Country Profile: Pasta & Noodles in France
Summary
The French pasta & noodles sector is led by the ‘dried pasta’ category in both value and volume terms. The ‘chilled pasta’ category is expected to register fastest value and volume growth during 2018-2023. Hypermarkets & supermarkets is the leading channel for the distribution of pasta & noodles products in the country. Flexible packaging is the most commonly used pack material in the sector. Ebro Foods, S.A., Barilla, and Pastificio Rana S.P.A. are the top three companies in the French pasta & noodles sector.
The Country Profile report on the Pasta & Noodles sector in France provides insights on high growth categories to target, trends in the usage of package materials, category level distribution channel data and market share of brands.
What else is contained?
Sector data: Overall sector value and volume data with growth analysis for 2013-2023.
Category coverage: Value and growth analysis for ambient noodles, ambient pasta, chilled noodles, chilled pasta, dried & instant noodles and dried pasta with inputs on individual segment share within each sector and the change in their market share forecast for 2018-2023.
Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each sector through distribution channels such as cash & carries & warehouse clubs, convenience stores, department stores, hypermarkets & supermarkets, vending machines, e-retailers, “dollar stores”, variety stores & general merchandise retailers, drug stores & pharmacies, and other general retailers.
Leading players: Market share of brands and private labels in both value and volume terms in 2018.
Packaging data: consumption breakdown for package materials and pack types in each category, in terms of percentage share of number of units sold. Pack material data for rigid plastics, glass, flexible packaging, rigid metal and others; pack type data for: specialty container, bottle, tube, tub and others.
Scope
Reasons to Buy
Summary
The French pasta & noodles sector is led by the ‘dried pasta’ category in both value and volume terms. The ‘chilled pasta’ category is expected to register fastest value and volume growth during 2018-2023. Hypermarkets & supermarkets is the leading channel for the distribution of pasta & noodles products in the country. Flexible packaging is the most commonly used pack material in the sector. Ebro Foods, S.A., Barilla, and Pastificio Rana S.P.A. are the top three companies in the French pasta & noodles sector.
The Country Profile report on the Pasta & Noodles sector in France provides insights on high growth categories to target, trends in the usage of package materials, category level distribution channel data and market share of brands.
What else is contained?
Sector data: Overall sector value and volume data with growth analysis for 2013-2023.
Category coverage: Value and growth analysis for ambient noodles, ambient pasta, chilled noodles, chilled pasta, dried & instant noodles and dried pasta with inputs on individual segment share within each sector and the change in their market share forecast for 2018-2023.
Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each sector through distribution channels such as cash & carries & warehouse clubs, convenience stores, department stores, hypermarkets & supermarkets, vending machines, e-retailers, “dollar stores”, variety stores & general merchandise retailers, drug stores & pharmacies, and other general retailers.
Leading players: Market share of brands and private labels in both value and volume terms in 2018.
Packaging data: consumption breakdown for package materials and pack types in each category, in terms of percentage share of number of units sold. Pack material data for rigid plastics, glass, flexible packaging, rigid metal and others; pack type data for: specialty container, bottle, tube, tub and others.
Scope
- The French pasta & noodles sector is expected to grow by value during 2018-2023
- Dried pasta is the largest category in both value and volume terms in the French pasta & noodles sector
- The chilled pasta category is expected to register the fastest growth in both the value and volume terms during 2018-2023
- Hypermarkets & supermarkets is the largest distribution channel
- Ebro Foods, S.A., Barilla, and Pastificio Rana S.P.A. are the top three companies in the sector.
- Flexible packaging is the most commonly used pack material in the French pasta & noodles sector.
Reasons to Buy
- Identify high potential categories and explore further market opportunities based on detailed value and volume analysis
- Existing and new players can analyze key distribution channels to identify and evaluate trends and opportunities
- Gain an understanding of the total competitive landscape based on detailed brand share analysis to plan effective market positioning
- Our team of analysts have placed a significant emphasis on changes expected in the market that will provide a clear picture of the opportunities that can be tapped over the next five years, resulting in revenue expansion
- The packaging analysis report helps manufacturers, in identifying the most commonly used packaging materials in the sector
- Analysis on key macro-economic indicators such as real GDP, nominal GDP, consumer price index, household consumption expenditure, population (by age group, gender, rurral-urban split, and employed people and unemployment rate. It also includes economic summary of the country along with labor market and demographic trends.
Table of Contents
- Report scope
- Executive summary
- France in the global and regional context
- France in the global and Western Europe pasta & noodles sector
- France compared to other leading countries in the Western Europe
- Per capita consumption and expenditure - France compared to the Western Europe and global levels
- Sector analysis - pasta & noodles
- Country snapshot - pasta & noodles sector in France
- Value and volume analysis - pasta & noodles sector in France
- Cross category comparison - value and growth rate
- Change in category share by value
- Cross category comparison - volume and growth rate
- Change in category share by volume
- Per capita consumption analysis by category
- Category analysis: ambient noodles
- Category analysis: ambient pasta
- Segment analysis (in value terms): ambient pasta
- Segment analysis (in volume terms): ambient pasta
- Category analysis: chilled noodles
- Category analysis: chilled pasta
- Category analysis: dried & instant noodles
- Segment analysis (in value terms): dried & instant noodles
- Segment analysis (in volume terms): dried & instant noodles
- Category analysis: dried pasta
- Distribution analysis
- Distribution channel share analysis: pasta & noodles
- Distribution channel share analysis by category
- Competitive landscape
- Leading companies in the sector (in value and volume terms) in the pasta & noodles sector, 2018
- Top 5 companies share by brand (in value terms and volume terms) in the pasta & noodles sector, 2018
- Brand shares of top five companies (in value terms and volume terms) by category, 2018
- Private label share analysis by category
- Growth of private labels compared to branded products
- Degree of consolidation/fragmentation by category
- Health & wellness
- Health & wellness trend analysis
- Health & wellness market analysis by product attribute
- Health & wellness market analysis by consumer benefit
- Category comparison - with health & wellness and without health & wellness claims
- Packaging analysis
- Pack material
- Pack type
- Closure type
- Consumergraphics
- Demographic analysis
- Macroeconomic analysis
- Economic summary, labor market trends, and demographic trends
- Country Risk Index
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Appendix
List of Tables
- Country snapshot - leading value and volume categories
- Cross category comparison - by value (2013-2023)
- Cross category comparison - by volume (2013-2023)
- Per capita consumption (by category), France compared to Western Europe and global levels (in kg), 2018
- Ambient pasta - value analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Ambient pasta - volume analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Dried & instant noodles - value analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Dried & instant noodles - volume analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Change in distribution share, 2013-2018
- Top 5 companies share by brand (in value terms and volume terms) in the pasta & noodles sector, 2018
- Brand shares of top five companies (in value terms and volume terms) by category, 2018
- Category comparison - with health & wellness and without health & wellness claims, 2013-2023
- Performance overview (score: 1-100)
- Category data, by segment
- Per capita consumption (in kg), 2013-2023
- Per capita expenditure, 2013-2023
- Pasta & noodles sales distribution in France - by category, 2018
- Brand share (in value and volume terms) in the pasta & noodles sector, 2018
- Brand share (in value and volume terms) in the pasta & noodles sector by category, 2018
- Key health & wellness product attributes driving sales in France, 2013-2023
- Key health & wellness consumer benefits driving sales in France, 2013-2023
- Pack material (in million pack units), 2013-2023
- Pack materials by category (in million pack units), 2018
- Pack type (in million pack units), 2013-2023
- Pack types by category (in million pack units), 2018
- Closure type (in million pack units), 2013-2023
- Closure types by category (in million pack units), 2018
- Real GDP and annual growth (%), 2015-2023
- Nominal GDP and annual growth (%), 2015-2023
- Consumer price inflation (%), 2015-2023
- Employed people and unemployment rate (%), 2015-2023
- Nominal household final consumption expenditure and annual growth (%), 2015-2023
- Population and annual growth (%), 2015-2023
- Population by age group (%)
- Population by gender (%)
- Population by rural-urban split (%)
- Exchange rates, 2013-2023
- Value/volume change at segment level
List of Figures
- Value and volume share of France in the global and Western Europe pasta & noodles sector, 2018-2023
- France compared to other top countries in terms of market share, growth, and competitive landscape
- PCC comparison - France, Western Europe, and global, 2013-2023
- PCE comparison - France, Western Europe, and global, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, pasta & noodles sector, 2013-2023
- Cross category comparison - by value growth rate (2013-2023)
- Change in category share (in value terms), 2018-2023
- Cross category comparison - by volume growth rate (2013-2023)
- Change in category share (in volume terms), 2018-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, ambient noodles category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, ambient pasta category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, chilled noodles category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, chilled pasta category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, dried & instant noodles category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, dried pasta category, 2013-2023
- Share of key distribution channels (in value terms) - pasta & noodles, 2018
- Key distribution channel share by category (in value terms), 2018
- Leading companies in the sector (in value and volume terms) in the pasta & noodles sector, 2018
- Private label penetration by category (in value terms), 2018
- Growth analysis, private label and brands, 2013-2018
- Category-wise consolidation/fragmentation (in value terms) - pasta & noodles, 2018
- Value of health & wellness claims by category, 2018-2023*
- Contribution of health & wellness by product attributes, 2018-2023
- Contribution of health & wellness by consumer benefits, 2018-2023
- Key pack materials in the French pasta & noodles sector, percentage share of pack units, 2018
- Annual growth rate by key pack material, 2013-2023
- Use of pack material by category (in pack units), 2018
- Key pack types in the French pasta & noodles sector, percentage share of pack units, 2018
- Annual growth rate by key pack type, 2013-2023
- Use of pack type by category (in pack units), 2018
- Key closure types in the French pasta & noodles sector, percentage share of pack units, 2018
- Annual growth rate by key closure type, 2013-2023
- Use of closure type by category (in pack units), 2018
- Demographic analysis
- Real GDP value and annual growth (%)
- Nominal GDP value and annual growth (%)
- Consumer price inflation (%)
- Nominal household final consumption expenditure growth (%)
- Population (millions) and annual growth (%)
- Population by age group (%)
- Population by gender (%)
- Population by rural-urban split (%)
- Employed people (millions) and unemployment rate (%)
- Five lowest risk nations in GCRI Q4 2018
- Five highest risk nations in GCRI Q4 2018
- Country risk analysis - France compared to Western Europe and the world
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Ebro Foods S.A.
- Barilla
- Pastificio Rana S.P.A.
- Hilcona Liechtenstein Ag
- The Heimburger Company
- Flli De Cecco de Filippo Fara San Martino SpA
- Groupe GALAPAGOS
- Pastificio Lucio Garofalo S.p.A.
- Saint Jean
- Mars
- Incorporated
- Groupe Lea Nature
- Nissin Food Holdings Co. LTD
- Terre D`Italia
- Nestle SA
- Koninklijke Wessanen NV
- King Soba Noodles
- Thai Preserved Food Factory Co.,Ltd.
