Canadian Meal Kit Craze

Spawned by the ‘stir effect’ (the need to feed one’s family a home-cooked meal) together with the growing requirement for convenient, fresh/less processed and portioned options, Meal Kits usage has increased.

The author(s)
  • Kathy Perrotta Vice President, Canada, Market Strategy & Understanding – Research
  • Darin Chartrand Senior Account Manager, Canada
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In 2017, the average Canadian consumed a Dinner prepared with a meal kit 8 times per year.

Ranking of Top Meal Kits by Type
% Eating Occurrences, All Venues

  1. Fresh Meal Kits*
  2. Taco Meal Kits
  3. Stir Fry Meal Kits
  4. Pasta Meal Kits
  5. Burrito Meal Kits
  6. Potatoes (Meal Kits)
  7. Pizza Meal Kits
  8. All Other Meal Kits

Source: Ipsos FIVE Data for R’12M Period Ending December 2017
*Fresh Meal Kits: Kits Requiring Assembly or Cooking that have at least one Fresh Perishable Item

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The author(s)
  • Kathy Perrotta Vice President, Canada, Market Strategy & Understanding – Research
  • Darin Chartrand Senior Account Manager, Canada

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