Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
The Prepared Meal Manufacturing industry faced mixed fortunes over the past five years. The industry has benefited from trends towards smaller households, less time spent cooking and families having fewer meals together. These trends have resulted in consumers opting for timesaving and convenient food products like prepared meals. The recession also caused consumers to eat fewer meals at restaurants, boosting demand for ready meals from retailers. However, concerns over nutrition and food quality have constrained demand.
Manufacturers in this industry produce canned, frozen and chilled ready meals. Demand for chilled meals increased over the past decade, at the expense of canned and frozen meals... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Locations Chapter
This industry is concentrated in the East of England, East Midlands, Yorkshire and North West regions of the United Kingdom. Together, these regions account for just over half of industry revenue (54.5%). These regions are traditional manufacturing areas in the United Kingdom. The East of England and West Midlands accounted for a declining share of revenue over the past five years, while Yorkshire increased its share of revenue. ONS data shows that the East Midlands is the largest region for vegetable processing operations (which includes manufacturing vegetable-based prepared meals), accounting for about 24.4% of revenue. The East of England is the second largest, with 18.0% of revenue... purchase to read more