France

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Gardening had a reasonably good year in 2018, in spite of a slow-moving forecast performance. Social and political turbulence has produced a general state of anxiety for consumers, curbing their spending inclinations. With a worrisome housing, real ...

The decline in housing, real estate and construction market in France did no favour for home furnishings in 2018. End of the year saw negative impact from social movement ‘gilets jaunes’ which encourages many consumers to collectively curtail ...

2018 was not the best year for DIY and things are set to deteriorate during the forecast period. Various social, political and climatic factors are likely to have a strong influence over the category and this was evident in a particularly volatile ...

A wider range of loyalty-based marketing campaigns were seen in homewares happened in 2018, set to continue in 2019 to boost sales of homewares, although the very low unit prices of many of the items in the category mean that many manufacturers are ...

Home and garden recorded a sluggish performance in 2018 as demand was negatively impacted by the ‘gilet jaunes’ social movement which swept France during the year. Other negative influences on sales were the declining housing, real estate and ...

With the slowdown in economic growth in 2018 attributed to higher household taxes (fuel, tobacco and social security taxes), consumption in cafés/bars recorded another year of decline, despite the general enthusiasm provoked by the soccer World Cup ...

Consumer foodservice in travel locations (motorways, railways, airports) is growing strongly in France. This enthusiasm resulted from a surge of investments by infrastructure managers in France, along with the extension and renovation of commercial ...

After several years of economic struggles during the review period, linked to the drop in the number of tourists visiting the country and moderate growth in household purchasing power, activity in full-service restaurants recovered slightly in 2017. ...

Limited-service restaurants continued to be the engine for growth in consumer foodservice in 2018, driven by a higher number of transactions, value sales and average sales per transaction. Whilst the channel increased in line with its historic trend,...

GDP in France recorded only modest growth in 2018, although there was a slight improvement at the end of the year, despite the yellow vest social movement. The slowdown compared with 2017 was linked to international factors such as oil prices in 2017...

Activity in self-service cafeterias is evolving, due to operators’ strategy of withdrawing from commercial centres. Indeed, the development of foodservice through concessions in commercial zones negatively impacted self-service cafeterias. As supply ...

With the arrival of the Le Camion qui Fume brand in Paris in 2011, a new format appeared in street stalls/kiosks, namely food trucks. They provide fast service and are appreciated by consumers; therefore, saw strong growth over the review period. ...

Fresh food saw stagnating total volume sales in 2018, continuing the poor performance seen during the review period. However, retail current value sales continued to rise at a modest pace and the market still offers huge potential due to the growth ...

The high protein/high nutrition value (superfood) positioning of pulses is resonating with modern French consumers, many of whom are attracted by gluten-free products with an “eco-friendly” image. For example, a growing number of consumers are ...

New government food guidelines recommend French consumers to increase consumption of starchy roots at the expense of less healthy processed carbohydrates and whole wheat or wholegrain bread, wholegrain pasta and brown rice. As a result of such ...

Sugar’s structural decline over the past decade has been driven by falling volume sales, as well as intense price competition among processors and strong promotional activity among distributors. The drop in consumption is expected to continue over ...

Within eggs, traceability and local origin (French) has become pre-eminent to French consumers, with a new logo “Eggs of France” being launched in April 2018 in a bid to assuage concerns. This guarantees that eggs are 100% “Made in France” and ...

Fish and seafood consumption is increasingly being affected by environmental and food safety concerns. For example, consumers are becoming increasingly concerned over practices such as pulse fishing, which uses electricity and is often referred to as...

The overall rise in consumer health awareness and increased interest in seasonality continue to drive fruit consumption in France. Consumers’ priority of taste and the desire to experience new flavours, as well as demand for variety, have also ...