Ready Meals in Belgium to 2011

SUMMARY

Introduction

This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Ready Meals in Belgium. 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 Belgium increased between 2001-2006, growing at an average annual rate of 6.0%.

The leading company in the market in 2006 was Unilever. The second-largest player was McCain Foods Limited with Ter Beke 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
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 28
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 29
Company and Brand Share Analysis 32
Distribution Analysis 37
Expenditure & consumption per capita 39
Chapter 4 LEADING COMPANY PROFILES 43
Unilever 43
Mccain Foods Limited 45
Chapter 5 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - DRIED READY MEALS 47
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 47
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 48
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 50
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 50
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 51
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 52
Company and Brand Share Analysis 54
Distribution Analysis 57
Expenditure & consumption per capita 59
Chapter 6 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - CANNED READY MEALS 62
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 62
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 63
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 65
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 66
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 68
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 69
Company and Brand Share Analysis 72
Distribution Analysis 75
Expenditure & consumption per capita 77
Chapter 7 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - CHILLED READY MEALS 80
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 80
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 81
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 83
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 84
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 86
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 87
Company and Brand Share Analysis 90
Distribution Analysis 93
Expenditure & consumption per capita 95
Chapter 8 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - FROZEN READY MEALS 99
Value Analysis, 2001-2006 99
Value Analysis, 2006-2011 100
Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006 102
Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011 103
Volume Analysis, 2001-2006 105
Volume Analysis, 2006-2011 106
Company and Brand Share Analysis 109
Distribution Analysis 112
Expenditure & consumption per capita 114
Chapter 9 COUNTRY COMPARISON 120
Value 120
Volume 125
Market Share 130
Chapter 10 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 131
Product launches over time 131
Recent product launches 134
Chapter 11 BELGIUM SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE 135
Country Overview 135
Key Facts 136
Political Overview 137
Belgium Economic Overview 138
Chapter 12 BELGIUM MACROECONOMIC PROFILE 139
Macroeconomic Indicators 139
Chapter 13 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 146
Methodology overview 146
Secondary research 147
Market modelling 148
Primary research 149
Data finalisation 149
Ongoing research 150
Chapter 14 APPENDIX 151
Future readings 151
How to contact experts in your industry 151

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Belgium Ready Meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 24
Figure 2: Belgium Ready Meals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011 27
Figure 3: Belgium Ready Meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 30
Figure 4: Belgium Ready Meals category growth comparison, by volume, 2001-2011 31
Figure 5: Belgium Ready Meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 34
Figure 6: Belgium Ready Meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 38
Figure 7: Belgium Dried Ready Meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 49
Figure 8: Belgium Dried Ready Meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 53
Figure 9: Belgium Dried Ready Meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 55
Figure 10: Belgium Dried Ready Meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 58
Figure 11: Belgium Canned Ready Meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 64
Figure 12: Belgium Canned Ready Meals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011 67
Figure 13: Belgium Canned Ready Meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 70
Figure 14: Belgium Canned Ready Meals category growth comparison, by volume, 2001-2011 71
Figure 15: Belgium Canned Ready Meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 73
Figure 16: Belgium Canned Ready Meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 76
Figure 17: Belgium Chilled Ready Meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 82
Figure 18: Belgium Chilled Ready Meals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011 85
Figure 19: Belgium Chilled Ready Meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 88
Figure 20: Belgium Chilled Ready Meals category growth comparison, by volume, 2001-2011 89
Figure 21: Belgium Chilled Ready Meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 91
Figure 22: Belgium Chilled Ready Meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 94
Figure 23: Belgium Frozen Ready Meals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 101
Figure 24: Belgium Frozen Ready Meals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011 104
Figure 25: Belgium Frozen Ready Meals volume & volume forecast, 2001-2011 (Kg m) 107
Figure 26: Belgium Frozen Ready Meals category growth comparison, by volume, 2001-2011 108
Figure 27: Belgium Frozen Ready Meals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 110
Figure 28: Belgium Frozen Ready Meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006(%) 113
Figure 29: Global Ready meals market split (value terms, 2006) -- Top 5 countries 121
Figure 30: Global Ready meals market value, 2001 -- 2006 (Top 5 countries) 124
Figure 31: Global Ready meals market split (volume terms, 2006) -- Top 5 countries 126
Figure 32: Global Ready meals market volume, 2001 -- 2006 (Top 5 countries) 129
Figure 33: Map of Belgium 136
Figure 34: Annual data review process 146

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Ready meals category definitions 9
Table 2: Ready meals distribution channels 10
Table 3: Belgium Ready Meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 22
Table 4: Belgium Ready Meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 23
Table 5: Belgium Ready Meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 25
Table 6: Belgium Ready Meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 26
Table 7: Belgium Ready Meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 28
Table 8: Belgium Ready Meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 29
Table 9: Belgium Ready Meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 32
Table 10: Belgium Ready Meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 33
Table 11: Belgium Ready Meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 35
Table 12: Belgium Ready Meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 36
Table 13: Belgium Ready Meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 37
Table 14: Belgium Ready Meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 37
Table 15: Belgium Ready Meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 39
Table 16: Belgium Ready Meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 40
Table 17: Belgium Ready Meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 41
Table 18: Belgium Ready Meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 41
Table 19: Belgium Ready Meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 42
Table 20: Belgium Ready Meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 42
Table 21: Unilever Key Facts 43
Table 22: McCain Foods Limited Key Facts 45
Table 23: Belgium Dried ready meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 47
Table 24: Belgium Dried ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 48
Table 25: Belgium Dried ready meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 50
Table 26: Belgium Dried ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 50
Table 27: Belgium Dried ready meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 51
Table 28: Belgium Dried ready meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 52
Table 29: Belgium Dried ready meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 54
Table 30: Belgium Dried ready meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 54
Table 31: Belgium Dried ready meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 56
Table 32: Belgium Dried ready meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 56
Table 33: Belgium Dried ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 57
Table 34: Belgium Dried ready meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 57
Table 35: Belgium Dried ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 59
Table 36: Belgium Dried ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 59
Table 37: Belgium Dried ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 60
Table 38: Belgium Dried ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 60
Table 39: Belgium Dried ready meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 61
Table 40: Belgium Dried ready meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 61
Table 41: Belgium Canned ready meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 62
Table 42: Belgium Canned ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 63
Table 43: Belgium Canned ready meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 65
Table 44: Belgium Canned ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 66
Table 45: Belgium Canned ready meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 68
Table 46: Belgium Canned ready meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 69
Table 47: Belgium Canned ready meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 72
Table 48: Belgium Canned ready meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 72
Table 49: Belgium Canned ready meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 74
Table 50: Belgium Canned ready meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 74
Table 51: Belgium Canned ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 75
Table 52: Belgium Canned ready meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 75
Table 53: Belgium Canned ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 77
Table 54: Belgium Canned ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 77
Table 55: Belgium Canned ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 78
Table 56: Belgium Canned ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 78
Table 57: Belgium Canned ready meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 79
Table 58: Belgium Canned ready meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 79
Table 59: Belgium Chilled ready meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 80
Table 60: Belgium Chilled ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 81
Table 61: Belgium Chilled ready meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 83
Table 62: Belgium Chilled ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 84
Table 63: Belgium Chilled ready meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 86
Table 64: Belgium Chilled ready meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 87
Table 65: Belgium Chilled ready meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 90
Table 66: Belgium Chilled ready meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 90
Table 67: Belgium Chilled ready meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 92
Table 68: Belgium Chilled ready meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 92
Table 69: Belgium Chilled ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 93
Table 70: Belgium Chilled ready meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 93
Table 71: Belgium Chilled ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 95
Table 72: Belgium Chilled ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 96
Table 73: Belgium Chilled ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 97
Table 74: Belgium Chilled ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 97
Table 75: Belgium Chilled ready meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 98
Table 76: Belgium Chilled ready meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 98
Table 77: Belgium Frozen ready meals value, 2001-2006 (EUR m, nominal prices) 99
Table 78: Belgium Frozen ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (EUR m, nominal prices) 100
Table 79: Belgium Frozen ready meals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices) 102
Table 80: Belgium Frozen ready meals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices) 103
Table 81: Belgium Frozen ready meals volume, 2001-2006 (Kg m) 105
Table 82: Belgium Frozen ready meals volume forecast, 2006-2011 (Kg m) 106
Table 83: Belgium Frozen ready meals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 109
Table 84: Belgium Frozen ready meals value, by brand 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 109
Table 85: Belgium Frozen ready meals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%) 111
Table 86: Belgium Frozen ready meals value, by company, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 111
Table 87: Belgium Frozen ready meals distribution channels, by value, 2005-2006 (%) 112
Table 88: Belgium Frozen ready meals value, by distribution channel, 2005-2006 (EUR m nominal prices) 112
Table 89: Belgium Frozen ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (EUR, nominal prices) 114
Table 90: Belgium Frozen ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (EUR, nominal prices) 115
Table 91: Belgium Frozen ready meals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices) 116
Table 92: Belgium Frozen ready meals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices) 117
Table 93: Belgium Frozen ready meals consumption per capita, 2001-2006 (Kg) 118
Table 94: Belgium Frozen ready meals forecast consumption per capita, 2006-2011 (Kg) 119
Table 95: Global Ready meals market value, 2006 120
Table 96: Global Ready meals market split (value terms (US$ m), 2006) -- Top 5 countries 123
Table 97: Global Ready meals market volume, 2006 125
Table 98: Global Ready meals market split (volume terms, 2006) -- Top 5 countries 128
Table 99: Leading players - Top 5 countries 130
Table 100: Belgium Ready Meals new product launches (reports) and SKUs, by company (Top 5 companies), 2006 131
Table 101: Belgium Ready Meals new product launches (reports), by flavor and fragrances (Top 10 flavors), 2006 132
Table 102: Belgium Ready Meals new product launches (reports), by Ingredients (Top 10 Ingredients), 2006 132
Table 103: Belgium Ready Meals new product launches (reports), by Package tags or Claims (Top 10 claims), 2006 133
Table 104: Belgium Ready Meals new product launches (reports) - Recent 5 launches 134
Table 105: Belgium Key Facts 136
Table 106: Belgium population, by age group, 2000-2005 (millions) 139
Table 107: Belgium population forecast, by age group, 2005-2010 (millions) 140
Table 108: Belgium population, by gender, 2000-2005 (millions) 140
Table 109: Belgium population forecast, by gender, 2005-2010 (millions) 141
Table 110: Belgium real GDP, 2000-2005 (EUR bn, 2005 prices) 141
Table 111: Belgium real GDP forecast, 2005-2010 (EUR bn, 2005 prices) 142
Table 112: Belgium nominal GDP, 2000-2005 (EUR bn, nominal prices) 142
Table 113: Belgium real GDP, 2000-2005 (US$ bn, 2005 prices) 143
Table 114: Belgium real GDP forecast, 2005-2010 (US$ bn, 2005 prices) 143
Table 115: Belgium consumer price index, 2000-2005 (2000=100) 144
Table 116: Belgium consumer price index, 2005-2010 (2000=100) 144
Table 117: Belgium exchange rate, 2000-2005 145