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spotlight

Prepared entrees

BY THE NUMBERS

Percentage of sales from
prepared entrees BY REGION

6.7%
7.1%

6.2%
6.3%

With the trend of consumers looking for
ready-to-eat meals only growing over the past
year, it's no surprise that the prepared entrees
category has had some success lately.
Both average weekly sales per store and
contribution to deli department sales were up
over the last 52 weeks, nationally and in every
region outside of the West, where the category
saw a slight dip.
Nationally, prepared entrees saw a $31
increase in average weekly sales per store,
jumping to $1,757. Contribution to deli department sales increased from 6.5 to 6.6 percent.
The Central, East and South regions each saw
both metrics increase as well.

The category was steady throughout the
year and saw a significant jump around the
Christmas holiday, when average weekly sales
per store jumped to more than $2,770.
This sales review is provided by Nielsen Perishables Group.
Based in Chicago, Nielsen Perishables Group specializes in retail
measurement, analytics, marketing communications, category
development, promotional best practices and shopper insights.

$1,626 Central
$2,520 East
$1,463 South
$1,926 West
Total US average of prepared
entree sales per store BY WEEK
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000

For more information, contact Nielsen Perishables Group:
Haley Hastings, 773.929.7013; email: Haley.Hastings@nielsen.com

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RYAN ALCANTARA - SOSLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY

The catch-all category of "Other Entrees"
accounted for 26 percent of deli prepared
entrees' dollar share. Pasta entrees accounted
for 15 percent, while Pork and Asian Entrees
each accounted for 9 percent. Franks and
Dinner Sausages, Mexican Entrees, and Beef
were at 8 percent each.

Weekly prepared entree
sales per store BY REGION



Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of instore - January 2018

instore - January 2018
Editor's Note - Another wild (and fun) ride
CONTENTS
News - Need to Know
Spotlight - By the numbers: Prepared entrees
Product Knowledge - CATEGORY UPDATE: Snacking cheese
Cover Story - Downtown treasure
Industry Perspective - Label limbo
Merchandising - ON DISPLAY: Grab ‘n Go Dips
Feature - Cleaning the instore label
Commissary Insider
Insight Insider: Prairie City Bakery
Food Safety: Tamper-evident packaging
Equipment: Sanitation strategies for ready-to-eat products
R&D: How hot should you go?
Product Category Spotlight: Breakfast sandwiches
Equipment & Packaging - LATEST INNOVATION: Rapid-cook ovens
Product Trends - FIRST TO MARKET
AD INDEX
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instore - January 2018 - 2
instore - January 2018 - Editor's Note - Another wild (and fun) ride
instore - January 2018 - 4
instore - January 2018 - 5
instore - January 2018 - CONTENTS
instore - January 2018 - 7
instore - January 2018 - News - Need to Know
instore - January 2018 - 9
instore - January 2018 - Spotlight - By the numbers: Prepared entrees
instore - January 2018 - 11
instore - January 2018 - Product Knowledge - CATEGORY UPDATE: Snacking cheese
instore - January 2018 - 13
instore - January 2018 - Cover Story - Downtown treasure
instore - January 2018 - 15
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instore - January 2018 - Industry Perspective - Label limbo
instore - January 2018 - 21
instore - January 2018 - 22
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instore - January 2018 - Merchandising - ON DISPLAY: Grab ‘n Go Dips
instore - January 2018 - 25
instore - January 2018 - Feature - Cleaning the instore label
instore - January 2018 - 27
instore - January 2018 - 28
instore - January 2018 - Insight Insider: Prairie City Bakery
instore - January 2018 - 30
instore - January 2018 - 31
instore - January 2018 - 32
instore - January 2018 - 33
instore - January 2018 - Food Safety: Tamper-evident packaging
instore - January 2018 - Equipment: Sanitation strategies for ready-to-eat products
instore - January 2018 - R&D: How hot should you go?
instore - January 2018 - 37
instore - January 2018 - Product Category Spotlight: Breakfast sandwiches
instore - January 2018 - 39
instore - January 2018 - Equipment & Packaging - LATEST INNOVATION: Rapid-cook ovens
instore - January 2018 - Product Trends - FIRST TO MARKET
instore - January 2018 - AD INDEX
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