Ready Meals Packaging in the United Kingdom

Abstract
While dinner mixes was already the most dynamic category in ready meals packaging prior to the pandemic, it received a major spike in its demand in 2020, as the COVID-19 restrictions boosted demand for these products. With consumers in home seclusion and also unable to access foodservice outlets for extended periods during 2020, they were cooking a lot more of their meals at home – with dinner mixes an ideal product to enable them to do so. This boosted all the pack types used in dinner mixes in...

Euromonitor International's Ready Meals Packaging in United Kingdom report offers insight into key trends and developments driving packaging across the category. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.

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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Content
Ready Meals Packaging in the United Kingdom
January 2023

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READY MEALS PACKAGING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Dinner mixes continues to see strong growth in 2021
Vegan and gluten-free products appearing in UK ready meals
Brands replace black plastic trays with recyclable alternatives
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Meal kits and premiumisation expected to boost “other packaging” unit volume growth
Government initiative could support demand for folding cartons