READY MEALS IN ECUADOR

Euromonitor International

November 2018

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Ready Meals Remains Premium Positioned Niche

Homemade Fresh Food Still Preferred

Category Expected To Gain Relevance

Competitive Landscape

Ecuavegetal Continues To Lead Ready Meals

Low Marketing Investment

Healthy Offer Expected During Forecast Period

Category Data

Table 1 Sales of Ready Meals by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 2 Sales of Ready Meals by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 3 Sales of Ready Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 4 Sales of Ready Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Ready Meals: % Value 2014-2018

Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Ready Meals: % Value 2015-2018

Table 7 Distribution of Ready Meals by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 8 Forecast Sales of Ready Meals by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 9 Forecast Sales of Ready Meals by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 10 Forecast Sales of Ready Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Table 11 Forecast Sales of Ready Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Health and Wellness Awareness Influences All Packaged Food

Packaged Food Returning To Positive Growth

Top Players Defend Their Value Shares

Traditional Grocery Retailers Continue To Lead Distribution

Conservative Growth Expected for the Forecast Period

Foodservice

Sales To Foodservice

Category Data

Table 12 Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 13 Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 14 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 15 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Market Data

Table 16 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 17 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 18 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 19 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 20 GBO Company Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2014-2018

Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2014-2018

Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2015-2018

Table 23 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2013-2018

Table 24 Distribution of Packaged Food by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 25 Distribution of Packaged Food by Format and Category: % Value 2018

Table 26 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 27 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 28 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Table 29 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Sources

Summary 1 Research Sources

Ready meals are mainly sold in modern grocery retailers, with availability via premium traditional trade outlets remaining limited. The majority of ready meals come in a frozen format, with only modern trade channels possessing the necessary freezers to store them. While shelf stable ready meals are more affordable, availability is limited. Most products are frozen and premium priced, usually coming in hard cardboard boxes and being marketed to young high-income consumers.

Euromonitor International's Ready Meals in Ecuador report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2013-2017, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2022 illustrate how the market is set 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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