Ready Made Meals news and trends

Campbell: Consumers Reluctant to Spend More Than 20 Minutes Cooking
Consumer Insights // March 08, 2023

As consumers seek to save on both money and time, prepared meals are gaining ground. Campbell Soup Company, parent of its self-titled brand as well as a range of other popular food and beverage companies, including Pepperidge Farm and Swanson, is noting that consumers may...

Grocery Store Food Halls Tread on Restaurant Turf to Customers’ Delight
Retail // November 02, 2022

Kroger, the United States’ leading pure-play grocer, is expanding its in-store virtual restaurants as grocery retailers expand their prepared meal options to remain competitive with shoppers who increasingly expect to get all their food needs met at once. The Ohio-based grocer is expanding its Mix...

The Meal Kit As A Grocery Play
Retail // July 16, 2018

Grocers are taking on the meal kit industry by rolling out ready-to-cook options in their aisles, but they face a choice: Should they carry another brand’s meal kits or develop their own kits in-house? Oregon-based New Seasons Market, for example, decided to pick the latter...

HelloFresh To Make Ready-Made Meal Kits
Delivery // July 02, 2018

HelloFresh, the German meal kit delivery company, could start making and selling ready-made meal kits to reach consumers who don’t want to cook. Reuters, citing comments that co-founder Thomas Griesel made to a German newspaper, reported that the company wants to capitalize on a growing...

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Grocery Store Food Halls Tread on Restaurant Turf to Customers’ Delight

November 02, 2022
Kroger, the United States’ leading pure-play grocer, is expanding its in-store virtual restaurants as grocery retailers expand their prepared meal options to remain competitive with shoppers who increasingly expect to get all their food needs met at once. The Ohio-based grocer is expanding its Mix Food Hall concept, created in partnership with Kitchen United to […]

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HelloFresh To Make Ready-Made Meal Kits

July 02, 2018
HelloFresh, the German meal kit delivery company, could start making and selling ready-made meal kits to reach consumers who don’t want to cook. Reuters, citing comments that co-founder Thomas Griesel made to a German newspaper, reported that the company wants to capitalize on a growing demand for ready-made meals. “We see a very big market […]