Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market is Segmented by Product Type (Instant Breakfast/Cereals, Instant Soups & Snacks, Ready Meals, Baked Goods, Meat Products, and Other Product Types); by Distribution Channel (Hypermarkets/Supermarkets, Convenience Stores, Specialty Stores, Departmental Stores, Online Retail Stores, and Other Distribution Channels); and by Geography (United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, and Rest of Europe). The report offers market size and values in (USD million) during the forecasted years for the above segments.

Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Size

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Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Summary
Study Period 2019 - 2030
Base Year For Estimation 2024
Forecast Data Period 2025 - 2030
Historical Data Period 2019 - 2023
CAGR 3.25 %
Market Concentration Low

Major Players

Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Major Players

*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order

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Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Analysis

The Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market is expected to register a CAGR of 3.25% during the forecast period.

  • The growth of the ready-to-eat food market is driven by an increase in the convenience offered in terms of time-saving and efforts required to prepare these meals. Moreover, due to changes in social and economic patterns, increased spending on food and drink, increased awareness of healthy foods, changes in meal patterns and existing eating habits, an increase in the number of ex-pats settling across the region, and the desire to try new products, the demand for convenient and instant food, in particular instant pasta, rice, snacks, meat products, and others, is growing at a faster rate.
  • For instance, the UK National Statistics Office (NSO) has revealed that about 9.6 million of the non-UK population resides in the United Kingdom. This ex-pat population in the country is constantly increasing with increasing migrations from other countries.
  • Additionally, ethnic foods have been dubbed "cultural ambassadors," and ready-made ethnic dinners are becoming common in every store aisle. Since these cuisines have had significant market penetration over the past decade, the ready-to-eat ethnic food sector is more likely to rely on the fusion of ethnic blends in the region.
  • Young consumers are spending most of their income on convenient ready-to-eat food products. Consumers between the ages of 20 and 30 are the easiest targets for ready-to-eat food manufacturing giants. This is because these consumers are primarily working professionals and college students who need help cooking at home due to their busy schedules. The convenience level of such products helps increase the total demand in the market across the region.

Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Industry Overview

The European ready-to-eat food market is highly competitive in nature due to a majority of the share being held by leading players, including McCain Foods, Nomad Foods, Ebro Foods, S.A., Premier Foods Group Limited, and Nestlé SA. Manufacturers are increasingly focusing on packaging, as it plays a vital role in retaining product quality, vitamin content, taste, texture, colour, and shelf-life. High industrial profitability has led manufacturers to develop powerful competitive strategies, intensifying competition among existing market players. Major players are intensely embarking on product innovation as their prime strategy to consolidate the market studied.

Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Leaders

  1. Premier Foods Group Limited

  2. McCain Foods Limited

  3. Nestlé S.A.

  4. Nomad Foods Ltd

  5. Ebro Foods, S.A.

  6. *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
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Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market News

  • April 2022: A platform for open innovation was launched by Nomad Foods in partnership with the international innovation network Innoget. It will be accessible to academics, subject matter experts, start-ups, and SMEs looking to form new collaborations from the ideation phase to product development and the eventual launch of new products in the market.
  • February 2022: Nestle SA acquired a majority stake in Orgain, a plant-based nutrition expert that manufactures powders, snacks, etc. The main strategy behind Nestle SA's acquisition can be expanding its business by involving major nutrition-based food products that are organic in nature so that the company can meet the consumer's evolving preference for organic products. All the products in the portfolio are to be initially retailed across local Tesco stores in the United Kingdom.
  • July 2021: Riviana Foods Inc., a business unit of Madrid, Spain-based Ebro Foods, launched Success Garden & Grains Blends, the first boil-in-bag product to combine rice with simple ingredients. Success Garden & Grains Blends are available in two varieties: white rice, black beans, corn, and bell peppers, and white rice, peas, carrot, and red bell peppers.

Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Report - Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

  • 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
  • 1.2 Scope of the Study

2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4. MARKET DYNAMICS

  • 4.1 Market Drivers
  • 4.2 Market Restraints
  • 4.3 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
    • 4.3.1 Threat of New Entrants
    • 4.3.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
    • 4.3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
    • 4.3.4 Threat of Substitute Products
    • 4.3.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

5. MARKET SEGMENTATION

  • 5.1 Type
    • 5.1.1 Instant Breakfast/Cereals
    • 5.1.2 Instant Soups
    • 5.1.3 Frozen snacks
    • 5.1.4 Meat snacks
    • 5.1.5 Ready Meals
    • 5.1.6 Instant noodles
  • 5.2 Distribution Channel
    • 5.2.1 Hypermarkets/Supermarkets
    • 5.2.2 Convenience Stores/Grocery stores
    • 5.2.3 Online Retail Stores
    • 5.2.4 Other Distribution Channels
  • 5.3 Geography
    • 5.3.1 United Kingdom
    • 5.3.2 Germany
    • 5.3.3 Spain
    • 5.3.4 France
    • 5.3.5 Italy
    • 5.3.6 Russia
    • 5.3.7 Rest of Europe

6. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

  • 6.1 Strategies adopted by leading players
  • 6.2 Market Share Analysis
  • 6.3 Company Profiles
    • 6.3.1 Nomad Foods Ltd
    • 6.3.2 Nestlé S.A.
    • 6.3.3 McCain Foods Limited
    • 6.3.4 Premier Foods Group Limited
    • 6.3.5 Conagra Brands, Inc.
    • 6.3.6 Dr August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG
    • 6.3.7 Frosta Aktiengesellschaft (FRoSTA AG)
    • 6.3.8 The Kraft Heinz Company
    • 6.3.9 Ebro Foods, S.A.
    • 6.3.10 The Kellogg Company
  • *List Not Exhaustive

7. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

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Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Industry Segmentation

Ready-to-eat foods are pre-cooked, pre-cleaned, mostly packaged, and ready for consumption without prior preparation or cooking. They are highly preferred for the convenience they offer.

The European ready-to-eat food market is segmented into type, distribution channel, and geography. Based on type, the market is segmented into instant breakfast/cereals, instant soups frozen snacks, meat snacks, ready meals, and instant noodles. Based on distribution channels, the market is segmented into hypermarkets/supermarkets, convenience stores/grocery stores, online retail stores, and other distribution channels. The report gives a detailed analysis of emerging economies in the European region, namely the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, and the Rest of Europe.

For each segment, the market sizing and forecasts have been done on the basis of value (in USD million).

Type Instant Breakfast/Cereals
Instant Soups
Frozen snacks
Meat snacks
Ready Meals
Instant noodles
Distribution Channel Hypermarkets/Supermarkets
Convenience Stores/Grocery stores
Online Retail Stores
Other Distribution Channels
Geography United Kingdom
Germany
Spain
France
Italy
Russia
Rest of Europe
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Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market Research FAQs

What is the current Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market size?

The Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market is projected to register a CAGR of 3.25% during the forecast period (2025-2030)

Who are the key players in Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market?

Premier Foods Group Limited, McCain Foods Limited, Nestlé S.A., Nomad Foods Ltd and Ebro Foods, S.A. are the major companies operating in the Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market.

What years does this Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market cover?

The report covers the Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market historical market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The report also forecasts the Europe Ready-to-Eat Food Market size for years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.

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