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Hot Drinks in France

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  • 46 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: France
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 63908
Hot drinks in France continued to record positive retail value sales, while volumes fell in 2025 due to price pressures. Coffee remained the largest category, driven by a strong café culture and engrained consumption, although French dissatisfaction with price hikes persisted. Fresh coffee beans was the most dynamic performer, supported by sustainability trends and local roaster popularity.

This report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2025, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Coffee, Other Hot Drinks, Tea.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Hot Drinks market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Price hikes continue to influence sales of hot drinks in France
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Mixed performance for hot drinks amid local challenges and rising prices
  • Coffee continues to drive overall sales of hot drinks in France
  • Consumers consider balancing value with quality
  • Health and wellness trends continue to influence purchasing decisions
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Challenges remain but fresh coffee beans will remain dynamic
  • New launches in tea likely to spur competitors
  • Future development to be shaped by current trends and new opportunities
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Nestlé France retains strong leadership with wide portfolio
  • Smaller players outperform leaders
CHANNELS
  • Hypermarkets retains leadership while e-commerce makes further gains
  • Specialists retain appeal, especially through local coffee roasters
  • Foodservice vs retail split
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Hot Drinks by Retail vs Foodservice: % Volume Breakdown 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Hot Drinks by Retail vs Foodservice: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Foodservice Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 8 Foodservice Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 9 Total Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 10 Total Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Hot Drinks: % Retail Value 2021-2025
  • Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Hot Drinks: % Retail Value 2022-2025
  • Table 13 Penetration of Private Label in Hot Drinks by Category: % Retail Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Retail Distribution of Hot Drinks by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Retail Distribution of Hot Drinks by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 16 Forecast Sales of Hot Drinks by Retail vs Foodservice: % Volume Breakdown 2025-2030
  • Table 17 Forecast Sales of Hot Drinks by Retail vs Foodservice: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 18 Forecast Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 19 Forecast Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 20 Forecast Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 21 Forecast Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 22 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 23 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 24 Forecast Total Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 25 Forecast Total Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
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SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
COFFEE IN FRANCEKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Mixed performance for coffee in mature market
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Rising prices continue to drive value sales, while retail volumes further drop
  • Positive perception supports dynamic performance by fresh coffee beans
  • Sustainability concerns place pressure on fresh ground coffee pods
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Affordable sustainability of fresh coffee beans insufficient to offset retail volume decline of overall category
  • Recent technological improvements and new ways of consuming coffee
  • Emerging challenge for fresh ground coffee pods with new packaging regulations
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Nestlé retains leadership ahead of Jacobs Douwe Egberts
  • Players address sustainability concerns through fair trade and packaging concepts
CHANNELS
  • Grocery retailers lose further ground to retail e-commerce and coffee specialists
  • Café culture remains strong in France despite various challenges
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 26 Retail Sales of Coffee by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 27 Retail Sales of Coffee by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 28 Retail Sales of Coffee by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 29 Retail Sales of Coffee by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 30 Retail Sales of Fresh Ground Coffee Pods by Hard vs Soft: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Coffee: % Retail Value 2021-2025
  • Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Coffee: % Retail Value 2022-2025
  • Table 33 Forecast Retail Sales of Coffee by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 34 Forecast Retail Sales of Coffee by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 35 Forecast Retail Sales of Coffee by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 36 Forecast Retail Sales of Coffee by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERTEA IN FRANCEKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Premium and healthy tea options appeal to discerning consumers
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Ongoing appreciable value growth and stable volumes for tea in 2025
  • Positive health perceptions support green tea and fruit/herbal tea
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Tea set to record stable but undynamic performance over the forecast period
  • More players to invest in digital and technological advancements in tea
  • Cold infusions fail to appeal but there is potential for other niche tea options
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Unilever retains slim lead over dynamic Foods International
  • Dynamic growth for various players, including for private label in fruit/herbal tea
CHANNELS
  • Grocery retailers lead distribution, while e-commerce makes further gains
  • Rising interest in specialist teas in France
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 37 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 39 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 40 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 41 NBO Company Shares of Tea: % Retail Value 2021-2025
  • Table 42 LBN Brand Shares of Tea: % Retail Value 2022-2025
  • Table 43 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMEROTHER HOT DRINKS IN FRANCEKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Other hot drinks remains challenged by rising prices and health concerns
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Further price rises and unhealthy image reduce demand for other hot drinks
  • Positive performance by other plant-based hot drinks driven by nostalgia and health trends
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Less time for breakfast, lactose intolerance and sugar concerns - the main threats for other hot drinks
  • New ingredients needed to shift consumer attitudes
  • Brands to focus on healthier options and local production
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Nestlé maintains dominance in other hot drinks with wide product portfolio
  • Nutrial continues to expand its market presence
CHANNELS
  • Grocery retailers dominate, supported by private label options
  • E-commerce offers alternative purchasing channel
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 47 Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 48 Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 49 Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 50 Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 51 NBO Company Shares of Other Hot Drinks: % Retail Value 2021-2025
  • Table 52 LBN Brand Shares of Other Hot Drinks: % Retail Value 2022-2025
  • Table 53 Forecast Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 54 Forecast Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 55 Forecast Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 56 Forecast Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER