Frozen Foods in the U.S.: Dinners/Entrees, Pizza, Vegetables, Appetizers/Snacks, and Breakfast Foods, 2nd Edition
Published By: Packaged Facts
April 2009
R567-779
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Description
To stretch their food dollars, cash-strapped consumers have been reining in their spending and changing the way they shop. Many are trading down—going to restaurants less often for dinner, reconsidering which products really are necessities, and switching to brands and product types with higher perceived value. The good news for the frozen foods industry is that consumers appear to be cutting back on away-from-home meal purchases and buying more convenient frozen items to eat at home or to ‘brown bag” to work for lunch. Even as the nation begins to pull out of recession in late 2009 or early 2010 frozen foods will continue to be buoyed by new convenience- and health-targeted introductions, with sales forecast to grow 25% between 2008 and 2013 to reach $64.8 billion.
This Packaged Facts report examines the U.S. market for frozen foods and beverages sold to consumers through the entire retail spectrum, focusing primarily on savory meal-type items and meal components. Following a comprehensive “Market Overview” chapter, separate chapters are devoted to the Center Plate, Vegetables/Appetizers/Snacks/Sides, and Breakfast Foods classifications—each of which focuses on high-growth product categories and market trends and opportunities. The report provides extensive retail sales breakouts, past and future, along with a thorough examination of market drivers, the competitive situation, marketer and brand shares, marketing trends and consumer trends. Special features include extensive data presented in easy-to-read and practical charts, tables and graphs. The report also covers topics including organic and “green” appeals, competition from fresh meal solutions, shifts in the retail landscape and global new product trends.
The report extensively documents ongoing and emerging product trends, using data from Datamonitor’s Product Launch Analytics tracking service to quantify and categorize new product introductions. Via Information Resources, Inc.’s InfoScan Review data for mass-market channels, the report tracks sales and marketer/brand shares across five categories (Dinners/Entrees, Pizza, Vegetables, Appetizers/Snacks, and Breakfast Foods), while relying on SPINSscan data to document sales and brand shares through natural supermarkets. Simmons Market Research Bureau, BIGresearch, and Packaged Facts’ own online consumer survey data form the basis of an in-depth examination of consumer trends including attitudes toward frozen foods and related trends such as the economy and healthy eating, as well as product and brand penetration levels and preferences.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Executive Summary
Scope and Methodology
Market Definition: Frozen Foods and Beverages
Focus on Three Savory Food Classifications
Report Methodology
Market Size and Composition
Retail Sales Total $51.8 Billion in 2008
Table 1-1: U.S. Retail Sales of Frozen Foods, 2004-2013 (in millions of dollars)
IRI-Tracked Sales Approach $31.7 Billion in 2008
Center Plate Represents Half of Frozen Foods Market
Figure 1-1: Share of IRI-Tracked Dollar Sales of Frozen Foods and Beverages by Classification, 2004 vs. 2008 (percent)
Supermarkets Claim 55% of Sales
Economy Driving Consumer Purchasing Patterns
A Return to Eating at Home
Convenience First and Foremost
Kids and Teenagers a Driving Force
Competition from Fresh Prepared Foods
Competitive Overview
Hundreds of Competitors
Niche and Natural/Organic Marketers
Restaurant Names, Licensing and Diet Tie-Ins
Competition from Private Label
Marketing and New Product Trends
More Than 600 New Products Introduced Each Year
Center-Plate Classification Leads in New Products
The Top Product Claims: Upscale, Quick, Natural
Retail and Consumer
Competitive Shifts in Retail Landscape
Household Penetration of Frozen Foods by Category
Table 1-2: Frozen Food Purchasing Patterns by Type, 2004 vs. 2008 (percent of U.S. households)
Ore-Ida and Eggo the Most Popular Frozen Food Brands
Chapter 2: Market Overview
Introduction
Market Definition: Frozen Foods and Beverages
Focus on Three Savory Food Classifications
Report Methodology
Market Size and Composition
Retail Sales Total $51.8 Billion in 2008
Table 2-1: U.S. Retail Sales of Frozen Foods, 2004-2008 (in millions of dollars)
Table 2-2: U.S. Retail Sales of Frozen Foods by Classification, 2004-2008 (in millions of dollars)
IRI-Tracked Dollar Sales Approach $31.7 Billion in 2008
Volume Sales Down 6.0% in 2008
Table 2-3: IRI-Tracked Retail Sales of Frozen Foods by Dollar and Volume Growth, 2007-2008 (in millions of dollars and pounds)
Breakfast Foods Grow Fast, Beverages Decline
Center Plate Represents Half of Frozen Foods Market
Figure 2-1: Share of IRI-Tracked Dollar Sales of Frozen Foods and Beverages by Classification, 2004 vs. 2008 (percent)
Fastest-Growing Categories in IRI-Tracked Channels
Table 2-4: Top 10 Frozen Food Categories by Percentage Growth in IRI-Tracked Dollar Sales, 2007-2008 (in millions of dollars)
Table 2-5: Top 10 Frozen Food Categories by Percentage Growth in IRI-Tracked Volume Sales, 2007-2008 (in millions of pounds)
Frozen Foods Make IRI’s New Products Pacesetters List
Supermarkets Lead Retail Market with 55% of Sales
Figure 2-2: Share of U.S. Retail Sales of Frozen Foods by Retail Channel, 2008 (percent)
Seasonal Sales Vary by Category
Table 2-6: IRI-Tracked Retail Sales of Frozen Foods by Classification and Category, 2004-2008 (in millions of dollars)
Market Outlook
Economy Driving Consumer Purchasing Patterns
Table 2-7: Selected Food/Beverage Psychographics, February 2009 (percent of U.S. Adults)
Food Costs Are Rising
Figure 2-3: Impact of Economy on Grocery Purchases by Household Income: Agreement with Statement “I Buy More Canned, Frozen or Boxed Food Items as Opposed to Fresh, Nonpreserved Food” (percent of shoppers)
The Value Proposition
A Return to Eating at Home
Consumers Buying More Home Freezers
Convenience First and Foremost
Demographic Shifts
Table 2-8: Demographic Snapshot of the U.S. Population as of July 1, 2007
Health and Wellness
A Delicate Balance Between Health and Convenience
Figure 2-4: Consumer Attitudes about Healthy Foods and Time Constraints, 2008 (percent of U.S. adults)
Skittishness Over Food Safety
Brown-Bagging Lunch
Ethical Issues
Going Local
Natural/Organic Foods Going Mainstream, But Growth Slowing
Kids and Teenagers a Driving Force
Palate for Global Foods Is Growing
Consumers Like Customization
Industry Association Promotes Frozen Foods Through Schools
Table 2-9: Projected U.S. Retail Sales of Frozen Foods and Beverages, 2008-2013 (in millions of dollars)
Table 2-10: Projected U.S. Retail Sales of Frozen Foods by Classification, 2008-2013 (in millions of dollars)
Competitive Overview
Hundreds of Competitors
Natural/Organic Marketers
Restaurant Names, Licensing and Diet Tie-Ins
Competition from Private Label
Marketing and New Product Trends
More Than 600 New Products Introduced Each Year
Table 2-11: Number of U.S. Food Product Introductions: Overall vs. Frozen and Refrigerated, 1985-2008
Center-Plate Classification Leads in New Products
Table 2-12: Number of U.S. Frozen Food Product Introductions by Product Categories, 2004-2008
The Top Product Claims: Upscale, Quick, Natural
Table 2-13: Top Product Claims/Tags for U.S. Frozen Food Product Introductions, 2008 (number and percent)
Selling Convenience
Figure 2-6: Number of New Frozen Food Product Introductions by Selected “Convenience” Package Tags/Claims, 2007 vs. 2008
Natural Going Strong
Figure 2-7: Number of New Frozen Food Product Introductions by Top “Natural” Package Tags/Claims, 2007 vs. 2008
Selling Health Benefits
Table 2-14: Number of New Frozen Food Product Introductions by Top “Healthy” Package Tags/Claims, 2007 vs. 2008
Nestlé, Kraft Lead 2008 Product Introductions
Table 2-15: Selected Leading U.S. Marketers of Frozen Foods Based on Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU) Introduction Levels, 2004-2008 (number)
Packaging Trends
Consumers’ Brand Perceptions
Global Marketing and New Product Trends
Nestlé, Unilever Lead Frozen Food Introductions
Trends in International New Product Introductions
Table 2-16: Selected Leading Global Marketers of Frozen Foods Based on Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU) Introduction Levels, 2004-2008 (number)
Table 2-17: Top Product Claims/Tags for Food & Beverage Product Introductions by Selected U.S. and Global Measures: 2008 (percent)
Table 2-18: Top Product Claims/Tags for Food & Beverage Product Introductions by Selected U.S. and Global Measures: Three-Year Aggregate, 2006-2008 (percent)
Innovative International Marketing and New Product Launches
Distribution and Retail
Warehouse vs. Direct Store Delivery
Smaller Marketers Work Through Brokers
Competitive Shifts in the Retail Landscape
Focus on Supermarkets
Focus on Natural Supermarkets
Table 2-19: Sales of Frozen and Refrigerated Products in Natural Supermarkets by Category, March 2006 - March 2008 (in millions of dollars)
Table 2-20: Sales of Frozen and Refrigerated Products in Natural Supermarkets by Leading Marketers and Brands, March 2006 - March 2008 (in millions of dollars)
Focus on Supercenters/Mass Merchandisers
Focus on Warehouse Clubs
Focus on Convenience Stores
Tesco Forging Ahead in U.S. Market
Focus on Specialty Stores
Focus on Drugstores
Trends in Other Retail Channels, at Home and Abroad
Consumer Overview
Notes on Simmons Market Research Bureau Consumer Data
Overview of Simmons Data
Table 2-21: Frozen Food Purchasing Patterns by Type, 2004 vs. 2008 (percent of U.S. households)
Ore-Ida and Eggo the Most Popular Frozen Food Brands
Table 2-22: Top 10 Frozen Foods Products by Usage Rates, 2008 (percent of U.S. adults)
Table 2-23: Usage Rates for Selected Frozen Foods Types and Brands, 2008 (percent of U.S. adults)
Demographics of Users Vary by Product Category
Consumer Attitudes Toward Frozen Foods
Table 2-24: Top Demographic Indicators for Agreement with Statement: I Often Eat Frozen Dinners, 2008 (indices)
Table 2-25: Top Demographic Indicators for Agreement with Statement: Easy to Prepare Foods are My Favorite, 2008 (indices)
Table 2-26: Top Demographic Indicators for Agreement with Statement: Frozen Dinners Have Little Nutritional Value, 2008 (indices)
Frozen Breakfast Entrées are the Highest Indexing Category Among Prime Frozen Food Consumers
Figure 2-27: Leading Frozen Foods Products by Indexes of Prime Frozen Food Consumers, 2008 (indices)
Walmart Is Top Channel for Frozen Foods
Table 2-28: Frozen Food Chain Retail Patterns, 2008 (percent of U.S. adults)
Table 2-29: Frozen Food Chain Retail Patterns: By Age Bracket, 2008 (index and percent of U.S. adults)