pulse report chilled and fresh q3 2013

8/13/2019 Pulse Report Chilled and Fresh Q3 2013

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IRI Pulse Report Chilled & Fresh

Welcome to the Pulse Q3 2013 edition for chilled and fresh. We hope

you find it useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any

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Q3 2013

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About the Report

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This chilled and fresh report is one of 10 super category reports designed to show high-

level comparison and analysis for retail markets across major countries in Europe.

This report contains data gathered from around Europe. This market was split into the

following categories: yogurts, dairy desserts and drinks, cream, eggs, margarines, butter,

fats and spreads, milk, cheese, chilled juices, fresh desserts, salads, tofu/soya, chilled dips

and sauces, ready meals, chilled fish and seafood, charcuterie, fresh vegetables and fresh

fruit.

The report highlights key metrics such as total sales figures, market trends, category

shares, winners and losers for Europe and for individual countries.

The data has been sourced from IRI retail databases and Eurostat the statistical branch

of administration for the European Commission.

The countries included in the report are: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain

and the United Kingdom (UK).

The market channels used for each country in this report are as follows:

Country Channels used

UK Hypermarkets, supermarkets, drugstores and impulse outlets

ESHypermarkets, supermarkets, hard Discounters and drugstores. Itincludes the Canary Islands.

DE Hypermarkets, supermarkets, hard discounters and drugstores

NL Hypermarkets, supermarkets, hard discounters and drugstores

ITHypermarkets, supermarkets, small self service, hard discounters and

drugstores

FRHypermarkets and supermarkets

For analytical purposes the data sourced from available retail databases has been

consolidated to provide consistent results. However, for some countries it was not possible

to source data pertaining to certain categories. Where this occurred, it has been

documented in the Notes section found at the end of the report.


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On the Radar

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ECONOMIC FIGURES INFLUENCING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

Source: Eurostat, September 2013

The chilled and fresh category in Europeremains in growth (up +1%), but theslowdown continues. Behind theheadlines, though, there are some keysuccess stories driven by off-shelf supportand strong channel strategies.

As the market approaches the 100mmark, the challenge for retailers andmanufacturers alike is to drive the qualityoffering that only chilled can provide tounlock inflation-beating growth.

POPULATION INMILLIONS

UNEMPLOYMENT(%)

AVERAGE 12MONTH INFLATION

RATESGDP IN MILLIONS

()

Jan.2012

Jan.2013

Average2012

Sep.2013

Average2012

Sep.2013 2012 2013 (e)

France 65.3 65.6 10.2 11.1 +2.5 +1.2 2 032 297 2 059 358

Germany 80.3 80.5 5.5 5.2 +2.4 +1.8 2 644 200 2 694 499

Italy 59.3 59.6 10.7 12.5 +3.5 +1.8 1 565 916 1 568 388

Netherlands 16.7 16.8 5.3 7.0 +2.8 +3.1 600 638 604 459

Spain 46.8 46.7 25.0 26.6 +2.3 +2.3 1 049 525 1 051 076

UnitedKingdom 63.4 63.8 7.9 7.5 +3.7 +2.7 1 901 001 1 854 920


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3 180 3 141 3 174 3 237 3 201 3 181

2 325 2 352 2 329 2 222 2 311 2 352

2 645 2 552 2 620 2 624 2 700 2 573

3 751 3 469 3 629 3 675 3 732 3 454

7 441 7 321 7 589 7 576 7 430 7 510

5 585 5 5785 947 5 647 5 584 5 696

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

01-jul-12 01-oct-12 30-dic-12 31-mar-13 30-jun-13 29-sep-13

Millions

Period Ending

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

UK

GLOBAL TRENDS

4

+0.2%

+1.6%

+1.0%

TOTAL EUROPE +1.0%

VALUE SALES IN MILLIONS ()

Total EU 99 995

DE 30 105

FR 22 875

IT 14 490

UK 12 794*

NL 10 518

ES 9 213

TOTAL CHILLED & FRESH VALUE SALES AND % CHANGE VS. PRIOR YEAR

*based on an exchange rate of1.150 to the pound

-0.4%

+1.1%

+1.4%

TOTAL CHILLED & FRESH VALUE SALES FOR THE LAST SIX QUARTERS(EURO)

Source: IRI retail databases, period ending 29 September 2013 and prior five quarters


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Europe

5

20 199

10 866

8 009

5 7194 717 4 340 3 605

21 009

6 2545 002

Charcuterie Cheese

Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks Ready Meals

Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads Milk

Fresh Desserts Chilled Juices

Fresh Vegetables Eggs

Euros,

inMillions

CATEGORY VALUE SALES IN THE LAST YEAR

Europe includes: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom

KEY TRENDS

The chilled and fresh market is of huge

significance in Europe, with sales almost

touching the 100,000m mark. However,

continued deceleration of growth is a

concern, with sales behind inflationary

growth in all markets (despite growing

populations everywhere other than Spain,

which should be driving growth levels).

The chilled and fresh market continues to

be dominated by the top three sectors;charcuterie, cheese and yogurts/dairy.

Combined, these account for 52% of the

total fresh and hilled market. However,

yogurt/dairys long-term negative trend

continues; as a result, the sector is losing

share within the chilled and fresh market.

Of greater concern, the magnitude of the

sectors decline impacting on the total

performance of the category.

SHARE OF FRESH & CHILLED VALUE FORTHE YEAR

Charcuterie 21.0%

Cheese 20.2%

Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks 10.9%

Ready Meals 8.0%

Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads 6.2%

Milk 5.7%

Fresh Desserts 5.0%

Chilled Juices 4.7%Fresh Vegetables 4.3%

Eggs 3.6%

Fresh Fruit 2.6%

Chilled Fish and Seafood 2.4%

Salads 2.4%

Cream 1.9%

Chilled Dips and Sauces 0.7%

Tofu / Soya 0.1%

Source: IRI retail databases, period ending 29 September 2013


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Europe

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Europe includes: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom

TOP LOSERS: VALUE SALES

CHANGE VS. YR. AGO ()

TOP WINNERS: VALUE SALES

CHANGE VS. YR. AGO ()

215.8

209.8

163.0

144.0

475.6

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Charcuterie

Eggs

Fresh Fruit

Cheese

Fresh

Vegetables

Millions

6 254

8 009

20 199

10 866

21 009

-0.92.3 -3.9 1.30.8

Charcuterie

Cheese

Yogurts,

Dairy

Desserts&

Drinks

Ready

Meals

Margarine,

Butter,

Fats&

Spreads

Millions

Total Sales % vs. YA

TOP 5 CATEGORIES: EVOLUTION

Value sales () and % change vs. year ago

CATEGORY INSIGHTS

The two key categories of charcuterie and

cheese continue to drive growth, withcombined gains of more then 600m. A

warm, sunny Q3 on the back of poor

weather during Q2 in many markets has

helped drive sales of the seasonal sectors,

such as barbecue occasions.

Margarine, butter, fats and spreads

continue to decline despite an

improvement in most markets. However,

heavy losses in the Netherlands and

particularly the UK have contributed to a

weak overall position for Europe in Q3.

The sharpest category losses come from

the yogurts, dairy desserts and drinks

category, which is experiencing heavy long

term losses in most markets due to a

combination of changing dietary trends

and promotional fatigue.

- 14.3

- 16.5

- 438.1

- 54.5

-500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0

Fresh Desserts

Chilled Juices

Margarine, Butter, Fats &Spreads

Yogurts, Dairy Desserts &

Drinks

.Millions



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France

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KEY TRENDS

Value sales achieved significant growth

across chilled and fresh categories, up

2.3% for Q3 2013 versus the prior year,

after a period of stability on Q2.

Volume sales also posted commendable

growth, at +1.2% for the quarter.

Strong chilled and fresh performance

supported exceptional global FMCG value

sales growth of more than 3% for Q3

2013. The drinks sector also experienced

healthy growth.

Good weather conditions in Q3 followed a

cold and rainy Q2, positively impacting

chilled and fresh sales.

4 515

2 8132 580

1 335 1 165 982 905607

5 271

1 621

Charcuterie Cheese

Ready Meals Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks

Chilled Fish and Seafood Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads

Fresh Desserts Salads

Eggs Fresh Vegetables

Euros,

inMillions



Charcuterie 23.0%

Cheese 19.7%

Ready Meals 12.3%




Fresh Desserts 5.1%

Salads 4.3%Eggs 4.0%

Fresh Vegetables 2.7%

Chilled Juices 1.5%

Cream 1.2%

Fresh Fruit 1.1%

Milk 0.4%

Tofu / Soya 0.3%




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France

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TOP LOSERS: VALUE SALESCHANGE VS. YR. AGO ()

TOP WINNERS: VALUE SALESCHANGE VS. YR. AGO ()

119.0

74.2

51.6

31.4

23.7

0 50 100 150

Charcuterie

Cheese

Ready Meals

Salads

Eggs

Millions

1 621

2 580

4 515

2 813

5 271

0.22.3 1.9 -3.11.7

Charcuterie

Cheese

Ready

Meals

Yogurts,

Dairy

Desserts&

Drinks

Chilled

Fish

and

Seafood

Millions




CATEGORY INSIGHTS

Top five winner categories are variously

impacted by good weather conditions onQ3, leading to the following evolution on

52 weeks ending 09/29/2013:

Cheese growth was supported primarily by

strong growth of Mediterranean cheese

(mozzarella, feta) and salad cheeses.

Similarly, charcuterie categories that are

popular picnic and barbeque components,

such as fresh sausage, roasted pork, dried

ham and dried sausage, contributedheavily to growth of the category.

Ready meal growth remains strong but has

decelerated slightly due to hot weather,

which was more suitable for salads

consumption than hot ready meals.

Chilled fish and seafood sales were flat for

the quarter. Surimi fish stabilized after

three quarters of loss. Whether this is a

long-term reversal of the trend remains to

be seen.

- 81.6

-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0


Drinks

.Millions



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Germany

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KEY TRENDS

In Germany, chilled and fresh is growing at

1.6% in value, outpacing the combined pace ofEuropean countries studied for this report.

Hypermarkets show the highest levels of

growth in sales for chilled and fresh, with an

increase of 3.1% (contributing to 39.3% of

sales).

Charcuterie and eggs are the main drivers for

the positive development. In contrast, decline

in yogurts and milkshakes is negatively

impacting growth.

Private label contributes around 48% of the

value sales for chilled and fresh; both private

label and national brands are experiencing

value sales growth amidst declining volume.

Where promotional sales are declining, normal

sales are showing growth, driving the positive

value development of chilled and fresh.

Soft discounters are experiencing the sharpest

decline in chilled and fresh sales, followed by

drug stores. Hypermarkets continue to grow.

6 838

2 743 2 584

1 7251 229 1 193 1 125 1 044

7 933

2 535

Charcuterie Cheese

Chilled Juices Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks

Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads Ready Meals

Fresh Desserts Eggs

Salads Cream


Euros,

inMillions


Charcuterie 26.3%

Cheese 22.7%

Chilled Juices 9.1%



Ready Meals 5.7%

Fresh Desserts 4.1%

Eggs 4.0%Salads 3.7%

Cream 3.5%

Milk 3.0%


Tofu / Soya 0.1%




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Germany

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- 0.3

- 66.4

- 1.7

-80 -60 -40 -20 0

Chilled Dips and Sauces

Chilled Juices


Drinks

.

151.8

107.6

82.5

62.6

51.9

0 50 100 150 200

Charcuterie

Eggs

Cheese

Ready Meals

Milk

Millions

2 5352 584

6 838

2 743

7 933

0.4

2.0 -0.1 -2.51.2

Charcuterie

Cheese

Chilled

Juices

Yogurts,

Dairy

Desserts&

Drinks

Margarine,

Butter,

Fats&

Spreads

Millions




CATEGORY INSIGHTS

Chilled charcuterie is showing positive

development across channels, whereasunchilled charcuterie is declining in hard

discounters and drug stores.

The reduced fat segment remains in sharp

decline across both chilled and unchilled

charcuterie, negatively impacting category

performance.

Branded yogurts, dairy desserts and drinks are

experiencing sales declines, while private label

grew slightly during the quarter. Cut, feta and cream cheeses all experienced a

boost in sales during Q3, driving growth within

the cheese category.

Irrespective of tremendous decline in

promotional sales, eggs are showing double-

digit growth, due to significant growth in

discounters.

Private label chilled fish and seafood declined,

while private label charcuterie and cheesegrew sharply.

Millions



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Italy

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KEY TRENDS

Cheese, charcuterie and fresh fruits

contribute to around 60% of the total freshand chilled markets growth. Whilst the

cheese market is stable, fresh fruits is the

best performing category (+8.0%).

Both charcuterie and, in particular, fresh

fruits benefit of a shift from random to fixed

weight and possibly of a new channel choice

made by consumers for a more convenient

solution and promotional offers.

Some important chilled and fresh categoriesexperienced value sales declines in Q3,

including yogurt (-5.9%), dairy dessert

(-6.5%) and fresh drinks (- 14.3%).

Negative performance in yogurt, particularly

full fat and functional segments, is a key

driver of declines across the fresh dairy

segment. Only low-fat yogurt and some

niche segments (such as soya and Greek

yogurt) grew in Q3.

2 102 2 048

1 638

1 1661 039

714442 398

3 459

1 224

Cheese Charcuterie

Fresh Vegetables Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks

Ready Meals Fresh Fruit

Milk Eggs

Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads Fresh Desserts


Euros,

inMillions


Cheese 23.9%

Charcuterie 14.5%



Ready Meals 8.4%

Fresh Fruit 8.1%

Milk 7.2%

Eggs 4.9%Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads 3.0%

Fresh Desserts 2.7%


Cream 0.5%

Chilled Juices 0.2%

Tofu / Soya 0.0%



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Italy

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- 8.6

- 15.6

- 28.9

- 123.1

- 46.6

-150 -100 -50 0

Chilled Juices

Ready Meals

Fresh Desserts

Milk


Drinks

.

78.0

67.4

64.1

45.3

2.4

0 20 40 60 80 100

Fresh Fruit

Fresh

Vegetables

Charcuterie

Eggs

Cream

Millions

1 224

1 638

2 1022 048

3 459

-1.3-0.13.4

-7.03.1

Cheese

Charcuterie

Fresh

Vegetables

Yogurts,

Dairy

Desserts&

Drinks

Ready

Meals

Millions




CATEGORY INSIGHTS

Prices are becoming a key factor for fresh

food categories. During Q3, prices grew2.1%, driven by fresh fruits (+11.5%),

fresh vegetables (+4.4%) and charcuterie

(+1.5%). Private label prices also

escalated (+5.5%).

Private label has achieved significant share

of chilled and fresh sales (28.3%),

significantly higher than the grocery

average (18.2%). Their promotional

activities account for 17.7% of value sales

(similar versus last year). While the freshmarket increase its average number of

reference (+1.4%) private labels are

decreasing their number of references

(-3.0%).

Though promotional activity within chilled

and fresh has increased (+1.9 points), it

remains lower compared to FMCG average

(23.3% versus 23.9%). The categories

with the highest promotional activity are

cheese, charcuterie, yogurt and fresh

fruits.

Millions



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Netherlands

13

KEY TRENDS

In terms of evolution total FMCGs ValuesSales YTD to wk40 are increasing with2.0% growth

The Hard Discounters (Aldi & Lidl) arewinning market share (sales index 104,7)particularly Lidl with a focus on the freshcategories.

However we see a slow down in the marketduring the 3rd quarter with a growth ofonly 1.1%.

The fresh category is critical to thesupermarkets channel, with salesaccounting for 42,9% of supermarketssales

Fresh shows a growth of 2.4% YTD week40 which is above the level of the grow ofthe total supermarket sales.

Fruit (+8,1%), Foreign Cheeses (7,2%)and Salads (5,1%) are the winningcategories in the third quarter 2013.

1 686

1 237 1 230

407 403 369 352 289

2 992

821

Charcuterie Fresh Vegetables

Fresh Fruit Cheese

Fresh Desserts Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads

Milk Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks

Ready Meals Chilled Fish and Seafood


Euros,

inMillions


Charcuterie 28.4%


Fresh Fruit 11.8%

Cheese 11.7%

Fresh Desserts 7.8%


Milk 3.8%

Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks 3.5%Ready Meals 3.3%


Salads 2.6%

Eggs 2.3%

Chilled Juices 1.3%

Cream 0.6%




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Netherlands

14



124.0

70.1

16.0

2.7

2.1

0 50 100 150

Fresh Fruit

Fresh

Vegetables

Eggs

Salads

Cheese

Millions

821

1 230

1 686

1 237

2 992

-0.5-0.4

11.1

0.2

4.3

Charcuterie

Fresh

Vegetables

Fresh

Fruit

Cheese

Fresh

Desserts

Millions




CATEGORY INSIGHTS

Fresh Fruit has increased (+11,1) due to

higher prices for apples and a strongperformance of summer fruits, aided bygood weather in July and August.

Within Fresh Vegetables growth of 4.3% iscoming from tomatoes, peppers andcabbage crops.

Declines within Yellow fats of -14.7% aerbeing driven in particular by cookingproducts. These are highly priced productswhich are suffering during the economic

crisis.

Eggs increase of 8.3 % is due to higherprices but has also experienced a smallgrowth in volume, showing positiveunderlying health in the segment

Fish continues to suffer from the salmoncrisis at the end of 2012, down -3.5%.However in the third quarter of 2013 sales

have returned to the levels of a year ago.

- 4.7

- 11.2

- 11.6

- 14.7

- 12.9

-20 -15 -10 -5 0

Ready Meals


Drinks

Charcuterie

Chilled Fish and Seafood

Margarine, Butter, Fats &

Spreads

.Millions



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Spain

15

KEY TRENDS

Spain remains the only country in decline

in Q3 2013; declines accelerated versus

Q2.

The yogurt and cheese categories

continued their slide in Q3. Only

charcuterie achieved significant positive

movement for the quarter.

While private label recorded positive

developments in the overall fresh and

chilled, trends vary at the channel level:

hypermarket sales slid more than 4%

versus prior year, while the supermarket

channel posted growth of more than 2.5%.

Promotional activity remains constant

across chilled and fresh versus a year ago,

and is generally slightly below the FMCG

average level of 19%.

2 061

1 589

712507

315 221 192 142

2 712

555

Charcuterie Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks

Cheese Ready Meals

Eggs Fresh Desserts

Chilled Fish and Seafood Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads

Chilled Juices Cream


Euros,

inMillions


Charcuterie 29.4%


Cheese 17.2%

Ready Meals 7.7%

Eggs 6.0%

Fresh Desserts 5.5%


Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads 2.4%Chilled Juices 2.1%

Cream 1.5%


Milk 0.4%

Salads 0.4%



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Spain

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- 1.7

- 15.7

- 23.2

- 166.5

- 27.1

-200 -150 -100 -50 0

Salads

Ready Meals

Chilled Juices

Cheese

Yogurts, Dairy Desserts

& Drinks

.

152.3

23.1

7.8

7.4

4.8

0 50 100 150 200

Charcuterie

Eggs


Spreads


Cream

Millions

555

712

2 061

1 589

2 712

4.3

6.0-1.7 -2.2-7.5

Charcuterie

Yogurts,

Dairy

Desserts&

Drinks

Cheese

Ready

Meals

Eggs

Millions




CATEGORY INSIGHTS

Growth in charcuterie continues, driven

mainly by the national brands. Privatelabel sales in this sector slid versus prior

year. The hypermarket channel is a

standout for charcuterie sales.

All segments of the yogurt category

declined across channels. The basic

segment, usually the strongest, reversed

historical trends and posted sales declines

for the quarter.

The growth of the eggs category is being

supported by increased distribution by oneparticular manufacturer within the

supermarket channel. Though distribution

is beginning to stabilize, the underlying

health of the category remains positive.

Millions



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United Kingdom

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KEY TRENDS

With GDP declining by 46k and inflation

rising by 3.7%, the UK chilled and fresh

market still achieved a 1.0% growth versus

last year.

Milk is the largest chilled and fresh

category, constituting one-quarter of the

market. Milk is also the fastest growing

category, posting 75.8m increase in sales

over 2012. Just over 20% of 2013 year-to-

date milk sales were sold with promotionalsupport, as retailers continue to leverage

the category to drive footfall. However, the

real growth driver has been from improved

underlying base sales.

Margarine, butter, fats and spreads

negatively affected the performance of the

chilled and fresh market, posting declines

of -4.6% versus prior year.

2 567

1 633

1 3141 182

881

352 344

3 246

1 273

Milk Cheese

Yogurts, Dairy Desserts & Drinks Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads

Chilled Juices Ready Meals

Fresh Desserts Cream



Euros,

inMillions


Milk 25.4%

Cheese 20.1%



Chilled Juices 10.0%

Ready Meals 9.2%

Fresh Desserts 6.9%

Cream 2.7%




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United Kingdom

18



- 63.1

-80 -60 -40 -20 0


Spreads

.

75.8

36.3

23.7

18.9

16.5

0 20 40 60 80

Milk

Cheese

Ready Meals

Chilled Dips

and Sauces

Fresh

Desserts

Millions

1 2731 314

2 567

1 633

3 246

0.62.4

0.7 -4.61.4

Milk

Cheese

Yogurts,

Dairy

Desserts&

Drinks

Margarine,

Butter,

Fats&

Spreads

Chilled

Juices

Millions




CATEGORY INSIGHTS

The margarine, butter, fats and spreads

category accounts for 10.3% of UK chilledand fresh sales. During Q3 2013, posted

enormously negative growth. Although

the category continues to perform well on

promotion (with incremental sales up

+9%), underlying base sales at the value

end of the market are driving declines.

This quarters cheese growth has been

driven by strong increases in base sales

(up an impressive 56%) and growth from

new product development.

Yogurts, dairy desserts and drinks grew

at 0.7% despite on-shelf and off-shelf

promotional support declines of four

points and two points, respectively.

Chilled juices is heavily promotionally

reliant, with 66% of volume sold on deal.

Declining promotional lift trends reflect

promotional fatigue and a falling base.

Millions



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Final Notes

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Notes on Category Definitions for Countries

Due to the diverse products found in individual countries across this market it was necessary toconsolidate the available data into the categories in this report. In some cases it wasnt always

possible to align products across all 6 countries hence the need to highlight any anomalies in

the report. Those exceptions are listed below:

Eggs

The UK data in this report does not include this category

Margarine, Butter, Fats & Spreads

The UK data in this report does not include fats in this category

The Spain data in this report does not include fats in this category

Tofu / Soya


The Spain data in this report does not include this category

Chilled Fish and Seafood The UK data in this report does not include this category

The Italy data in this report does not include this category

Charcuterie


Fresh Vegetables



The Germany data in this report does not include this category

Fresh Fruit



The Germany data in this report does not include this category


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