Britons are champions of Europe's ready meals market, eating products worth more than £4 billion a year, according to a report published today.
The figure accounts for around half the entire European market for prepared meals and pizzas.
The average person ate shop-bought meals worth £69 last year, says the report by market analysts Datamonitor.
Friday November 21, 2003
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