Table of Contents

Retail Prepared Refrigerated Foods: The Market and Technologies

Executive Summary: Report Scope and Methodology

Chapter One. The Market (56 pages)

Size of the Total Market
Entrees and Dinners

• Branded Entrees and Dinners
• Store Branded Products
• Foodservice Products Sold by Weight

Value-added Meat and Poultry

• Branded Value-added Meat and Poultry
• Products Prepared at Store
• In-Store Poultry Foodservice Programs

Pizzas and Pizza Kits
Lunch Kits
Pasta
Sauces, Gravies, and Marinades
Value-added Produce

• Bagged Lettuce
• Dry Bagged Salads
• Other Value-added Produce Products

Prepared Salads
Manufacturers' Brands Share of Market

Sales of Prepackaged Products and Competitors' Shares of Market

Current Market Structure

• Majority of Sales Controlled by Top Five Competitors
• Branded versus Private Label Products

Entrees and Dinners
Lunch Kits
Pizza, Pizza Dough, Crusts, and Kits
Pasta
Sauces, Gravies, and Marinades
Fresh Cut Salads
Salads and Coleslaw
Historic Sales Trends

Other Sales Categories
Self-service Deli Department Sales
Full-service Deli Department Sales

Market Forecasts
Shifts in Supermarket Department Sales
Ways in Which Market Growth Can Outpace These Forecasts

Chapter Two. Entrée, Kit, and Component Products (50 pages)

Segment Review

The Competitive Set
Commercial Foodservice Expenditures
The Competitive Set at Retail

Trends Affecting the Segment

Trends in Retail Foodservice

Trends by Category
Entrees and Dinners
Value-added Meats and Poultry
Lunch Kits
Pizza
Pasta
Sauces, Gravies, and Marinades

Chapter Three. Prepared Salads and Value-Added Produce (31 pages)

Segment Overview
Trends Affecting Both Categories
Category Distinctions

Trends Affecting Prepared Salad Products
Limited Data on the Category
Market Structure
- Size of the Total Retail and Foodservice Market
- Leading Competitors' Shares of Market
- Increasing Brand Consolidation

Consumer Perceptions
Product Review

Trends Affecting Value-Added Produce
Variations in Retail and Foodservice Requirements
Effects of Retailer and Supplier Consolidation
Size and Trends in Value-added Produce Product Categories
- Bagged Lettuce
- Value-added Vegetables
- Potato Products
- Fresh Cut Fruit

The Competitive Set
- Fresh Produce Sales and Consumption
- Sales of Frozen and Canned Vegetables

Chapter Four: Company Profiles (31 pages)

ConAgra, Inc.
Del Monte Foods Company
Dole Food Co., Inc.
General Mills, Inc.
Kraft Foods, Inc.
Nestle S.A.
Perdue Farms, Inc.
Performance Food Group Co.
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
SCIS Food Services, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc.

Chapter Five: Current and Emerging Technologies (70 pages)

Introduction

Overview of Hurdle Technologies

Formulation Hurdles
Acidulants
Water Activity Control
Antimicrobial Agents
Antioxidants
Blanching

Thermal Processing Hurdles
Hot Fill, Quick Chill
Post Pasteurization

Non Thermal Processing Hurdles
Ultra High Pressure
Irradiation
Pulsed Light and Pulsed Electric Fields

Packaging Hurdles
Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Clean Room Packaging
Packaging Materials
Active Packaging Systems
Intelligent Packaging Systems

Food Safety
HACCP
Food Safety Case Study

Temperature Control
The Cold Chain
Superchilling Solutions
Recommendations

Summary and Outlook

Appendix A. Company Names and Addresses
Appendix B. Overview of Microbial Pathogens

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