Country Profile: Meat sector in the UK

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The UK Meat sector is led by Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts market in both value and volume terms, while the Cooked Meats – Counter market is expected to register the fastest growth during 2016-2021 in value terms. Hypermarkets & Supermarkets is the leading distribution channel for meat products. Rigid Plastics is the most commonly used packaging material in the sector. Duchy Originals and Wall`s are the popular players in the UK Meat sector.

GlobalData’s Country Profile report on the Meat sector in the UK provides insights on high growth markets to target, trends in the usage of packaging materials, types and closures category level distribution data and brands market shares.

What else is contained?
– Market data: Overall market value and volume data with growth analysis for 2011-2021
– Category coverage: Value and growth analysis for Ambient Meat, Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed, Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts, Cooked Meats – Counter, Cooked Meats – Packaged, Fresh Meat (Counter) and Frozen Meat with inputs on individual category share within each market and the change in their market share forecast for 2016-2021
– Leading players: Market share of brands and private labels, including private label growth analysis from 2011-2016
– Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each market through distribution channels such as Cash & Carries and warehouse Clubs, Hypermarkets & Supermarkets, Convenience Stores, Food & Drinks Specialists, eRetailers and others
– Packaging data: consumption breakdown for packaging materials and containers in each market, in terms of percentage share of number of units sold. Packaging material data for Glass, Flexible Packaging, Paper & Board, Rigid Plastics, and others; container data for: Jar, Bottle, Bag/Sachet, Tub, Box, Pouch, and Tube.

Scope

– The Meat sector in the UK is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 1.8% during 2016-2021 in value terms.

– Cooked meat counter with high growth rate provides opportunities to producers

– Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts is the largest in both value and volume terms in 2016.

– Rigid Plastics is the most commonly used packaging material, followed by Flexible Packaging and Rigid Metal

– Private labels accounted for 62% share by value in the same year.

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– Identify high potential categories and explore further market opportunities based on detailed value and volume analysis

– Existing and new players can analyze key distribution channels to identify and evaluate trends and opportunities

– Gain an understanding of the total competitive landscape based on detailed brand share analysis to plan effective market positioning

– Manufacturers can identify the opportunities to position products with H&W attributes/benefits

– Access the key and most influential consumer trends driving Prepared Meals products consumption, and how they influence consumer behavior in the market which will help determine the best audiences to target

– Our team of analysts have placed a significant emphasis on changes expected in the market that will provide a clear picture of the opportunities that can be tapped over the next five years, resulting in revenue expansion

– The packaging analysis report helps manufacturers, in identifying the most commonly used packaging materials in the sector

– Analysis on key macro-economic indicators such as GDP per capita, population (overall and breakdown by age), and consumer price index. It also covers a comparative analysis of political, economic, socio-demographic, and technological indicators (PEST) across 50 countries.

Princes Limited
Struik Foods Europe NV
M&Z (Marketing) Limited
Hormel Foods Corporation
Tulip Food Company A/S
Grant`s Foods Ltd
Malton Foods Limited T/A Westlers
Tulip Food Company A/S
The Black Farmer
Houghton Hams
Case & Sons Ltd.
Kerry Group Plc
Helen Browning`s Organics
Debbie & Andrew`s
Denhay Farms Ltd
Nestle S.A.
Suffolk
Wicks Manor
The Black Farmer
Laverstoke Park Farm Ltd
Ross Industries Inc
Wicks Manor
Tulip Food Company A/S
Waitrose Ltd
Gilbert Kosher Foods Ltd
Helen Browning`s Organics
Debbie & Andrew`s
Graham White And Co Ltd
Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.
Kerry Group Plc
Houghton Hams
Lancaster
Kingsfood
Dovecote Park Ltd

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Report Scope 1

2. Executive summary 2

3. The UK in its regional context 3

3.1. The UK market share in the Global and Western Europe Meat sectors 3

3.2. The UK compared to other major countries in the Western European region 4

4. Market size analysis – Meat Sector 5

4.1. Value and volume analysis – Meat sector in the UK 5

4.2. Per capita consumption analysis – the UK compared to the global and Western European region 6

4.3. Market size analysis by Meat markets 7

4.4. Growth analysis by markets 8

5. Market and category analysis 9

5.1. Per capita consumption analysis by markets 9

5.2. Market Analysis: Ambient Meat 10

5.3. Market analysis: Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed 11

5.4. Market Analysis: Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts 14

5.5. Market Analysis: Cooked Meats – Counter 17

5.6. Market Analysis: Cooked Meats – Packaged 18

5.7. Market Analysis: Fresh Meat (Counter) 21

5.8. Market Analysis: Frozen Meat 24

6. Distribution analysis 26

6.1. Distribution channel share analysis: Meat 26

6.2. Distribution channel share analysis: Ambient Meat 27

6.3. Distribution channel share analysis: Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed 28

6.4. Distribution channel share analysis: Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts 29

6.5. Distribution channel share analysis: Cooked Meats – Counter 30

6.6. Distribution channel share analysis: Cooked Meats – Packaged 31

6.7. Distribution channel share analysis: Fresh Meat (Counter) 32

6.8. Distribution channel share analysis: Frozen Meat 33

7. Competitive landscape 34

7.1. Brand share analysis by sector 34

7.2. Brand share analysis by markets 37

7.3. Brand share analysis by category 45

7.3.1. Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed 45

7.3.2. Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts 48

7.3.3. Cooked Meats – Packaged 49

7.3.4. Fresh Meat (Counter) 51

7.3.5. Frozen Meat 53

7.4. Private label share analysis 54

8. Health & Wellness analysis 56

8.1. Market size analysis by Health & Wellness claims 56

8.2. Market size analysis – Health & Wellness product attributes 57

8.3. Market size analysis – Health & Wellness consumer benefits 59

9. Packaging analysis 62

9.1. Packaging share and growth analysis by packaging material in the Meat sector 62

9.2. Packaging share analysis by packaging material in Meat markets 63

9.3. Packaging share and growth analysis by container type in the Meat sector 64

9.4. Packaging share analysis by container type in Meat markets 65

9.5. Packaging share and growth analysis by closure type in the Meat sector 66

9.6. Packaging share analysis by closure type in Meat markets 67

9.7. Packaging share and growth analysis by outer type in the Meat sector 68

9.8. Packaging share analysis by outer type in Meat markets 69

10. Macroeconomic analysis 70

10.1. GDP per Capita 73

10.2. Population and population growth 74

10.3. Consumer Price Index 75

10.4. Population breakdown by age 76

11. Methodology 77

12. Definitions 78

13. Appendix 90

14. About GlobalData 108

15. Disclaimer 109

16. Contact Us 110

Table

List of Tables

Table 1: Growth analysis by markets, 2016-2021 8

Table 2: Brand Value and Volume- Meat Sector 35

Table 3: Brand Value and Volume- Ambient Meat Market 37

Table 4: Brand Value and Volume- Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed Market 38

Table 5: Brand Value and Volume- Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts Market 40

Table 6: Brand Value and Volume- Cooked Meats – Counter Market 41

Table 7: Brand Value and Volume- Cooked Meats – Packaged Market 42

Table 8: Brand Value and Volume- Fresh Meat (Counter) Market 43

Table 9: Brand Value and Volume- Frozen Meat Market 44

Table 10: Brand Value and Volume- Bacon Category 45

Table 11: Brand Value and Volume- Burgers & Grills Category 45

Table 12: Brand Value and Volume- Coated Portions Category 46

Table 13: Brand Value and Volume- Meatballs Category 46

Table 14: Brand Value and Volume- Sausages Category 47

Table 15: Brand Value and Volume-Beef (Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts) Category 48

Table 16: Brand Value and Volume-Chicken (Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts) Category 48

Table 17: Brand Value and Volume-Lamb (Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts) Category 48

Table 18: Brand Value and Volume-Pork (Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts) Category 48

Table 19: Brand Value and Volume-Others (Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts) Category 48

Table 20: Brand Value and Volume-Beef (Cooked Meats – Packaged) Category 49

Table 21: Brand Value and Volume-Chicken (Cooked Meats – Packaged) Category 49

Table 22: Brand Value and Volume- Lamb (Cooked Meats – Packaged) Category 49

Table 23: Brand Value and Volume- Pork (Cooked Meats – Packaged) category 50

Table 24: Brand Value and Volume- Turkey (Cooked Meats – Packaged) category 50

Table 25: Brand Value and Volume- Others (Cooked Meats – Packaged) category 50

Table 26: Brand Value and Volume- Beef (Fresh Meat (Counter)) Category 51

Table 27: Brand Value and Volume- Chicken (Fresh Meat (Counter)) Category 51

Table 28: Brand Value and Volume- Lamb (Fresh Meat (Counter)) Category 51

Table 29: Brand Value and Volume- Pork (Fresh Meat (Counter)) category 51

Table 30: Brand Value and Volume- Turkey (Fresh Meat (Counter)) category 51

Table 31: Brand Value and Volume- Others (Fresh Meat (Counter)) category 52

Table 32: Brand Value and Volume- Frozen Processed Meat Category 53

Table 33: Brand Value and Volume- Frozen Whole Cuts of Meat Category 53

Table 34: Market Definitions 78

Table 35: Category Definitions 79

Table 36: Category Definitions 80

Table 37: Channel Definitions 81

Table 38: Health & Wellness: Product Attributes-Food Minus 82

Table 39: Health & Wellness: Product Attributes-Free From 83

Table 40: Health & Wellness: Product Attributes-Functional & Fortified 84

Table 41: Health & Wellness: Product Attributes-Naturally Healthy 85

Table 42: Health & Wellness: Product Attributes-Food Intolerance 86

Table 43: Health & Wellness: Consumer Benefits-Health Management 87

Table 44: Health & Wellness: Analysis by Consumer Benefits 88

Table 45: Health & Wellness: Consumer Benefits-Performance 89

Table 46: Market Value for Ambient Meat – by category (£ Million), 2011-2021 90

Table 47: Market Value for Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed -by category (£ Million), 2011-2021 90

Table 48: Market Value for Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts-by category (£ Million), 2011-2021 91

Table 49: Market Value for Cooked Meats – Counter-by category (£ Million), 2011-2021 91

Table 50: Market Value for Cooked Meats – Packaged-by category (£ Million), 2011-2021 92

Table 51: Market Value for Fresh Meat (Counter)-by category (£ Million), 2011-2021 93

Table 52: Market Value for Frozen Meat-by category (£ Million), 2011-2021 93

Table 53: Market Value for Ambient Meat-by category (US$ Million), 2011-2021 94

Table 54: Market Value for Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed-by category (US$ Million), 2011-2021 94

Table 55: Market Value for Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts-by category (US$ Million), 2011-2021 95

Table 56: Market Value for Cooked Meats – Counter-by category (US$ Million), 2011-2021 95

Table 57: Market Value for Cooked Meats – Packaged-by category (US$ Million), 2011-2021 96

Table 58: Market Value for Fresh Meat (Counter) -by category (US$ Million), 2011-2021 97

Table 59: Market Value for Frozen Meat-by category (US$ Million), 2011-2021 97

Table 60: Market Volume for Ambient Meat-by category (Kg Million), 2011-2021 98

Table 61: Market Volume for Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed-by category (Kg Million), 2011-2021 98

Table 62: Market Volume for Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts-by category (Kg Million), 2011-2021 99

Table 63: Market Volume for Cooked Meats – Counter-by category (Kg Million), 2011-2021 99

Table 64: Market Volume for Cooked Meats – Packaged-by category (Kg Million), 2011-2021 100

Table 65: Market Volume for Fresh Meat (Counter)-by category (Kg Million), 2011-2021 101

Table 66: Market Volume for Frozen Meat-by category (Kg Million), 2011-2021 101

Table 67: Meat Sales Distribution in the UK-by Market (£ Million), 2016 102

Table 68: Key Health & Wellness product attributes driving sales in the UK (£ Million) 103

Table 69: Key Health & Wellness consumer benefits driving sales in the UK (£ Million) 103

Table 70: Packaging Material (in Million pack units) 104

Table 71: Container Type (in Million pack units) 104

Table 72: Closure Type (in Million pack units) 105

Table 73: Outer Type (in Million pack units) 105

Table 74: Exchange Rates: (US$-£), 2011-2021 106

Table 75: GDP Per Capita (£) 106

Table 76: Population 106

Table 77: Consumer Price Index 106

Table 78: Age Profile (Millions of Persons) 107

Figures

List of Figures

Figure 1: Value share of the UK in the global and Western Europe Meat sector, 2011-2021 3

Figure 2: The UK compared other top four countries – market size, growth and competitive landscape 4

Figure 3: Market size analysis by value and volume, Meat sector, 2011-2021 5

Figure 4: Per capita consumption of Meat in the UK compared to global and Western Europe average, 2011-2021 6

Figure 5: Value and volume growth analysis by markets, 2016-2021 7

Figure 6: Per capita consumption (by markets) in the UK compared to global and Western Europe average, 2016 9

Figure 7: Growth analysis by value and volume in the Ambient Meat market, 2011-2021 10

Figure 8: Value and volume growth analysis, Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed market, 2011-2021 11

Figure 9: Value analysis by categories, 2011-2021 12

Figure 10: Volume analysis by categories, 2011-2021 13

Figure 11: Value and volume growth analysis, Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts market, 2011-2021 14

Figure 12: Value analysis by categories, 2011-2021 15

Figure 13: Volume analysis by categories, 2011-2021 16

Figure 14: Value and volume growth analysis, Cooked Meats – Counter market, 2011-2021 17

Figure 15: Value and volume growth analysis, Cooked Meats – Packaged market, 2011-2021 18

Figure 16: Value analysis by categories, 2011-2021 19

Figure 17: Volume analysis by categories, 2011-2021 20

Figure 18: Value and volume growth analysis, Fresh Meat (Counter) market, 2011-2021 21

Figure 19: Value analysis by categories, 2011-2021 22

Figure 20: Volume analysis by categories, 2011-2021 23

Figure 21: Value and volume growth analysis, Frozen Meat market, 2011-2021 24

Figure 22: Value analysis by categories, 2011-2021 25

Figure 23: Volume analysis by categories, 2011-2021 25

Figure 24: Distribution channel share, Meat, 2011-2016 26

Figure 25: Distribution channel share, Ambient Meat, 2011-2016 27

Figure 26: Distribution channel share, Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed market, 2011-2016 28

Figure 27: Distribution channel share, Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts, 2011-2016 29

Figure 28: Distribution channel share, Cooked Meats – Counter, 2011-2016 30

Figure 29: Distribution channel share, Cooked Meats – Packaged, 2011-2016 31

Figure 30: Distribution channel share, Fresh Meat (Counter), 2011-2016 32

Figure 31: Distribution channel share, Frozen Meat, 2011-2016 33

Figure 32: Leading brands in the UK Meat sector, value and volume share, 2016 34

Figure 33: Leading brands in the Ambient Meat market, value and volume share, 2016 37

Figure 34: Leading brands in the Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed market, value and volume share, 2016 38

Figure 35: Leading brands in the Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Whole Cuts market, value and volume share, 2016 40

Figure 36: Leading brands in the Cooked Meats – Counter market, value and volume share, 2016 41

Figure 37: Leading brands in the Cooked Meats – Packaged market, value and volume share, 2016 42

Figure 38: Leading brands in the Fresh Meat (Counter) market, value and volume share, 2016 43

Figure 39: Leading brands in the Frozen Meat market, value and volume share, 2016 44

Figure 40: Private label penetration by markets (value terms), 2016 54

Figure 41: Growth analysis, private label and brands, (2011-2016) 55

Figure 42: Value of Health & Wellness claims by market, US$ million, 2016-2021 56

Figure 43: Value analysis by Health & Wellness product attributes, 2016 57

Figure 44: Volume analysis by Health & Wellness product attributes, 2016 58

Figure 45: Value analysis by Health & Wellness consumer benefits, 2016 59

Figure 46: Volume analysis by Health & Wellness consumer benefits, 2016 60

Figure 47: Leading companies in the Health & Wellness market by value, 2016 – Ambient Meat 61

Figure 48: Leading companies in the Health & Wellness market by value, 2016 – Chilled Raw Packaged Meat – Processed 61

Figure 49: Packaging share and growth analysis by packaging material, 2011-2021 62

Figure 50: Use of packaging material by markets (in pack units), 2016 63

Figure 51: Packaging share and growth analysis by container type, 2011-2021 64

Figure 52: Use of container type by markets (in pack units), 2016 65

Figure 53: Packaging share and growth analysis by closure type, 2011-2021 66

Figure 54: Use of closure type by markets (in pack units), 2016 67

Figure 55: Packaging share and growth analysis by outer type, 2011-2021 68

Figure 56: Use of outer type by markets (in pack units), 2016 69

Figure 57: Relative comparison of countries based on PEST analysis 70

Figure 58: the UK’s GDP per capita, 2011-2016 73

Figure 59: Population growth in the UK, 2011-2016 74

Figure 60: Consumer Price Index, the UK, 2010-2016 75

Figure 61: Age Profile, the UK, 2016 76

Figure 62: About GlobalData 108

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