Frozen key facts

Everything you need to know about frozen food in the foodservice market…

Total frozen food purchases during 2008 within the foodservice sector were worth £2.32 billion.

Frozen food purchases grew in the foodservice sector by 0.6% year on year between 2004 and 2008.

In 2007 the number of foodservice outlets serving frozen food stood at 263,000.

The number of frozen meals served by foodservice outlets grew 1.7% to 8,726 million between 2004 and 2007.

The restaurant sector, including both full and quick service is by far the most important area for frozen food. One third of its total sales – equating to just under half of all frozen food sales – are in this sector.

Growth for frozen food in the restaurant sector stood at 4.1% between 2004 and 2007.

The pub, hotel and leisure sector have a combined growth of 3.7% (2004 to 2007) for frozen food usage.

The contract catering and institution sector's use of frozen food is currently in decline at a rate of 1.3% (2004 to 2007).

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