Prepared on the plate, healthy and ready to serve

The general lack of time in today’s society means that less and less time can be devoted to cooking. Pre-cooked dishes make up for this lack of time, offering consumers menus to suit their tastes without the need to spend hours in the kitchen. Innovation in the sector has led to a 3% increase in consumption in Spain, a percentage still below that of countries such as England or the USA, where they are common among half the population.

Spain is currently in fourth place in the European ranking for the launching of new ready meals, a segment headed by Great Britain, France and Germany. According to a study by the Ainia technology center technology center, consumers are still missing certain varieties of ready meals that will set trends in the development of new products in the sector in the coming years. These include increasingly healthier and more balanced dishes, as well as more transparent labeling. But they should also be aimed at specific segments of the population – people with allergies or intolerance problems, for example – or take into account gourmet lines.

The first two trends are already part of the identity of Congelados Apolo’s range of ready-to-dish products, which offer the possibility of following a healthy diet through ready-to-serve dishes after defrosting and with clear information to the consumer about their contents. Salads, salads and cocktails make up this line based on seafood from the best fishing grounds in the world that, in addition to seafood and fish, combine vegetables and fruits. The varieties available, ideal for summer dishes with just one dressing, are as follows:

• Crab salad in 400 gram bags. Contains crab sticks, papaya, mazorquita and cooked peeled shrimp.
• Authentic octopus salpicon in 400 grams or one kilo bags. Combines slices of cooked poton, mussel meat, crab sticks, cooked peeled shrimp, pearl onions, green bell pepper and red bell pepper.
• Octopus cocktail in 400 grams or one kilo bags. Mixes cooked poton slices, crab sticks, mussel meat and cooked peeled shrimp.

This range of preparations is one of the most demanded by large supermarket chains, small stores, hotels and restaurants, sectors among which Congelados Apolo distributes its wholesale products.