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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.
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, slightly ahead of Denmark, Ireland and Norway. Food for Thought attributes the overall decline in volume to vegetables (off 0.6%) and pizza (down 1.1%).
During the same period, Canadian consumption was up by 2.5% (with 38 kg consumption per capita) and Mexico’s was up by 2% (with 3.1 kg per capita).
Largest figures for groups of frozen products in terms of value in the United States, concerned frozen vegetables (USD 28 865 million), including potatoes (USD 4 047 million); ice cream (USD 17 692 million); frozen fish (USD 4175 million); frozen pizza (USD 4300 million) and ready meals (USD 13 719 million).
Overall value was USD 76 000 million for a volume of 21 248 millions of litres.
Quick Frozen Food International, January 2012
During the same period, Canadian consumption was up by 2.5% (with 38 kg consumption per capita) and Mexico’s was up by 2% (with 3.1 kg per capita).
Largest figures for groups of frozen products in terms of value in the United States, concerned frozen vegetables (USD 28 865 million), including potatoes (USD 4 047 million); ice cream (USD 17 692 million); frozen fish (USD 4175 million); frozen pizza (USD 4300 million) and ready meals (USD 13 719 million).
Overall value was USD 76 000 million for a volume of 21 248 millions of litres.
Quick Frozen Food International, January 2012