France

The deep penetration and essential character of fridge freezers and fridges sustained a relatively stable level of demand and meant that these products exhibited a slower rate of volume decline than other consumer appliances at the end of the review…

Within espresso coffee machines, fully automated coffee machines continued to progress at a slower pace in volume growth terms. The value of fully automated machines, meanwhile, felt the downward pressure of more intense competition in the market and…

Following a sales slump in 2022, standard vacuum cleaners continued to struggle with a decrease in volumes in 2023. This resulted largely from the fact that 2020 and 2021 had been good years for the category. The era of the pandemic led to consumers…

This analysis explores the trends in the business services industry, assessing its performance in major global economies. It covers essential data such as production metrics, market size, import and export figures, industry expenses, profitability…

The briefing examines how the food, beverages and tobacco industry is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of food, beverages and tobacco output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports,…

The global wheat market in 2023 has seen a recovery in supply, following tight global supply and skyrocketing wheat prices in 2022 resulting from the onset of the war in Ukraine. Increased wheat exports from Russia, readjustments of supply chains and…

Volume sales in eggs continue to be relatively stable, despite production having been significantly affected by the avian flu outbreak in France, with around 9.5% of the laying flock of hens affected by the epidemic since its start in 2021 –…

Sales of fish and seafood have fallen into the expected volume declines in 2023, due to high price rises alongside an ongoing drop in demand. The category is strongly supported by foodservice and institutional volumes, with the concept of fish on…

Climate factors are influencing fresh food in France in 2023. After the significant heatwave in the summer of 2022, 2023 saw more rain with some hot spells and droughts in certain areas, which affected crops in the agricultural regions in different…

Sales in fruits are seeing a mixed performance, as the category finds a balance between value and volume – lower unit prices support volume growth, whereas inflationary pressures mean higher value but lower volume consumption, especially regarding…