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Frozen Foods:
United States

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Highlights

Industry Overview
Industry Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Product Developments
Consumer Food Expenditure Trends | Leading Brands

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Industry Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Resources

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Industry Structure
Industry Composition | Industry Leaders | Additional Companies Cited
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Frozen Foods: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US frozen food shipments in US dollars at the manufacturers level
to 2017. Total shipments are segmented in terms of:

meat and poultry

frozen specialties
fruit, juice, and vegetables
ice cream and novelties
seafood
other frozen products such as baked goods, liquid eggs, and sauces.

Packaged ice, frozen carryout and meal delivery program foods, and shelf-stable
products that are frozen after purchase are excluded from the scope of this report.
To illustrate historical trends, total shipments are provided in an annual series from
2002 to 2012; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2007 and
2012. Forecasts emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical
relationships and other historical trends/events as well as their expected
progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported
years of a given total or segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound
annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in
smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected
to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The result of any particular year over that period,
however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as
historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Frozen Foods: United States represents the synthesis and analysis of data from various
primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry, and their suppliers and customers

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press

2012 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.

Frozen Foods: United States

The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2013

the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

311411

2011
2015
2024
2037
2038
2045
2051

311412
311520
311611
311615
311712
311812
311813
311822

Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable

Manufacturing
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert
Manufacturing
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Poultry Processing
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
Commercial Bakeries
Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other
Pastries Manufacturing
Flour Mixes and Dough Manufacturing
from Purchased Flour

2053
2092

Meat Packing Plants

Poultry Slaughtering and Processing
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
Frozen Fruits, Fruit Juices, and Vegetables
Frozen Specialties. NEC
Prepared Flour Mixes and Doughs
Bread and Other Bakery Products, Except
Cookies and Crackers
Frozen Bakery Products, Except Bread
Prepared Fresh or Frozen Fish and
Seafoods

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Frozen Foods: United States

Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Industry Size & Trends............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Frozen Food Shipment Trends, 2002-2012 ................................................. 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Frozen Food Shipments by Type, 2012 ....................................................... 3
Meat & Poultry. ................................................................................................................................... 4
Frozen Specialties. ............................................................................................................................. 4
Fruit, Juice, & Vegetables. .................................................................................................................. 5
Ice Cream & Novelties. ....................................................................................................................... 6
Seafood. ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Other Frozen Products. ...................................................................................................................... 7
Product Developments............................................................................................................................. 8
Consumer Food Expenditure Trends ....................................................................................................... 9
Leading Brands ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Table 1 | United States: Leading Frozen Food Brands .................................................................... 10
Industry Forecasts ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 11
Table 2 | United States: Key Indicators for Frozen Food Shipments (billion dollars) ....................... 11
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 12
Table 3 | United States: Frozen Food Shipments by Type (billion dollars) ...................................... 12
Meat & Poultry. ................................................................................................................................. 12
Frozen Specialties. ........................................................................................................................... 13
Fruit, Juice, & Vegetables. ................................................................................................................ 13
Ice Cream & Novelties. ..................................................................................................................... 14
Seafood. ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Other Frozen Products. .................................................................................................................... 14
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 16
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 17
Nestl SA .......................................................................................................................................... 17
ConAgra Foods Incorporated ........................................................................................................... 18
Tyson Foods Incorporated ................................................................................................................ 19
General Mills Incorporated................................................................................................................ 20
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 21
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 22
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