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Ready Meals in Ireland

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  • 23 Pages
  • December 2021
  • Region: Ireland
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 296681
Chilled ready meals recorded positive but below-average category retail volume and current value growth in 2020 as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic witnessed a home-cooking trend, with more consumers using longer periods in the home to indulge in scratch-cooking. The need and desire to prepare more meals at home was also stimulated by remote working and home schooling as the country attempted to stem the tide of the virus with a lockdown and other restrictions on mobility.

The Ready Meals in Ireland report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2016-2020, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are shaping the market in 2021 directly informs our forecasts to 2025, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Chilled Lunch Kits, Chilled Pizza, Chilled Ready Meals, Dinner Mixes, Dried Ready Meals, Frozen Pizza, Frozen Ready Meals, Prepared Salads, Shelf Stable Ready Meals.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Table of Contents

READY MEALS IN IRELANDKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Cooking from scratch limits growth potential in chilled ready meals, although frozen pizza remains a popular indulgence
  • Foodservice operators and retailers look to meal kits and dinner mixes to cater to consumer needs
  • Players expand their ranges to respond to the growing clamour for vegetarian and vegan options
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Convenience and indulgence set to remain popular selling points for ready meals
  • Prepared salads predicted to benefit from healthy eating, convenience and home-cooking trends
  • Growing number of health-conscious consumers set to impact new product development
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Ready Meals by Category: Volume 2016-2021
  • Table 2 Sales of Ready Meals by Category: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 3 Sales of Ready Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 4 Sales of Ready Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 5 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2016-2021
  • Table 6 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2016-2021
  • Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Ready Meals: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Ready Meals: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 9 Distribution of Ready Meals by Format: % Value 2016-2021
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Ready Meals by Category: Volume 2021-2026
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Ready Meals by Category: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Ready Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 13 Forecast Sales of Ready Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
  • CHART 1 Cooking Ingredients and Meals Value Sales Growth Scenarios: 2019-2026
  • CHART 2 Cooking Ingredients and Meals Impact of Drivers on Value Sales: 2018-2026
COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN IRELAND
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Cooking ingredients and meals in 2021: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2021
  • Competitive landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 14 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2016-2021
  • Table 15 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2016-2021
  • Table 16 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 17 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021
  • Table 18 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2017-2021
  • Table 19 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2018-2021
  • Table 20 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2016-2021
  • Table 21 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2016-2021
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2021-2026
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2021-2026
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026
  • Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources