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Ready Meals in South Africa

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  • 23 Pages
  • December 2021
  • Region: South Africa
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 63749
The global COVID-19 pandemic led consumers to visit stores less frequently and to look for frozen items to avoid having to regularly shop. During 2020, several brands and private label lines expanded their frozen ready meal offerings, which came at an opportune time, when consumers were looking for convenient frozen meals. Single-person households remained the target consumers for frozen ready meals, since these are more cost-effective for one.

The Ready Meals in South Africa 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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  • Get a detailed picture of the Ready Meals market;
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  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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Table of Contents

READY MEALS IN SOUTH AFRICAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Global pandemic boosts sales of frozen ready meals
  • Private label remains paramount in terms of innovation and affordability
  • Shelf-stable ready meals sees a volume decline due to low consumer awareness
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • More combo deals expected to attract consumers with affordability
  • Return to foodservice outlets and more home cooking expected to slow future growth
  • Young adults expected to drive demand for plant-based ready meals
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 SOUTH AFRICA
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