Ready Meals Global Market Report 2023 – By Product (Frozen, Chilled, Canned, Dried), By Distribution Channel (Supermarket or Hypermarket, Convenience Store, Online), By End-User (Residential, Food Services) – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2023-2032

Meal kit refers to a service that prepares and delivers customised food ingredients, pre-cooked meals, half-cooked food products, and fresh ingredients to customers to further prepare their meals conveniently. Meal kits are an alternative to grocery shopping as they reduce trips to the grocery store, are affordable in nutrition, time, and cost-saving, and reduce food wastage. These are convenient and offer the opportunity to prepare foods at home in less time. The main types of meal kits are fresh food and processed food meal kits. The processed food meal kit is prepared by mechanical or chemical operations performed on the food to preserve it for a long time. Meal kits are available in a variety of distribution channels, including hypermarkets and supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty food stores, small grocery stores, online stores, and others, and are divided into vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. The global meal kit market is segmented - 1) By Type: Fresh Food, Processed Food 2) By Category: Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian 3) By Distribution Channel: Hypermarket/Supermarket, Convenience Store, Specialty Food Stores, Small Grocery Stores, Online Stores, Other Distribution Channels The global meal kit market size will grow from $13.6 billion in 2022 to $15.53 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.1%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of meal kit is expected to grow to $28.69 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 16.6%. The rising number of working professionals is contributing to the growth of the meal kit market. For instance, in August 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a rise in total nonfarm payroll employment of 235,000 in August, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 8.4 million. Also, they reported that 74,000 job growth occurred in professional and business services; 53,000 in transportation and warehousing; 37,000 in manufacturing; and 37,000 in other services such as personal services, laundry services, and repair and maintenance services. Meal kits are convenient for busy working professionals who prefer to eat affordable, personalized, and ready-to-eat meals. The rising number of working professionals is driving the growth of meal kits market Major players in the meal kit market are Hello Fresh, Blue Apron Holdings, Inc., Home Chef, Marley Spoon, Inc., Sun Basket, Gousto, Green Chef Corporation, Gobble, Inc., The Purple Carrot, Foodstirs, Inc., Freshly, Daily Harvest, Fresh Direct, Snap Kitchen, Veestro, EveryPlate, Sakara Life, Yumble, Hungryroot, Dinnerly, Ahold USA, PeachDish, Just Add Cooking, Relish Labs LLC, Fit Foods Club, Fresh Prep, Fuud Canada, Global Belly, Goodness Me, Quitoque, and Kroger Prepx. Strategic partnerships and collaborations are a trend in the meal kit market. Major companies are making strategic partnerships with start-ups and mid-sized companies to maintain market share in the competitive market, broaden products and services, and enter into new geographies. For instance, in December 2020, Franklin Farms, a company that provides meatless meals to customers, entered into a new partnership with Purple Carrot, a plant-based meal kit company. The partnership will allow consumers to enjoy great-tasting meatless meals made with Franklin Farms’ tofu at home. In July 2021, Hello Fresh, a meal kit company, announced its partnership with Fenn Foods. Hello Fresh will be expanding its vegan offerings in Australia by utilising Fenn Foods’ carbon neutral-certified, plant-based mince as an ingredient in their ""Chilli Cin Carne"" recipe. In November 2020, HelloFresh, a meal-kit company, acquired Factor75 Inc., for a $277 million deal amount. The acquisition brings HelloFresh’s expansion into the competitive prepared meals business and market expertise in delivering fresh ingredients and ready-to-eat meals to customers across 14 countries. Factor75 is a US-based company that sells fully prepared meal kits with health-centric ingredients. North America will be the largest region in the meal kit market in 2022. The regions covered in the meal kit market report analysis are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the Meal Kit market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA. The meal kit market includes revenues earned by entities by sending customers pre-portioned and sometimes partially-prepared food ingredients and recipes to prepare home-cooked meals. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The meal kit research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides meal kit statistics, including meal kit industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with meal kit share, detailed meal kit segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the meal kit industry. This meal kit research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenarios of the industry.

Prepared meal delivery refers to the convenient services consisting of meals that can be simply reheated or cooked instantly and consumed with the minimum cooking, cutting, or cleaning required. These services are used to provide prepared meals through a subscription-based business model in which companies send clients ready-to-cook fresh ingredients for home-cooking meals. The main types of supplies in the prepared meal delivery market are cook and eat and heat and eat. Cook-and-eat meals provide customers with the taste of home-cooked meals where raw ingredients have been precut, seasoned, and combined to make cook-and-eat meals. The different prepared meal delivery services include one and several, available through online and offline platforms. The global prepared meal delivery market is segmented - 1) By Supply: Cook And Eat, Heat And Eat 2) By Service: One, Several 3) By Platform: Online, Offline The global prepared meal delivery market size grew from $11.71 billion in 2022 to $13.32 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.8%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of the prepared meal delivery market is expected to grow to $22.99 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 14.6%. The major driving factor of the prepared meal delivery market is the preference for junk meals by the working population and students. Junk meals are pre-prepared or packaged foods that are extremely convenient and can be consumed immediately. The meal kit delivery industry has been a big success because it appeals to consumers who want to cook their own food without having to go grocery shopping. These are popular with busy parents, millennials, individuals juggling several jobs, working couples, and people with particular dietary needs who prefer pre-planned items or meals so they can create meals quickly. Hence, preference for junk meals is driving the growth of the prepared meal delivery service market. Major players in the prepared meal delivery market are Blue Apron, EveryPlate, Freshly, Gobble, Green Chef Corporation, HelloFresh, Relish Labs (Home Chef), Hungryroot, Marley Spoon, Purple Carrot, Fresh n' Lean, Sun Basket, Factor75, Trifecta, Snap Kitchen, Daily Harvest, Splendid Spoon, Diet-To-Go, RealEats, Chef'd, Foodstirs, Green Chef, FreshDirect, Munchery, 1 Potato, PeachDish, and Terra's Kitchen. Contactless delivery is the new trend gaining popularity in the prepared meal delivery market. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe, social separation will remain a well-established way of life. Food outlets are embracing innovative food delivery platforms to drive seamless contactless deliveries, keeping the safety of customers and delivery personnel in mind. For example, Zomato, an India-based food delivery company, and Swiggy, an India-based food delivery company, have started contactless delivery in 2020. Domino’s Pizza, a Michigan-based pizza delivery chain, has also started a no-contact pizza delivery service in the year 2020. In November 2020, HelloFresh, a Germany-based meal kit subscription company, acquired Factor75, Inc., for a deal amount of $277 million. With this acquisition, HelloFresh's ambition is to strengthen its leading position and expand its total addressable market in the United States. The combined resources, operational excellence, and data-driven strategy will benefit both organizations. Factor75, Inc. is a USA-based provider of meal preparation and delivery services with the goal of providing a perfect mix of nutrients and flavor to improve mental and physical performance. North America was the largest region in the prepared meal delivery market in 2022. Asia-Pacific was the second largest market in prepared meal delivery market. The regions covered in the prepared meal delivery market analysis report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the prepared meal delivery market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the USA. The prepared meal delivery market includes revenues earned by entities by reducing food and packaging wastage while saving time and money. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The prepared meal delivery market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides prepared meal delivery market statistics, including prepared meal delivery industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a prepared meal delivery market share, detailed prepared meal delivery market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the prepared meal delivery industry. This prepared meal delivery market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

A cookie is defined as a baked product that is a small, flat, and sweet snack that usually contains flour, sugar, oil, fat, and other optional ingredients. A cracker is defined as a type of biscuit that is made from flour, water, salt, baking soda, and other optional ingredients. Dry pasta is a type of food made from finely ground semolina flour and water in a factory via an extrusion process. Prepared dough and flour mix is defined as a readymade dry mix of flour, starches, flavors, and functional ingredients for manufacturing bakery products. Tortilla is thin, flat, unleavened bread which is made of cornmeal or wheat flour which is used in Mexican food for wrapping. The main types of cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla products are cookies and crackers, dry pasta, dough, and flour mixes, and tortillas. Dry pasta is created from a paste of finely ground semolina flour and water (typically no egg) that is blended into a paste, pushed through molds, and cut into the various noodle forms people are familiar with. The different end-users include meals, intermediate products, and others and are distributed through various channels such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, convenience stores, e-commerce, and others. The global cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market is segmented - 1) By Type: Cookie and Cracker, Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes, Tortilla 2) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, E-Commerce, Other Distribution Channels 3) By End Use: Meals, Intermediate Products, Other End Users The global cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market size grew from $283.54 billion in 2022 to $303.98 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of global cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market is expected to grow to $382.3 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 5.9%. The cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla markets' growth is aided by the stable economic growth forecasted in many developed and developing countries. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), global GDP growth reached 3.3% in 2020 and 3.4% in 2021, both according to the IMF. Recovering commodity prices, after a significant decline in the historical period, are further expected to aid the market's growth. Developed economies are also expected to register stable growth during the forecast period. Additionally, emerging markets are expected to continue to grow slightly faster than developed markets in the forecast period. Stable economic growth is expected to increase investments in the end-user markets, thereby driving the market during the forecast period. Major companies in the cookie, cracker, pasta and tortilla market include PepsiCo Inc., Mondelez International, Kellogg Co, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Domino's Pizza, Olam International, The Campbell Soup Company, General Mills, Nestle S.A., and Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a massive restraint on the cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla manufacturing markets in 2020 as supply chains were disrupted due to trade restrictions and consumption declined due to lockdowns imposed by governments globally. COVID-19 is an infectious disease with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. The virus was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China, and has spread globally, including Western Europe, North America, and Asia. Food and beverage manufacturers depend on the supply of raw materials from domestic and international suppliers. As many governments restricted the movement of goods across countries and locally, manufacturers had to halt production due to a lack of raw materials. Also, restrictions on the trade of non-essential goods and fear of contamination through manufacturing facilities contributed to the decline. The outbreak had a negative impact on businesses throughout 2020 and into 2021. However, it is expected that the cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla manufacturing markets will recover from the shock across the forecast period as it is a "black swan" event and not related to ongoing or fundamental weaknesses in the market or the global economy. Companies manufacturing cookies, crackers, pasta, and tortillas are increasingly using NIR analyzer technology for moisture analysis of the product. Near-Infrared (NIR) analysis is a spectroscopic technique that makes use of the naturally occurring electromagnetic spectrum region of wavelengths between 700 nm and 2500 nm. The flour used in manufacturing can vary considerably in its protein quality, protein quantity, moisture, enzymatic activity, color, and physical properties when obtained from different sources. The Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) method estimates the moisture content of flour and regulates it to an optimal level set by an operator. An NIR moisture analyzer can help save energy and improve the quality of the product. For instance, MoistTech Corp. is used by a majority of manufacturers for checking moisture content during the production process. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market size in 2022. Western Europe was the second-largest region in the cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market. The regions covered in the global cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market analysis report include Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam. The cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market consists of sales of sandwich cookies, bar cookies, pressed cookies, sandwich crackers, graham crackers, cream crackers, dry macaroni, dry noodles, dry Spaghetti, cake mixes, cookie dough, frozen doughs, tortilla chips, frozen tortilla, taco shells, and other cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla products. The establishments in this industry may package the dry pasta they produce with other ingredients. The companies package and distribute their products through various distribution channels to both individual customers and commercial establishments. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market statistics, including cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market share, detailed cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market industry. This cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

The bulk food ingredients are the food components used as raw materials in processed foods, ready-to-eat foods, packaged drinks and foods, and others. Bulk food ingredients refer to raw materials that are used at the front end of the food processing industry. These include all kinds of grains, flour, starches, spices, sugar, cocoa, dry beans and legumes, nuts, and other ingredients used in the production of food and beverage items. The main types of bulk food ingredients markets are primary processed bulk food ingredients, and secondary processed bulk food ingredients. The primary processed bulk food ingredients refer to the standardization of food ingredients that are commonly used in the food processing industries. The primary processed bulk food ingredients involve the production and harvesting of food crops and the rearing and slaughter of livestock animals, which include oils, vegetables, grains, meat, sugar, cocoa, and other ingredients. The various applications are ready meals, bakery products, confectionery products, snacks and spreads, and others that are distributed through supermarkets and hypermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores, e-commerce, and other distribution channels. The global bulk food ingredients market is segmented - 1) By Type: Primary Processed Bulk Food Ingredients, Secondary Processed Bulk Food Ingredients 2) By Application: Ready Meals, Bakery Products, Confectionery Products, Snacks and Spreads, Other Applications 3) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets and Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, Specialty Stores, E-Commerce, Others Distribution Channels The global bulk food ingredients market size grew from $707.66 billion in 2022 to $761.71 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services, and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of the bulk food ingredients is expected to grow to $950.47 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 5.7%. The growing demand for convenience food products is expected to propel the growth of the bulk food ingredients market going forward. Convenience foods are processed foods that are ready-to-eat, commonly served in restaurants or sold at grocery stores, and include snacks and frozen foods. They can be cooked with a minimum or no effort in preparation. Convenience foods are commercially prepared and use bulk food ingredients as raw materials. These are more suitable for travelers and people who are unacquainted with cooking. For instance, according to the Institute of Food Technologists, a US-based scientific society of professionals engaged in food science and food technology, U.S. snack sales were up 5% in the first half of 2021 when compared with 2020. Also, in 2021, the sales of frozen novelties were up 26% and refrigerated lunch product sales grew by 36.4%. Therefore, growing demand for convenience food products is driving the growth of the bulk food ingredients market. Major players in the bulk food ingredients market are Tate & Lyle PLC, Archer Daniels Midland Company, DuPont, Olam International, Cargill Incorporated, Ingredion Incorporated, Associated British Foods PLC, Bunge Limited, DMH Ingredients Inc., Community Foods Limited, The Source Bulk Foods, Essex Food Ingredients, Ingredients Inc., GCL Food Ingredients, and Organic Partners International LLC. New product innovations are the key trend gaining popularity in the bulk food ingredients market. Major companies operating in the market are introducing new innovative products such as those made from upcycled feedstocks to increase their market share. For instance, in June 2020, FrieslandCampina Ingredients, a Netherlands-based healthy and functional ingredients company, launched Biotis™. The Biotis™ ingredients portfolio has been created to interact with the body's natural processes, supporting all of the important functions required for a healthy, active life, from maternal health to sleep, immunity, and gut health. It primarily focuses on improving digestive health. In May 2022, Adani Wilmar Limited (AWL), an India-based agribusiness company, acquired the Kohinoor brand from McCormick & Company for an undisclosed amount. Through this deal, AWL gains exclusive rights over the 'Kohinoor’ basmati rice and other brands under the Kohinoor brand umbrella and expands its portfolio in the higher-margin and food products segment. McCormick & Company is a US-based manufacturer of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other bulk food ingredients. North America was the largest region in the bulk food ingredients market in 2022. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the bulk food ingredients market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the bulk food ingredients market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA. The bulk food ingredients market consists of sales of herbs and spices, oilseeds, sugar, salt. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The bulk food ingredients market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides bulk food ingredients market statistics, including bulk food ingredients industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a bulk food ingredients market share, detailed bulk food ingredients market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the bulk food ingredients industry. This bulk food ingredients market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Perishable Prepared Food refers to the procedure of producing perishable prepared food including peeled or cut fruits and vegetables, processed food, and prepared meals. Perishable prepared food refers to those foods that are likely to spoil, decay, or become unsafe to consume if not refrigerated or frozen at low temperatures. The main types of perishable prepared food are peeled or cut vegetables fruits and vegetables, processed food, prepared meals, and other perishable prepared food. Peeled or cut fruits and vegetables refer to the fruits and vegetables that are peeled and cut for the easy usage of an individual. These are distributed online and offline and are used in various applications such as confectionery and bakery, jams and preserves, fruit-based beverages, dairy, and others. The global perishable prepared food market is segmented – 1) By Type: Peeled or Cut Vegetables Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Food, Prepared Meals, and Other Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing 2) By Distribution Channel: Online, Offline 3) By Application: Confectionery and Bakery, Jams and Preserves, Fruit-based Beverages, Dairy, Other Applications" The global perishable prepared food market size will grow from $110.28 billion in 2022 to $120.5 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of perishable prepared food is expected to grow from $165 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 8.2%. The growth in the perishable prepared food market is due to emerging market growth, an increase in disposable income, and improved earning capacity. An increase in disposable income is expected to propel the growth of the perishable prepared food market going forward. Disposable income refers to the amount of money left to spend and save after income tax has been deducted. Because the increase in disposable income increases the purchasing power of the consumer, which changed the eating habits of the consumer and increased the demand for perishable prepared food. For instance, according to trading economies, a US-based company provides information about economic indicators, exchange rates, and stock market indexes. Disposable Personal Income in India increased the US $ 3017266.44INR Million in 2021 which is US $ 2525496.31 Million in 2020. Therefore, an increase in disposable income is driving the growth of the perishable prepared food market. Major players in the perishable prepared food market include AdvancePierre Foods, Ready Pac, Reser`s Fine Foods, Taylor Fresh Foods, and Bakkavör Group. New technological innovations are the key trend gaining popularity in the perishable prepared food market. Major companies operating in the market are introducing new packaging technologies such as Cascades Fresh to sustain their position in the market. For instance, Cascades, a Canada-based perishable goods packaging company launched Cascades Fresh, which is eco-friendly recycling, hygiene, and packaging solution, this is specifically designed for producers, packers, and retailers, which helps to store perishable prepared food for a long time. In December 2021, Mama Mancini’s, a US-based company that manufactures specialty pre-prepared, frozen, and refrigerated food products acquired T&L Creative Salads, Inc. (“T&L”) and Olive Branch, LLC for a deal amount of $ 14 million. With this acquisition, Mama Mancini’s expands its business all over the US and many parts of the world. Creative Salads, Inc is a US-based company that manufactures premier gourmet food manufacturers' perishable prepared food. Olive Branch, LLC manufactures gourmet foods and specializes in flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the perishable prepared food market in 2022. The regions covered in this report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the perishable prepared food market report are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam. The perishable prepared food market includes revenues earned by entities by protecting nutrients and getting rid of bad bacteria in salads, sandwiches, and prepared meals. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The perishable prepared food market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides perishable prepared food market statistics, including perishable prepared food industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a perishable prepared food market share, detailed perishable prepared food market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the perishable prepared food industry. This perishable prepared food market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Community food services refer to a collaborative effort of a community in preparing and providing food for the poor and hungry in order to enhance the social welfare of that particular place or community. This can help relax people and help them interact and having a meal together gives people something to talk about. The main types of products and services of community food services are soup kitchen and on-site meal provision, food pantry services, food collection and distribution services, and other services. A food pantry is a distribution center that provides food to needy families. The different types of the system include conventional food service system, centralized food service system, ready-prepared food service system, and assembly-serve food service system, and are used by commercial and non-commercial sectors. The global community food services market is segmented - 1) By Products and Services: Soup Kitchen and On-site Meal Provision, Food Pantry Services, Food Collection And Distribution Services, Other Services 2) By System: Conventional Foodservice System, Centralized Foodservice System, Ready Prepared Foodservice System, Assembly-Serve Foodservice System 3) By Sector: Commercial, Non-commercial The global community food services market size will grow from $356.28 billion in 2022 to $377.08 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of global community food services is expected to grow to $458.93 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 5.0%. The increasing crowdfunding is projected to boost the demand for the community food services market. Crowdfunding is a method of raising capital from individual investors, customers, and the general public through crowdfunding and social media platforms. The global crowdfunding statistics published in May 2020 indicated a rapid growth in the crowdfunding market worldwide with China and the USA contributing 70.7% and 20.0%, respectively. Moreover, JustGiving, a UK-based online fund-raising platform raised about $7,705.8 to provide emergency food for vulnerable, elderly, and low-income people during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. This has led to a greater supply for the industry's food aid and social services, enabling industry organizations to meet the demand for food services. Thus, the growth in crowdfunding is expected to act as a major driver for the growth of the community food services market. Major players in the community food services market are Feeding America, City Harvest, Equal Heart, Volunteers Of American CO BR, A.D. Food Service, Gratzi Catering, CRS Employment Services, Feedmore Western New York, Giica, Chata, Second Harvest Food Bank Of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana, Good Shepherd Food Bank, The Meals on Wheels Association of America and Meals on Wheels Ministry are the same, Good Fortune Restaurant, City Harvest, and The Meals on Wheels Association of America. The rise in the price of consumer goods, particularly food items, is restricting the growth of the community food services market. In 2020, the US Department of Agriculture has stated that food prices will increase between 1.5% and 2.5%. Dairy prices are expected to rise from 1.5% to 2.5%, vegetable prices by 1%, fresh fruit prices by 1% to 2%, cereal, and bakery products prices by 2% to 3%, beef and meal prices by 1%, poultry by 0.5% to 1.5%, and pork prices by 1.5% and 2.5%. Thus, the increase in the cost of food is expected to limit market growth during the forecast period. The launch of various programs to serve community food service requirements is becoming an emerging trend in the community food services market. For instance, in March 2020, Food Finders Food Bank, operating in community food services launched the Mobile Pantry Program. The outreach program directly serves patrons in areas where food is needed to supplement other starvation relief agencies. The mobile pantry truck travels around North Central Indiana providing nutritious perishable and non-perishable food and providing at least 6,500 lbs. of food to each place, which is sufficient for 140 families to receive 40-50 pounds of food. The Mobile Food Pantry allows organizations the ability to serve the needs of society. In May 2020, The Dohmen Company Foundation partnered with Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative (CGHC) for providing 14 free meals per week to 100 CGHC members in need in Milwaukee, a city in the U.S. It addresses some of the urgent community needs for food caused by the COVID-19 pandemic while advancing the foundation's long-term mission to revitalise communities and their people through food. For six weeks, Dohmen's Food for Health program will provide 100 participants with 14 meals a week at no cost. Besides the meals, Dohmen also provides free health monitoring materials, including blood pressure monitors, scales, and health applications, so participants can keep track of their health goals. Western Europe was the largest region in the community food services market in 2022. Asia-Pacific was the second-largest region in the global community food services market share. The regions covered in the global community food services market analysis report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the community food services market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK and USA. The community food services market consists of revenues earned by entities by community meals, food banks, food pantries, meal delivery programs, mobile soup kitchens. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The community food services market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides community food services market statistics, including community food services industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a community food services market share, detailed community food services market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the community food services industry. This community food services market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Community food services refer to a not-for-profit service in which food is prepared and delivered to the community's people without any cost. The community housing service refers to a not-for-profit service in which temporary shelter is provided to the community's people, generally to individuals experiencing homelessness. Community relief refers to various forms of welfare relief services offered by government and community agencies to improve the primary living conditions of people in the community. The main types of community food, housing, and relief services are community food services, community housing services, temporary shelters, other community housing services, emergency, and other relief services, and vocational rehabilitation services. Community Food Services providers are mostly non-profit organizations that collect, prepare, and deliver food to low-income and needy people. The different structures include chained outlets and independent outlets. The various end users of the services include individuals (non-chronic) homeless, homeless families, chronic homeless, homeless veterans, unaccompanied homeless youth, and children. The global community food, housing, and relief services market is segmented - 1) By Type: Community Food Services, Community Housing Services, Temporary Shelters, Other Community Housing Services, Emergency And Other Relief Services, Vocational Rehabilitation Services 2) By Structure: Chained Outlets, Independent Outlets 3) By End-Users: Individuals (Nonchronic) Homeless, Homeless Families, Chronic Homeless, Homeless Veterans, Unaccompanied Homeless Youth And Children The global community food, housing, and relief service market grew from $475.7 billion in 2022 to $502.86 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The global community food, housing, and relief service market is expected to grow from $609.52 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 4.9%. Federal funding for social services is a major driver for the community food, housing, and relief services market. Funding from the government helps many homeless people get shelter. Many programs are run by different countries to assist homeless people. For instance, in the US, every year the Federal Government allocates funds to States/Territories to support social services for vulnerable children, adults, and families through the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). In India, ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana’ focuses on providing permanent houses with basic amenities to homeless families. The objective of this scheme is to build one crore homes of 25 sqm by 2022. Similarly, the government of India launched the Shelter for Homeless program under the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM). Under this program, various types of shelters, such as men’s shelters, women’s shelters, family shelters, and special shelters (for old age, mentally ill, and sick persons) are provided. The government of India would finance 75% of the expense for the development of the shelters, while, 25% would be the State commitment. The Indian government is also working on providing rental housing to urban poor belonging to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes, migrants, transgender, and senior citizens. The increased federal funding will help contribute to the market for community food, housing, and relief services leading to its growth. Major players in the community food, housing, and relief services market are Feeding America, World Food Programme, UNICEF, The Salvation Army, Food For Poor, Adventist Community Services, Doctors Without Borders, Catholic Relief Services, CARE, American National Red Cross, Spectrum Professional Services, Community Options Middlesex, Camba, Easter Seals New Jersey, One Voice Central Texas, Horizon House, Internation Rescue Committee, Fair community housing services limited, Nestle community housing services Ltd., Community Housing Services-Crossroads Villa Inc., Community Housing Partners, Community Housing Ltd., and SRM Housing Services Private Limited. During the forecast period, the economic slowdown across countries owing to the COVID-19 outbreak is expected to limit the growth of the community food, housing, and relief services market. Many organizations continue to observe the effects of the recession, which has resulted in the reduction of resources of funds and grants. For instance, in early April 2020, Charity Navigator partnered with Reuters News to survey non-profits to assess the financial and programmatic impacts of COVID-19 on the non-profit sector and reported that 83% of respondents were suffering financially. Among the non-profit organizations that were experiencing financial hardships, the average expected decline in revenue for the period between April and June was 38%. The economic downturn has certainly created challenges to the community food, housing, and relief services that rely on donations. Re-entry services are increasingly being provided for the people exiting prison. The majority of this population face homelessness after their release and have nowhere to go. Therefore, many NGOs have come forward to help them provide shelter. For instance, the US-based Lionheart Foundation provides shelter to this population and its Houses of Healing(HOH) program helps improve prisoners’ lifestyles by providing them with services like transformative programs for prisoners, HOH guide book, HOH video series, and many more. Western Europe was the largest region in the community food, housing, and relief services market share in 2022. Asia-Pacific was the second-largest region in the global community food, housing, and relief services market. The regions covered in the global community food, housing, and relief services market analysis report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in community food, housing, and relief services market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK and USA. The community food, housing, and shelter services consists of revenues earned by entities that offer temporary residential shelter, transitional housing, volunteer construction or repair of low-cost housing, and/or repair of homes for individuals or families in need, or provide food, shelter, clothing, medical relief, resettlement, and counseling to victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts such as wars. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The community food, housing, and relief services market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides community food, housing, and relief services market statistics, including community food, housing, and relief services industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a community food, housing, and relief services market share, detailed community food, housing, and relief services market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the community food, housing, and relief services industry. This community food, housing, and relief services market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Breakfast cereal is a food that is made from processed cereal grains such as maize, oats, wheat, and others consumed for breakfast or snacks. The main types of breakfast cereals are oats' breakfast cereal, grains' breakfast cereal, and other breakfast cereals. Oat cereals are breakfast cereals derived from the same-named grain. Oats (Avena sativa) is a cereal grain that can thrive in a variety of environments. The different types of products include Ready-to-Eat (RTE), Hot Cereals, and others and involve various packaging types such as boxes, pouches, etc. It is distributed through various channels such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, convenience stores, e-commerce, and others. The global breakfast cereal market is segmented - 1) By Type: Oats Breakfast Cereal, Grains Breakfast Cereal, Other Breakfast Cereal 2) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, E-Commerce, Other Distribution Channels 3) By Product: Ready-to-Eat (RTE), Hot Cereals 4) By Packaging: Boxes, Pouches, Other Packagings The global breakfast cereal market size grew from $67.55 billion in 2022 to $71.95 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The global breakfast cereal market size is expected to grow to $88.26 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 5.2%. Many countries across the globe are experiencing falling prices of crops due to overcapacity. This is expected to result in low raw material costs for food and beverage companies. For instance, in November 2022, according to the report Frontline, an India-based national magazine on agriculture, the bailout package of Rs 7000 crore, announced by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, for farmers involved in the sugar production sectors to fix the minimum selling price of refined sugar of Rs 29 per kilogram (prices dropped to Rs 23-24 recently due to overproduction and to create a buffer stock of 3 million tonnes of sugar for one year. Thus, overproduction of certain crops is likely to result in higher profit margins for food and beverage companies, including breakfast and cereal manufacturing companies. Higher profit margins will enable food and beverage companies to increase their productivity and drive the market going forward. Major companies in the breakfast cereal market include Kellogg Co, PepsiCo Inc., General Mills, Post Holdings Inc., Associated British Foods plc, Nature's Path Foods, B&G Foods Inc., TreeHouse Foods, Carman's Fine Foods, and Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods Inc. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a massive restraint on the breakfast cereal manufacturing market in 2020 as supply chains were disrupted due to trade restrictions and consumption declined due to lockdowns imposed by governments globally. COVID-19 is an infectious disease with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. The virus was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China, and has spread globally, including Western Europe, North America, and Asia. Food and beverage manufacturers depend on the supply of raw materials from domestic and international suppliers. As many governments restricted the movement of goods across countries and locally, manufacturers had to halt production due to a lack of raw materials. Also, restrictions on the trade of non-essential goods and fear of contamination through manufacturing facilities contributed to the decline. The outbreak had a negative impact on businesses throughout 2020 and into 2021. However, it is expected that the breakfast cereal manufacturing market will recover from the shock over the forecast period as it is a "black swan" event and not related to ongoing or fundamental weaknesses in the market or the global economy. Breakfast cereal manufacturing companies are adopting robotics and automation technology to maximize production efficiency. Robotic systems automate batching, conveying, processing, storage, and packaging of cereal products, thus decreasing production cycle time and increasing output. Automation enables cereal manufacturers to improve plant conditions, reduce contamination, and minimize human interaction, thus making processing safer for workers as well as consumers. Collaborative robots or semi-autonomous robots are used in various automation processes, including packaging. Plants with fixed automation systems increase yields by at least 2-3% over manual labor. Colborne Foodbotics, ABB Group, Emerson Electric Co., and Schneider Electric S.E. are some of the companies that provide automation equipment to cereal manufacturers. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the breakfast cereal market share in 2022. North America was the second-largest region in the breakfast cereal market. The regions covered in the global breakfast cereal market analysis report include Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the breakfast cereal market are Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt; Finland; France; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nigeria; Norway; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Thailand; Turkey; UAE; UK; USA; Venezuela; Vietnam. The breakfast cereals market consists of sales of whole oats, steel-cut oats, instant oats, wheat cereal, rye cereal, barley cereal, farina cereal, granola cereal, and other breakfast cereals. The companies in the industry process raw materials into breakfast cereals, package and distribute them through various distribution channels to both individual customers and commercial establishments. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The breakfast cereal research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides breakfast cereal statistics, including global market size, regional shares, competitors with breakfast cereal shares, detailed breakfast cereal segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the breakfast cereal industry. This breakfast cereal research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.