date:Jun 29, 2012
t chilled foods now account for about 13% of the retail food market.
Strong YOY increases
Innovation, such as meals in microwaveable pouches, has also played its part in driving growth, Goodburn added. Newer chilled sub-categories showing especially strong YOY increases included prepared fruit (17.9%), stir fry (11.6%) and wraps (11.2%).
Greencore said it has seen strong growth in ready meals and sandwiches over the past 12 months.Some of the value growth will be driven by price inflation, sa