Despite last year’s slowdown in sales compared to the barnstorming 2020, frozen has emerged from the pandemic in better shape than ambient and chilled food, with the overall value of the market up by 13.2% on pre-pandemic levels, reveals the latest Frozen...
Innovation, acquisitions and a focus on ‘hero products’ that keep consumers coming back to more have allowed Birds Eye UK – part of Nomad Foods – to double in size since 2016. FoodNavigator caught up with General Manager Steve Challouma to learn more...
Frozen food sales have dipped in the UK as consumers have returned to pre-pandemic shopping habits, according to the latest 52-week Kantar data from the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
Fresh food may make most consumers feel happier and capture the lion’s share of retail sales – for now – but rising prices, concerns about perishability and shifting preference are pushing more shoppers to the frozen aisle, suggests new research by Deloitte.
The company’s sales dipped in the second quarter, but it expects ‘exciting growth opportunities’ ahead thanks to an ambitious M&A strategy, while the frozen aisle still represents ‘white space growth opportunity’.
The return of many workers to the office on a more regular basis has already stimulated sales of on-the-go meal pots, according to European Freeze Dry, while the frozen sector remains bullish it can remain on an upwards trajectory despite a sharper year-on-year...
Natural and organic brands catering to alternative eating styles and combining better nutrition with convenience are shifting consumer perceptions of frozen to boost purchase intent and sales that could outlast the pandemic pantry stocking surge of 2020,...
Best known for its nuts, biltong and pork puffs, UK start-up The Curators has ventured into meat alternatives with a range of mushroom-based products. The aim is to tap into the fast-growing consumer appetite for more natural plant-based meal solutions,...
A new frozen ingredients supply venture in the UK will import frozen food ingredients from around the world, specialising in Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) fruit, vegetables, spices and herbs for further processing by UK and Irish food and eventually...
An Israeli start-up is leveraging culinary art and upcycling in an attempt to overhaul the perception of the run-of-the-mill and often unwholesome ready-to-cook food sector.
The frozen food revival will thrive post-pandemic as it offers a greater array of indulgent items and as consumers seek solutions to the problem of food waste, says the British Frozen Food Federation.
Frozen food specialist Nomad Foods has entered into ‘exclusive negotiations’ to acquire the frozen food business of Croatia’s Fortenova Group. The move demonstrates Nomad’s ambition to expand in what it describes as ‘developing’ European markets and deliver...
Trade buyers and private equity funds are flush with funds and eyeing interesting players to invest in, says a bullish Andreas Kulcsar, Executive Director at investment bank DC Advisory.
Why did VC fund Veg Capital invest in a plant-based pizza disruptor? Investor relations chief Simi Valecha Johnson reveals what got One Planet Pizza across the line.
With a vaccine breakthrough igniting the hope of a return to normal by spring, manufacturers and analysts are confident the frozen trend’s resurgence is here to stay.
Sales of frozen food in the UK have continued to surge and rose by £221m in the last three months, according to the latest statistics from Kantar and the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
Nestlé is ready to be “much more acquisitive” now after 18 months of aggressively selling underperforming businesses and brands that did not tidily fit into the company’s new image of itself as a primarily nutrition, health and wellness business, according...
Food scientist at the University of Nottingham are collaborating with local start-up Pola to develop an ambient version of the company’s frozen treats.
To coincide with National Butchers' Week (March 9-15) retail butcher Donald Russell has conducted a survey to find out what consumers are looking for when buying meat in the UK.
