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The overall market for prepared frozen food was expanding throughout Europe, caused by an ageing population, an increased number of women at work and smaller household sizes. For example it had been estimated that single households accounted for over 50% of total households in the Paris area by 1987. Populations structures were also changing towards an ever increasing percentage of elderly throughout the EEC with the highest growth occurring in Germany. Growing affluence of all age groups also meant that more and more households were using technology to speed food preparation and cooking times. Table 5. In France, the average time spent per household on food preparation had declined from 160 minutes per day to 20.
There were considerable differences in the sizes of the European markets. The United Kingdom showed the largest consumption of frozen food in the European community, followed by Holland on a per capita basis. The base of consumption was amongst those EEC members with the lowest GNP; Greece, Spain and Portugal.
The largest components of each market varied from country to country. In the United Kingdom, the main market consisted of fairly basic products, including fish fingers, beefburgers, frozen chicken, and frozen vegetables. The prepared meal component of the market was small, as the accompanying table shows: