PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Meal kits remain popular while we wait to see what will happen with the selling of Carrefour’s Quitoque brand
Meal kits continue to be popular in France, as such options are seen to offer convenience to consumers while also containing healthy ingredients and transparent labelling. Quitoque from private label Carrefour is, by far, the strongest brand in this category, with Hello Fresh (HelloFresh France SAS) being the other most notable name.
Prepared salads remain popular and attract protein-enhancing developments
Value sales in prepared salads are cited as the strongest across categories in 2024, with volume also seeing small positive growth. Prepared salads lend themselves well to lunch options for office workers, being seen as a popular and healthy choice.
New Origin’Info labelling set to be seen on ready meals
In May 2024, we saw the launch of a new food label, Origin’Info, which is a voluntary logo to inform consumers about the geographical origin of the three main agricultural raw materials of food products. This is particularly notable for ready meals, which contain a number of different ingredients.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Meals and Soups industry in France with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to a comprehensive range of core packaged food categories.
If you're in the Meals and Soups industry in France, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Meals and Soups in France report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Meals and Soups in France?
- Which are the leading brands in Meals and Soups in France?
- How are products distributed in Meals and Soups in France?
- How is the rise of e-commerce and/or the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
- What are the key health and wellness concerns driving, or challenging, sales in Meals and Soups?
- How significant are vegan and vegetarian dietary requirements in determining sales growth in France?
- How has COVID-19 impacted consumer demand? To what extent have lockdown, home seclusion and stockpiling boosted sales? Will the longer term economic repercussions of the pandemic stimulate or suppress future growth?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
- How significant will values-based claims, such as sustainability and ethical labelling, be in supporting future growth and brand equity?
Meals and Soups in France - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Ready meals face challenges due to high unit prices and return of home-cooking. trends
Frozen pizza benefits from sporting events while Italpizza picks up Buitoni’s old share
Soup continues to face challenges, from high prices for chilled options to unexciting options in cheaper dried variants
Meal kits remain popular while we wait to see what will happen with the selling of Carrefour’s Quitoque brand
Prepared salads remain popular and attract protein-enhancing developments
New Origin’Info labelling set to be seen on ready meals
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in France - Industry Overview
Cooking ingredients and meals in 2024: The big picture
Key trends in 2024
Competitive landscape
Channel developments
What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Meals and Soups
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- Dried Ready Meals
- Shelf Stable Ready Meals
- Chilled Ready Meals
- Frozen Ready Meals
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- Dry Soup
- Shelf Stable Soup
- Chilled Soup
- Frozen Soup
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- Chilled Pizza
- Frozen Pizza
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- Meal Kits
- Quick Recipe Kits
- Chilled Lunch Kits
- Prepared Salads
Meals and Soups
This is the aggregation of ready meals, pizza, food kits, prepared salads, and soup. Includes: These are products that have had recipe 'skills' added to them by the manufacturer, resulting in a high degree of readiness, completion and convenience. Food kits is an exception where typically the extent of preparation is much shorter than other meal products; includes meal kits where consumers are to put together pre-portioned ingredients and cook with the guidance of recipe cards. Ready meals are generally accepted to be complete meals that require few or no extra ingredients. However, in the case of shelf stable ready meals, the term also encompasses meal 'centres’; for food kits, they do require a degree of cooking and preparation. As such, some meals may require cooking (ready-to-cook); others may simply need reheating, prior to serving (ready-to-eat). Excludes: Any products sold unpackaged and/or by weight, including food sold from a retail deli counter.
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