Consumer Trends Framework Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 46: Age Group Definitions Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 47: Country Coverage and Region Definition Error! Bookmark not defined.
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Kids & Babies and Tweens & Early Teens account for higher percentage shares of Prepared Meals & Meal Components sectors by volume than they do of the population Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 2: Older Consumers eat large volumes of Prepared Meals & Meal Components, and not just in the Non-BRIC region Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 3: The largest value sectors cluster into the middle of the growth spectrum Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 4: Total Dairy Food volumes are skewed towards younger consumers, while Bakery & Cereal, Meat and Fish are popular with Older Consumers Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 5: All the BRICs show strong value growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components, although consumption is much lower in India & China Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 6: Aging populations in China and Russia mean that Older Consumers account for greater volumes than many think Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 7: For Prepared Meals & Meal Components, Meat in Russia and Brazil and Dairy Food in Brazil are the key opportunities in the BRIC region Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 8: In Prepared Meals & Meal Components in the Non-BRIC region, Meat and Dairy Food Markets record the highest per capita value consumption and relatively rapid value growth rates Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 9: Top Three Global Trends (Consumer Motivations) by Product Sector Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 10: Baker Tweet alerts Indulgence-seeking consumers of Albion’s Oven Bakery in London, UK, when a hot batch of Bakery products are ready Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 11: Private Label penetration is high in Dairy Food categories in the Non-BRIC region Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 12: Organic certification is a key way to reassure consumers after food scares Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 13: Consumers in China and the US are the most concerned about the safety of their Meat Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 14: Dried Pasta and Noodles’ share is very high, driven by the appeal of their easy storage and “cookability” Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 15: The majority of Prepared Meals are eaten by Consumers with time on their hands Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 16: Prepared Meals are a way for consumers to try new cuisines at home Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 17: Asian cuisine is proving popular among consumers with increasingly adventurous palettes Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 18: Microwaveable packaging makes it easier to heat soup at work Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 19: Soy Products are consumed in greatest volumes per capita in China and Brazil Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 20: Top Three Trends (Consumer Motivations) by Country Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 21: Health is of major importance to consumption in only a few sectors Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 22: Natural and healthy Prepared Meals like Sainsbury’s Super Naturals have had modest success Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 23: Indulgence is less important in the BRICs than the Non-BRICs in every sector except soup Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 24: Value for Money is a more important driver of consumption volumes than Aspiration in all sectors globally Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 25: Iceland’s Luxury range is marketed both on its aspirational and its budget credentials Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 26: Kids & Babies and Tweens & Early Teens are key consumers of Prepared Meals & Meal Components worldwide Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 27: Older Consumers account for a disproportionately high share of consumption Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 28: Dairy Food is most popular with the youngest consumers Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 29: Fish & Seafood is least popular among Young Adults Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 30: Meat is most popular among Older Consumers across all countries Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 31: Mid-lifers are particularly high consumers of Oils & Fats Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 32: Pasta & Noodles consumption is led by younger Non-BRIC consumers Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 33: Consumption of Prepared Meals differs significantly by age group in the BRIC region Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 34: Kids & Babies and Tweens & Early Teens are as likely to eat Ready Meals as adults Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 35: Older Consumes eat relatively low volumes of Savory & Deli Foods Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 36: Seasonings, Dressings & Sauces consumption is fairly evenly distributed across age groups in the Non-BRIC region, but not in the BRIC region Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 37: Over 45’s are the key consumers of Soup in the BRIC region, Teenagers and Early Young Adults in the Non-BRIC region Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 38: Soy Products consumption is fairly even across age groups in the BRIC region, but largely consumed by children in the Non-BRIC region Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 39: Syrups & Spreads consumption peaks among the youngest and oldest Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 40: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Brazil Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 41: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Brazil Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 42: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in China Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 43: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in China Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 44: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in France Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 45: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in France Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 46: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Germany Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 47: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Germany Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 48: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in India Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 49: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in India Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 50: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Italy Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 51: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Italy Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 52: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Russia Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 53: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Russia Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 54: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Spain Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 55: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in Spain Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 56: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in the UK Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 57: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in the UK Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 58: Consumption and Future Growth in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in the US Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 59: Consumer Profiles in Prepared Meals & Meal Components in the US Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 60: Issue Report Methodology Error! Bookmark not defined.
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