Refrigeration sector monitoring

Markets: Frozen Foods - France

In France, consumption of frozen foods is definitely on the rise: in 2005, the French spent 5.4 billion € on retailed frozen foods, 1 billion € of which was on ice cream. Between 2002 and 2005 ice-cream consumption rose by 10.4% despite relative...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Markets: frozen food: Europe

The top 4 European countries in terms of consumption per capita of quick-frozen foods, excluding poultry, are Sweden (46.9 kg), Ireland, (46.6 kg), the UK (45.5 kg) and Denmark (45.2 kg). According to the Swiss research institute Food for Thought...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Markets: frozen food: Russia

The frozen food sector in Russia, in particular seafood, is a dynamic, rapidly developing market. Market figures for frozen fruits and vegetables, including berries and mushrooms rise an average of 30% per year whilst the demand for frozen seafood...

• Publication date : 2006/01/28

Markets: Frozen Foods - China

China has a clearly positive foreign trade balance. According to UbiFrance it represented 1.2 billion € in 2004. Imports are mainly centred on sea foods because of foreign companies, in particular from the USA, outsourcing their activity to China...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Food invention: frozen tea cubes

Iceland Food has expressed interest in a student prize-winning invention: frozen fruit tea cubes.

• Publication date : 2013/09/12

United-States frozen food market

Frozen food consumption receded by 0.7% in tonnage terms in 2010. However, at 49.7 kg per capita, according to “Food for Thought”, US consumption is still the highest in the world.

• Publication date : 2012/04/26
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Higher temperatures for frozen foods?

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) is trying to gather data in order to support slightly higher temperature levels for frozen foods. As of now, foods can only be considered as quick frozen if they are maintained at a temperature of -18°C....

• Publication date : 2007/12/03

Markets: world frozen-food market

According to Euromonitor, the world frozen-food market is expected to grow by 14% between 2003 and 2008. The regions where frozen-food sales have increased the most between 1999 and 2003 are the Asia-Pacific area, Eastern Europe and Latin America....

• Publication date : 2004/07/27

Frozen foods take off in China

Total sales of frozen foods in China soared to USD 14 billion in 2008, up 140% over 2002. Tonnage reached about 4.615 million, or 3.47 kilograms per capita, up 70% according to Research & Markets. Frozen potato products were the fastest...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

Briefs: Higher temperatures for frozen foods?

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has recently begun talks with the Food ministry, in order to support slightly higher temperature levels for storage of frozen foods. Current food safety regulations state that frozen foods must be stored...

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

The freeze on quick-frozen foods

The UK frozen product market has remained stagnant for several years, as was confirmed in 2004 reports. Competing with an innovative refrigerated foods market in full expansion, the sales volume dropped over 2% during 2004, despite having 99%...

• Publication date : 2005/11/23

Frozen food shipments on the increase

A multimillion euro project to build a new container terminal in the Netherlands has been implemented by Kloosterboer, one of the Netherlands' major food logistic service providers, as a new transhipment centre for frozen and refrigerated cargo....

• Publication date : 2006/01/24

Markets: UK retail frozen food market

The latest information from TNS Worldpanel shows that the UK retail frozen food market is now worth GBP 4.8 billion, with the market showing 5.8% year on year growth as at November 30, 2008. The vegetables sector is now growing faster in value at...

• Publication date : 2009/02/24

Briefs: Financial benefits of frozen food highlighted

A study commissioned by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) and conducted by the Manchester Food Research Centre concluded that it was more cost-effective for foodservice establishments to buy prepared frozen alternatives, rather than to...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

Frozen produces less CO2 emissions than chilled food

A scientific report by Bristol-based Refrigeration Developments and Testing Ltd. suggests that frozen food emits less CO2 emissions than chilled food, contrary to popular belief.

• Publication date : 2012/12/19

Out of the ordinary: Robots pack frozen food

In continuation of its range of "Ready to Pack" modules and machines, Cermex has just developed a new version of a wrap-around case packer. Presented at Interpack 2008 the robots load cartons or flow-packed aluminium trays of frozen food either...

• Publication date : 2009/02/25

Promotion of the AFFI 2005 Western Frozen Food Convention by a band of superheroes

The American Frozen Food Institute, the US national trade association representing all aspects of the frozen food industry supply chain, from manufacturers to distributors to suppliers to packagers, has turned to a band of superheroes to promote...

• Publication date : 2004/12/22

New report: Global Frozen Food Market Analysis by Product Type and by Geography – Trends and Forecasts (2010-2015)

A report entitled Global Frozen Food Market Analysis by Product Type and by Geography – Trends and Forecasts (2010-2015) is a study of the global food and beverage market. The global frozen-food market is expected to grow from USD 218.41 billion...

• Publication date : 2011/06/08

UK: frozen food could contribute to food security

A BFFF report concluded that by increasing frozen food consumption, the UK could reduce food waste, boost food affordability and lessen the environmental impact of food, all of which would subsequently contribute to improved food security.

• Publication date : 2015/09/28

Frozen food “bad reputation”

According to an online survey of 1013 Americans conducted by Braun Research for ConAgra Foods in March, four out of five US consumers believe that frozen foods are highly processed and not as nutritious as fresh foods.

• Publication date : 2014/01/07

Thai frozen food industry

In 1991, frozen food was firstly introduced to Thai consumers whereas they were well known for their taste sensation, reasonable price, safe and cleaning process in 1993.

• Publication date : 2016/12/16
• Subjects: Figures, economy

The Bristish frozen food market

The total frozen food market for the 52 weeks ending June 22, 2014 stands at just under 7.3 billion euros and grew year on year by 2.5% in value.

• Publication date : 2014/09/29

UK frozen food sales in 2021

The annual report by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) reveals that frozen food sales have maintained a growth momentum in 2021, despite sales volumes being slightly down...

• Publication date : 2022/05/06
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Frozen food market in Europe

In Western Europe, the frozen food market will reach 9,123.4 million kg in 2014.

• Publication date : 2014/12/23
• Subjects: Figures, economy

The global frozen food market

Global frozen food market grew from USD 111,400.0 million in 2010 to USD 122,084.6 million in 2013 at a Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% in value terms.

• Publication date : 2014/12/18
• Subjects: Figures, economy