Ready Meals in Ireland to 2011

SUMMARY

Abstract

Introduction

This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Ready Meals in Ireland. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and market share data. The databook supplies actual data to 2006 and full forecasts to 2011.

Scope

• Contains information on 4 categories: Chilled ready meals, Canned ready meals, Frozen ready meals and Dried ready meals
• Provides market value, volume, expenditure and consumption data by market, segment and subsegment
• Includes company and brand share data by categories

Highlights

The market for Ready Meals in Ireland increased between 2001-2006, growing at an average annual rate of 3.2%. The leading company in the market in 2006 was Campbell Soup Company. The second-largest player was Kerry Group plc with Unilever in third place.

Reasons to Purchase

• Discover the major quantitative trends affecting the Ready Meals markets
• Understand consumers' consumption and expenditure patterns
• Understand the future direction of the market with reliable historical data and full five year forecasting.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
Summary Market Level - Ready Meals 2
Summary category level - Dried ready meals 3
Summary category level - Canned ready meals 4
Summary category level - Chilled ready meals 5
Summary category level - Frozen ready meals 6
Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION 7
What is this report about? 7
How to use this report 7
Market Definition 8
Chapter 3 MARKET OVERVIEW 22
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 22
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 23
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 25
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 26
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 27
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 28
Company and Brand Share Analysis 30
Distribution Analysis 33
Expenditure & consumption per capita 35
Chapter 4 LEADING COMPANY PROFILES 39
Campbell Soup Company 39
Kerry Group 41
Chapter 5 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - DRIED READY MEALS 43
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 43
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 44
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 45
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 45
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 46
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 47
Company and Brand Share Analysis 48
Distribution Analysis 51
Expenditure & consumption per capita 53
Chapter 6 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - CANNED READY MEALS 56
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 56
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 57
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 59
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 60
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 61
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 62
Company and Brand Share Analysis 64
Distribution Analysis 67
Expenditure & consumption per capita 69
Chapter 7 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - CHILLED READY MEALS 72
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 72
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 73
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 75
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 76
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 77
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 78
Company and Brand Share Analysis 80
Distribution Analysis 83
Expenditure & consumption per capita 85
Chapter 8 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - FROZEN READY MEALS 89
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 89
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 90
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 92
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 93
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 95
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 96
Company and Brand Share Analysis 98
Distribution Analysis 100
Expenditure & consumption per capita 102
Chapter 9 COUNTRY COMPARISON 108
Value 108
Volume 113
Market Share 118
Chapter 10 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 119
Product launches over time 119
Recent product launches 121
Chapter 11 IRELAND SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE 122
Country Overview 122
Key Facts 123
Political Overview 124
Ireland Economic Overview 125
Chapter 12 IRELAND MACROECONOMIC PROFILE 126
Macroeconomic Indicators 126
Chapter 13 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 131
Methodology overview 131
Secondary research 132
Market modelling 133
Primary research 134
Data finalisation 134
Ongoing research 135
Chapter 14 APPENDIX 136
Future readings 136
How to contact experts in your industry 136

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Ireland Ready Meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 24
Figure 2: Ireland Ready Meals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011 26
Figure 3: Ireland Ready Meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 29
Figure 4: Ireland Ready Meals category growth comparison, by volume, 2001-2011 29
Figure 5: Ireland Ready Meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 31
Figure 6: Ireland Ready Meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 34
Figure 7: Ireland Dried ready meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 44
Figure 8: Ireland Dried ready meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 47
Figure 9: Ireland Dried ready meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 49
Figure 10: Ireland Dried ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 52
Figure 11: Ireland Canned ready meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 58
Figure 12: Ireland Canned ready meals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011 60
Figure 13: Ireland Canned ready meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 63
Figure 14: Ireland Canned ready meals category growth comparison, by volume, 2001-2011 63
Figure 15: Ireland Canned ready meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 65
Figure 16: Ireland Canned ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 68
Figure 17: Ireland Chilled ready meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 74
Figure 18: Ireland Chilled ready meals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011 76
Figure 19: Ireland Chilled ready meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 79
Figure 20: Ireland Chilled ready meals category growth comparison, by volume, 2001-2011 79
Figure 21: Ireland Chilled ready meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 81
Figure 22: Ireland Chilled ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 84
Figure 23: Ireland Frozen ready meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 91
Figure 24: Ireland Frozen ready meals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011 94
Figure 25: Ireland Frozen ready meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 97
Figure 26: Ireland Frozen ready meals category growth comparison, by volume, 2001-2011 97
Figure 27: Ireland Frozen ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 101
Figure 28: Global Ready meals market split (value terms, 2006) -- Top 5 countries 109
Figure 29: Global Ready meals market value, 2001 -- 2006 (Top 5 countries) 112
Figure 30: Global Ready meals market split (volume terms, 2006) -- Top 5 countries 114
Figure 31: Global Ready meals market volume, 2001 -- 2006 (Top 5 countries) 117
Figure 32: Map of Ireland 123
Figure 33: Annual data review process 132

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Ready meals category definitions 9
Table 2: Ready meals distribution channels 10
Table 3: Ireland Ready Meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 22
Table 4: Ireland Ready Meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 24
Table 5: Ireland Ready Meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 25
Table 6: Ireland Ready Meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 26
Table 7: Ireland Ready Meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 27
Table 8: Ireland Ready Meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 28
Table 9: Ireland Ready Meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 30
Table 10: Ireland Ready Meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 30
Table 11: Ireland Ready Meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 32
Table 12: Ireland Ready Meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 32
Table 13: Ireland Ready Meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 33
Table 14: Ireland Ready Meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 33
Table 15: Ireland Ready Meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 35
Table 16: Ireland Ready Meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 36
Table 17: Ireland Ready Meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 36
Table 18: Ireland Ready Meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 37
Table 19: Ireland Ready Meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 37
Table 20: Ireland Ready Meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 38
Table 21: Campbell Soup Company. Key Facts 39
Table 22: Kerry Group Key Facts 41
Table 23: Ireland Dried ready meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 43
Table 24: Ireland Dried ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 44
Table 25: Ireland Dried ready meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 45
Table 26: Ireland Dried ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 45
Table 27: Ireland Dried ready meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 46
Table 28: Ireland Dried ready meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 47
Table 29: Ireland Dried ready meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 48
Table 30: Ireland Dried ready meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 48
Table 31: Ireland Dried ready meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 50
Table 32: Ireland Dried ready meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 50
Table 33: Ireland Dried ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 51
Table 34: Ireland Dried ready meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 51
Table 35: Ireland Dried ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 53
Table 36: Ireland Dried ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 53
Table 37: Ireland Dried ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 54
Table 38: Ireland Dried ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 54
Table 39: Ireland Dried ready meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 55
Table 40: Ireland Dried ready meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 55
Table 41: Ireland Canned ready meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 56
Table 42: Ireland Canned ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 57
Table 43: Ireland Canned ready meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 59
Table 44: Ireland Canned ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 60
Table 45: Ireland Canned ready meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 61
Table 46: Ireland Canned ready meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 62
Table 47: Ireland Canned ready meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 64
Table 48: Ireland Canned ready meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 64
Table 49: Ireland Canned ready meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 66
Table 50: Ireland Canned ready meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 66
Table 51: Ireland Canned ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 67
Table 52: Ireland Canned ready meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 67
Table 53: Ireland Canned ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 69
Table 54: Ireland Canned ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 69
Table 55: Ireland Canned ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 70
Table 56: Ireland Canned ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 70
Table 57: Ireland Canned ready meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 71
Table 58: Ireland Canned ready meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 71
Table 59: Ireland Chilled ready meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 72
Table 60: Ireland Chilled ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 73
Table 61: Ireland Chilled ready meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 75
Table 62: Ireland Chilled ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 76
Table 63: Ireland Chilled ready meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 77
Table 64: Ireland Chilled ready meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 78
Table 65: Ireland Chilled ready meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 80
Table 66: Ireland Chilled ready meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 80
Table 67: Ireland Chilled ready meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 82
Table 68: Ireland Chilled ready meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 82
Table 69: Ireland Chilled ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 83
Table 70: Ireland Chilled ready meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 83
Table 71: Ireland Chilled ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 85
Table 72: Ireland Chilled ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 86
Table 73: Ireland Chilled ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 86
Table 74: Ireland Chilled ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 87
Table 75: Ireland Chilled ready meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 87
Table 76: Ireland Chilled ready meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 88
Table 77: Ireland Frozen ready meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 89
Table 78: Ireland Frozen ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 90
Table 79: Ireland Frozen ready meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 92
Table 80: Ireland Frozen ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 93
Table 81: Ireland Frozen ready meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 95
Table 82: Ireland Frozen ready meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 96
Table 83: Ireland Frozen ready meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 98
Table 84: Ireland Frozen ready meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 98
Table 85: Ireland Frozen ready meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 99
Table 86: Ireland Frozen ready meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 99
Table 87: Ireland Frozen ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 100
Table 88: Ireland Frozen ready meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 100
Table 89: Ireland Frozen ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 102
Table 90: Ireland Frozen ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 103
Table 91: Ireland Frozen ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 104
Table 92: Ireland Frozen ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 105
Table 93: Ireland Frozen ready meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 106
Table 94: Ireland Frozen ready meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 107
Table 95: Global Ready meals market value, 2006 108
Table 96: Global Ready meals market split (value terms (US$ m), 2006) -- Top 5 countries 111
Table 97: Global Ready meals market volume, 2006 113
Table 98: Global Ready meals market split (volume terms, 2006) -- Top 5 countries 116
Table 99: Leading players - Top 5 countries 118
Table 100: Ireland Ready Meals new product launches (reports) and SKUs, by company (Top 5 companies), 2006 119
Table 101: Ireland Ready Meals new product launches (reports), by flavor and fragrances (Top 10 flavors), 2006 120
Table 102: Ireland Ready Meals new product launches (reports), by Ingredients (Top 10 Ingredients), 2006 120
Table 103: Ireland Ready Meals new product launches (reports), by Package tags or Claims 2006 121
Table 104: Ireland Ready Meals new product launches (reports) - Recent 5 launches 121
Table 105: Ireland Key Facts 123
Table 106: Ireland population, by age group, 2000-2005 (millions) 126
Table 107: Ireland population forecast, by age group, 2005-2010 (millions) 127
Table 108: Ireland population, by gender, 2000-2005 (millions) 127
Table 109: Ireland population forecast, by gender, 2005-2010 (millions) 128
Table 110: Ireland real GDP, 2000-2005 (€ bn, 2005 prices) 128
Table 111: Ireland real GDP forecast, 2005-2010 (€ bn, 2005 prices) 128
Table 112: Ireland nominal GDP, 2000-2005 (€ bn, nominal prices) 129
Table 113: Ireland real GDP, 2000-2005 (US$ bn, 2005 prices) 129
Table 114: Ireland real GDP forecast, 2005-2010 (US$ bn, 2005 prices) 129
Table 115: Ireland consumer price index, 2000-2005 (2000=100) 130
Table 116: Ireland consumer price index, 2005-2010 (2000=100) 130
Table 117: Ireland exchange rate, 2000-2005 130