As of 2012, the chilled ready meal market made up 57 per cent of the UK’s prepared meals market, valued at $5.44 billion (£2.6 billion), according to Mintel.

Grocers are investing more in the ready-made meal category as consumers balance their desire for convenience with a pullback in discretionary spending. They’re going beyond rotisserie chicken ...

Mintel research from 2022 and 2024 shows an uptick in consumers saying they are buying ready-made meals at the grocery store on a regular basis, Gregoire said. “It went up from 62 per cent in ...

Grocers are investing more in the ready-made meal category as consumers balance their desire for convenience with a pullback in discretionary spending. They’re going beyond rotisserie chicken ...

At Maxi — Loblaw’s discount banner in Quebec — the grocer partnered with local celebrity chef Jonathan Garnier to build a new suite of ready-made meals that launched in October. The items, all coming ...