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NPD in action: Eye-catching ready meals

Aug 2018

In this era of bountiful choice, ready meals are best packaged using colors and premium packaging to catch the consumer’s eye. As shoppers continue to value authenticity and transparency, packaging increasingly features images of the meal itself and see-through packaging to provide a real-life snippet of how the product looks and tastes.

1.    Real Good Three Cheese Pizza (US)
2.    Lider Ibuona Supreme Pizza (Chile)
3.    Kohinoor Tarka Dal Lentils Tempered With Fried Brown Onion, Tomato And Cumin (United Kingdom)
4.     Boots Delicious Coronation Chicken Wrap (United Kingdom)
5.    Supa Supu Beef Pho Edamame Water Chestnut And Noodle Soup (United Kingdom)
6.    Eastern Aloo Mutter (India) 
7.    Marketside Supreme Pizza with 100% Mozzarella (Mexico)
8.    Circus Bento Braised Beef With Tomato Sauce (China) 
9.    Pick N Pay Spaghetti Carbonara (South Africa)
10.    Woolworths Food Lamb Ragu with Carrot Polenta (South Africa) 

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Real Good Three Cheese Pizza (US). Shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese, pizza sauce on all natural chicken breast with parmesan cheese crust. Comes in a 242g carton box.

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