the dried fruit market | France

2.1 Dried fruits, a food that seduces for its benefits

Dried fruits are becoming more and more attractive for various reasons

They are good for your health because they are full of nutrients and vitamins. Scientific studies have shown that eating dried fruit can reduce the risk of certain cancers.In ****, the Dried Fruit Intake and Cancer study on this topic ...

2.2 A variety of uses and products

Market share by value of dried fruit categories France, ****, percentage Source: ****

We can see that dried fruits have multiple uses and that they all have equal appeal, except for dried fruit baskets, which represent only a tiny part.  

Change in per capita consumption of the main dried fruits in France between ...

2.3 Bulk, a distribution channel that is gaining ground and growing the dried fruit market

The bulk market in France represented *.* billion euros in sales in ****, a **% year-on-year increase [***]. How to explain such growth?

Here are the different reasons that can explain the popularity of bulk - For the preservation of the environment by reducing packaging - To be able to focus on the quality and ...

2.4 The French are changing their eating habits: organic, local and healthy products are favoured

In ****, many French people say they want to be careful about what they eat, here is what they want to be careful about

More responsible eating: what the French say France, ****, percentage Source: ****

These results show the intentions of the French to pay attention to what they eat, intentions that were ...

3.1 Being a producer of dried fruits, France is the master of prunes and nuts

France is a major producer of prunes and nuts :

The Agen prune owes the PGI designation (***). In a few figures, according to agriculture.gouv **** : - **,*** tonnes of Agen prunes PGI are produced each year - **,*** producers harvest Ente plums - The surface area of the French orchard is **,*** hectares - **% of ...

3.2 Specialists in the processing, packaging and trading of dried fruit

The dried fruits, once collected, are sold to processors who take care of transforming, packaging and reselling these dried fruits To understand how the transformation process takes place and which actors are involved in this process, Color Food has published an explanation diagram :

Here is the detailed process *. The incoming goods ...

3.3 Distribution

Dried fruit is sold in supermarkets, organic stores, bulk stores and online. We can therefore see that there are many distribution channels for dried fruit, which are the same as those for the food industry in general.

It should be noted that food e-commerce is no longer a niche since in ...

4.1 Technical details of dried fruit

Table summarizing the nutrients present in the main dried fruits

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Oilseeds are rich in proteins, lipids, fibres, but also in nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, zinc, selenium, iron, and vitamins B*, B*, and E. The fibres help to facilitate intestinal transit. However, care must be taken as dried ...

4.2 Dried fruit prices in France

Here is an idea of the prices of the main dried fruits. Prices may vary depending on whether the product is organic or produced in France

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4.3 Trend: factors to watch out for to remain attractive

As we have already said, consumer habits are changing and this has an impact on the dried fruit market.

The French are paying attention to plastic packaging.

As shown in the graph, **% of French people want to reduce plastic packaging and overpackaged products. However, dried fruits, when not sold in bulk, ...

5.1 Various controls: "Hygiene package", health framework and DCGRF

The distribution of fruit and vegetables is strictly regulated by European health regulations for the food industry. In ****, a standardized regulation came into force for the different States of the European Union, known as the "hygiene package". This regulation governs the whole activity of the sector and its actors: producers, distributors ...

5.2 Harmonized World Customs System

The World Customs Harmonized System is an international nomenclature for the classification of goods. It allows participating countries to classify traded goods on a common basis for customs purposes [***] Here are some examples of codes for dried fruits:

- ********* for prunes, dried - ****** for mixtures of edible dried fruits or nuts ...

5.3 PGI and PDO designations

The Protected Geographical Indication (***), at least one stage in the production, processing or preparation of the product must take place in the defined geographical area The PGI is linked to a know-how, it is not created, it consecrates an existing production and confers to it a protection at the national but ...

6.1 Segmentation of actors

• COLOR
• MAITRE PRUNILLE
• DACO BELLO
• SEEBERGER
• MONDIAL FRUITS SECS
• Compagnie des Amandes
• Sabarot-Wassner