TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
Market value 2
Market value forecast 2
Market volume 2
Market volume forecast 2
Category segmentation 2
Geography segmentation 2
Market share 2
Introduction 17
What is this report about? 17
Who is the target reader? 17
How to use this report 17
Definitions 17
Global Ready Meals 18
Market Overview 18
Market Data 19
Market Segmentation 21
Market outlook 25
Five forces analysis 27
Ready Meals in Asia-Pacific 33
Market Overview 33
Market Data 34
Market Segmentation 36
Market outlook 40
Five forces analysis 42
Ready Meals in Europe 48
Market Overview 48
Market Data 49
Market Segmentation 51
Market outlook 55
Five forces analysis 57
Ready Meals in France 63
Market Overview 63
Market Data 64
Market Segmentation 66
Market outlook 70
Five forces analysis 72
Macroeconomic indicators 78
Ready Meals in Germany 80
Market Overview 80
Market Data 81
Market Segmentation 83
Market outlook 87
Five forces analysis 89
Macroeconomic indicators 95
Ready Meals in Japan 97
Market Overview 97
Market Data 98
Market Segmentation 100
Market outlook 104
Five forces analysis 106
Macroeconomic indicators 112
Ready Meals in The United Kingdom 114
Market Overview 114
Market Data 115
Market Segmentation 117
Market outlook 121
Five forces analysis 123
Macroeconomic indicators 129
Ready Meals in The United States 131
Market Overview 131
Market Data 132
Market Segmentation 134
Market outlook 138
Five forces analysis 140
Macroeconomic indicators 146
Company Profiles 148
Leading companies 148
Appendix 205
Methodology 205

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 19
Table 2: Global ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 20
Table 3: Global ready meals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 21
Table 4: Global ready meals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 22
Table 5: Global ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 23
Table 6: Global ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 24
Table 7: Global ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 25
Table 8: Global ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 26
Table 9: Asia-Pacific ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 34
Table 10: Asia–Pacific ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 35
Table 11: Asia–Pacific ready meals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 36
Table 12: Asia–Pacific ready meals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 37
Table 13: Asia-Pacific ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 38
Table 14: Asia-Pacific ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 39
Table 15: Asia-Pacific ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 40
Table 16: Asia–Pacific ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 41
Table 17: Europe ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 49
Table 18: Europe ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 50
Table 19: Europe ready meals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 51
Table 20: Europe ready meals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 52
Table 21: Europe ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 53
Table 22: Europe ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 54
Table 23: Europe ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 55
Table 24: Europe ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 56
Table 25: France ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 64
Table 26: France ready meals market volume: million kg, 2007–11 65
Table 27: France ready meals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 66
Table 28: France ready meals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 67
Table 29: France ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 68
Table 30: France ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 69
Table 31: France ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 70
Table 32: France ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2011–16 71
Table 33: France size of population (million), 2007–11 78
Table 34: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 78
Table 35: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 78
Table 36: France inflation, 2007–11 79
Table 37: France consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 79
Table 38: France exchange rate, 2007–11 79
Table 39: Germany ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 81
Table 40: Germany ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 82
Table 41: Germany ready meals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 83
Table 42: Germany ready meals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 84
Table 43: Germany ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 85
Table 44: Germany ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 86
Table 45: Germany ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 87
Table 46: Germany ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 88
Table 47: Germany size of population (million), 2007–11 95
Table 48: Germany gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 95
Table 49: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 95
Table 50: Germany inflation, 2007–11 96
Table 51: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 96
Table 52: Germany exchange rate, 2007–11 96
Table 53: Japan ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 98
Table 54: Japan ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 99
Table 55: Japan ready meals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 100
Table 56: Japan ready meals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 101
Table 57: Japan ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 102
Table 58: Japan ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 103
Table 59: Japan ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 104
Table 60: Japan ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 105
Table 61: Japan size of population (million), 2007–11 112
Table 62: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 112
Table 63: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 112
Table 64: Japan inflation, 2007–11 113
Table 65: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 113
Table 66: Japan exchange rate, 2007–11 113
Table 67: United Kingdom ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 115
Table 68: United Kingdom ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 116
Table 69: United Kingdom ready meals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 117
Table 70: United Kingdom ready meals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 118
Table 71: United Kingdom ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 119
Table 72: United Kingdom ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 120
Table 73: United Kingdom ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 121
Table 74: United Kingdom ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 122
Table 75: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2007–11 129
Table 76: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 129
Table 77: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 129
Table 78: United Kingdom inflation, 2007–11 130
Table 79: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 130
Table 80: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2007–11 130
Table 81: United States ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 132
Table 82: United States ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 133
Table 83: United States ready meals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 134
Table 84: United States ready meals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 135
Table 85: United States ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 136
Table 86: United States ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 137
Table 87: United States ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 138
Table 88: United States ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 139
Table 89: United States size of population (million), 2007–11 146
Table 90: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 146
Table 91: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 146
Table 92: United States inflation, 2007–11 147
Table 93: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 147
Table 94: United States exchange rate, 2007–11 147
Table 95: Brasil Foods S.A.: key facts 148
Table 96: Brasil Foods S.A.: key financials ($) 149
Table 97: Brasil Foods S.A.: key financials (BRL) 149
Table 98: Brasil Foods S.A.: key financial ratios 150
Table 99: JBS S.A.: key facts 152
Table 100: JBS S.A.: key financials ($) 153
Table 101: JBS S.A.: key financials (BRL) 154
Table 102: JBS S.A.: key financial ratios 154
Table 103: Tyson Foods, Inc.: key facts 156
Table 104: Tyson Foods, Inc.: key financials ($) 157
Table 105: Tyson Foods, Inc.: key financial ratios 157
Table 106: Kraft Foods Inc.: key facts 159
Table 107: Kraft Foods Inc.: key financials ($) 160
Table 108: Kraft Foods Inc.: key financial ratios 160
Table 109: China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited: key facts 162
Table 110: China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited: key financials ($) 163
Table 111: China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited: key financials (HK$) 163
Table 112: China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited: key financial ratios 164
Table 113: Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.: key facts 166
Table 114: Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.: key financials ($) 167
Table 115: Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.: key financials (¥) 167
Table 116: Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.: key financial ratios 167
Table 117: Itoham Foods Inc.: key facts 169
Table 118: Itoham Foods Inc.: key financials ($) 169
Table 119: Itoham Foods Inc.: key financials (¥) 170
Table 120: Itoham Foods Inc.: key financial ratios 170
Table 121: Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.: key facts 172
Table 122: Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 173
Table 123: Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.: key financials (¥) 173
Table 124: Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 173
Table 125: Nestlé SA: key facts 175
Table 126: Nestlé SA: key financials ($) 176
Table 127: Nestlé SA: key financials (CHF) 177
Table 128: Nestlé SA: key financial ratios 177
Table 129: Grupo Freiremar: key facts 179
Table 130: Bolton Group: key facts 180
Table 131: Fleury Michon: key facts 181
Table 132: Fleury Michon: key financials ($) 182
Table 133: Fleury Michon: key financials (€) 182
Table 134: Fleury Michon: key financial ratios 182
Table 135: Ebro Foods S.A: key facts 184
Table 136: Ebro Foods S.A: key financials ($) 185
Table 137: Ebro Foods S.A: key financials (€) 185
Table 138: Ebro Foods S.A: key financial ratios 185
Table 139: LDC SA: key facts 187
Table 140: LDC SA: key financials ($) 188
Table 141: LDC SA: key financials (€) 188
Table 142: LDC SA: key financial ratios 188
Table 143: Dr. August Oetker KG: key facts 190
Table 144: McCain Foods Limited: key facts 191
Table 145: Kitoku Shinryo Co., Ltd.: key facts 192
Table 146: Prima Meat Packers, Ltd.: key facts 193
Table 147: Premier Foods plc: key facts 194
Table 148: Premier Foods plc: key financials ($) 195
Table 149: Premier Foods plc: key financials (£) 195
Table 150: Premier Foods plc: key financial ratios 195
Table 151: 2 Sisters Food Group: key facts 197
Table 152: Princes Limited: key facts 198
Table 153: Greencore Group Plc: key facts 199
Table 154: Greencore Group Plc: key financials ($) 200
Table 155: Greencore Group Plc: key financials (£) 200
Table 156: Greencore Group Plc: key financial ratios 200
Table 157: Smithfield Foods, Inc.: key facts 202
Table 158: Smithfield Foods, Inc.: key financials ($) 203
Table 159: Smithfield Foods, Inc.: key financial ratios 203

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 19
Figure 2: Global ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 20
Figure 3: Global ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 21
Figure 4: Global ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 22
Figure 5: Global ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 23
Figure 6: Global ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 24
Figure 7: Global ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 25
Figure 8: Global ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 26
Figure 9: Forces driving competition in the global ready meals market, 2011 27
Figure 10: Drivers of buyer power in the global ready meals market, 2011 28
Figure 11: Drivers of supplier power in the global ready meals market, 2011 29
Figure 12: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global ready meals market, 2011 30
Figure 13: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global ready meals market, 2011 31
Figure 14: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global ready meals market, 2011 32
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 34
Figure 16: Asia–Pacific ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 35
Figure 17: Asia–Pacific ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 36
Figure 18: Asia–Pacific ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 37
Figure 19: Asia-Pacific ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 38
Figure 20: Asia-Pacific ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 39
Figure 21: Asia-Pacific ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 40
Figure 22: Asia–Pacific ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 41
Figure 23: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2011 42
Figure 24: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2011 43
Figure 25: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2011 44
Figure 26: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2011 45
Figure 27: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2011 46
Figure 28: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in Asia-Pacific, 2011 47
Figure 29: Europe ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 49
Figure 30: Europe ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 50
Figure 31: Europe ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 51
Figure 32: Europe ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 52
Figure 33: Europe ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 53
Figure 34: Europe ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 54
Figure 35: Europe ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 55
Figure 36: Europe ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 56
Figure 37: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in Europe, 2011 57
Figure 38: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in Europe, 2011 58
Figure 39: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in Europe, 2011 59
Figure 40: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in Europe, 2011 60
Figure 41: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in Europe, 2011 61
Figure 42: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in Europe, 2011 62
Figure 43: France ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 64
Figure 44: France ready meals market volume: million kg, 2007–11 65
Figure 45: France ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 66
Figure 46: France ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 67
Figure 47: France ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 68
Figure 48: France ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 69
Figure 49: France ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 70
Figure 50: France ready meals market volume forecast: million kg, 2011–16 71
Figure 51: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in France, 2011 72
Figure 52: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in France, 2011 73
Figure 53: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in France, 2011 74
Figure 54: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in France, 2011 75
Figure 55: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in France, 2011 76
Figure 56: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in France, 2011 77
Figure 57: Germany ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 81
Figure 58: Germany ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 82
Figure 59: Germany ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 83
Figure 60: Germany ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 84
Figure 61: Germany ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 85
Figure 62: Germany ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 86
Figure 63: Germany ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 87
Figure 64: Germany ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 88
Figure 65: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in Germany, 2011 89
Figure 66: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in Germany, 2011 90
Figure 67: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in Germany, 2011 91
Figure 68: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in Germany, 2011 92
Figure 69: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in Germany, 2011 93
Figure 70: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in Germany, 2011 94
Figure 71: Japan ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 98
Figure 72: Japan ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 99
Figure 73: Japan ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 100
Figure 74: Japan ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 101
Figure 75: Japan ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 102
Figure 76: Japan ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 103
Figure 77: Japan ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 104
Figure 78: Japan ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 105
Figure 79: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in Japan, 2011 106
Figure 80: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in Japan, 2011 107
Figure 81: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in Japan, 2011 108
Figure 82: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in Japan, 2011 109
Figure 83: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in Japan, 2011 110
Figure 84: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in Japan, 2011 111
Figure 85: United Kingdom ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 115
Figure 86: United Kingdom ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 116
Figure 87: United Kingdom ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 117
Figure 88: United Kingdom ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 118
Figure 89: United Kingdom ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 119
Figure 90: United Kingdom ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 120
Figure 91: United Kingdom ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 121
Figure 92: United Kingdom ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 122
Figure 93: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2011 123
Figure 94: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2011 124
Figure 95: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2011 125
Figure 96: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2011 126
Figure 97: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2011 127
Figure 98: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in the United Kingdom, 2011 128
Figure 99: United States ready meals market value: $ billion, 2007–11 132
Figure 100: United States ready meals market volume: billion kg, 2007–11 133
Figure 101: United States ready meals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 134
Figure 102: United States ready meals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 135
Figure 103: United States ready meals market share: % share, by value, 2011 136
Figure 104: United States ready meals market distribution: % share, by value, 2011 137
Figure 105: United States ready meals market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 138
Figure 106: United States ready meals market volume forecast: billion kg, 2011–16 139
Figure 107: Forces driving competition in the ready meals market in the United States, 2011 140
Figure 108: Drivers of buyer power in the ready meals market in the United States, 2011 141
Figure 109: Drivers of supplier power in the ready meals market in the United States, 2011 142
Figure 110: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the ready meals market in the United States, 2011 143
Figure 111: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the ready meals market in the United States, 2011 144
Figure 112: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the ready meals market in the United States, 2011 145
Figure 113: Brasil Foods S.A.: revenues & profitability 150
Figure 114: Brasil Foods S.A.: assets & liabilities 151
Figure 115: JBS S.A.: revenues & profitability 154
Figure 116: JBS S.A.: assets & liabilities 155
Figure 117: Tyson Foods, Inc.: revenues & profitability 158
Figure 118: Tyson Foods, Inc.: assets & liabilities 158
Figure 119: Kraft Foods Inc.: revenues & profitability 161
Figure 120: Kraft Foods Inc.: assets & liabilities 161
Figure 121: China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited: revenues & profitability 164
Figure 122: China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited: assets & liabilities 165
Figure 123: Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.: revenues & profitability 168
Figure 124: Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.: assets & liabilities 168
Figure 125: Itoham Foods Inc.: revenues & profitability 170
Figure 126: Itoham Foods Inc.: assets & liabilities 171
Figure 127: Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 174
Figure 128: Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 174
Figure 129: Nestlé SA: revenues & profitability 177
Figure 130: Nestlé SA: assets & liabilities 178
Figure 131: Fleury Michon: revenues & profitability 183
Figure 132: Fleury Michon: assets & liabilities 183
Figure 133: Ebro Foods S.A: revenues & profitability 186
Figure 134: Ebro Foods S.A: assets & liabilities 186
Figure 135: LDC SA: revenues & profitability 189
Figure 136: LDC SA: assets & liabilities 189
Figure 137: Premier Foods plc: revenues & profitability 196
Figure 138: Premier Foods plc: assets & liabilities 196
Figure 139: Greencore Group Plc: revenues & profitability 201
Figure 140: Greencore Group Plc: assets & liabilities 201
Figure 141: Smithfield Foods, Inc.: revenues & profitability 204
Figure 142: Smithfield Foods, Inc.: assets & liabilities 204