Argentina Prepared Meals

Argentina Prepared Meals

Summary

The Argentine prepared meals sector is led by ‘ready meals’ category in value terms while meal kits category is expected to register the fastest value growth during 2018-2023. Convenience stores is the leading distribution channel for the prepared meals products in the country. Rigid plastics is most commonly used pack material in the sector, followed by flexible packaging. McCain, Molinos Rio De La Plata and Unilever are the top three players in the sector.

GlobalData’s Country Profile report on the Prepared Meals in Argentina provides insights on high growth categories to target, trends in the usage of package materials, category level distribution channel data and market share of brands.

What else is contained?

- Sector data: Overall sector value and volume data with growth analysis for 2013-2023.
- Category coverage: Value and growth analysis for ethnic/traditional snacks, meat snacks, nuts and seeds, popcorn, potato chips, pretzels, and processed snacks with inputs on individual segment share within each sector and the change in their market share forecast for 2018-2023.
- Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each sector through distribution channels such as cash & carries & warehouse clubs, convenience stores, department stores, hypermarkets & supermarkets, vending machines, e-retailers, “dollar stores”, variety stores & general merchandise retailers, drug stores & pharmacies, and other general retailers.
- Leading players: Market share of brands and private labels in both value and volume terms in 2018.
- Packaging data: consumption breakdown for package materials and pack types in each category, in terms of percentage share of number of units sold. Pack material data for rigid plastics, glass, flexible packaging, rigid metal and others; pack type data for: specialty container, bottle, tube, tub and others.

Scope

- The Argentine prepared meals sector is expected to grow by value and volume terms during 2018-2023.
- ‘Ready meals’ is the largest category in value and volume terms in the Argentine prepared meals sector.
- ‘Meal kits’ is also expected to register the faster growth rate in value terms during 2018-2023.
- ‘Convenience stores’ is the largest distribution channel.
- McCain, Molinos Rio De La Plata and Unilever are the top three companies in the Argentine prepared meals sector.
- Rigid plastics is the most commonly used pack material in the Argentine prepared meals sector, followed by flexible packaging and rigid metal.

Reasons to buy

- Identify high potential categories and explore further market opportunities based on detailed value and volume analysis
- Existing and new players can analyze key distribution channels to identify and evaluate trends and opportunities
- Gain an understanding of the total competitive landscape based on detailed brand share analysis to plan effective market positioning
- Our team of analysts have placed a significant emphasis on changes expected in the market that will provide a clear picture of the opportunities that can be tapped over the next five years, resulting in revenue expansion
- The packaging analysis report helps manufacturers, in identifying the most commonly used packaging materials in the sector
- Analysis on key macro-economic indicators such as real GDP, nominal GDP, consumer price index, household consumption expenditure, population (by age group, gender, rurral-urban split, and employed people and unemployment rate. It also includes economic summary of the country along with labor market and demographic trends.