The health food market - France

The French health food market is valued at €2.8 billion.

worldwide, the health and wellness food market is expected to grow from $733 billion in 2020 to $1,000 billion in 2026. This rise is due to increasing health problems, such as rising rates of obesity and diabetes,

Demand for gluten-free products is high, accounting for a third of sales in the dietary sector. More and more people are adopting gluten-free diets for health reasons or as a matter of personal choice.

Major food groups and companies specializing in diet products are the main players in this market.

The prices of diet products are significantly higher than those of their standard equivalents, with some diet products costing up to eight times as much.

Regulations such as European Directive 89/398/EEC and Regulation 1924/2006 play a crucial role in monitoring the market.

Growing health awareness boosts demand for diet foods

Diet foods compete with natural, homemade and organic foods.

In recent years, demand for diet foods in France has boomed, fuelled by an acceleration in demographic health issues such as obesity and diabetes. The market has grown by around 25%.

Diabetes management has progressed, and the number of people treated for the condition has risen from 3 to 4 million in the space of just three years, the majority of them suffering from type 2 diabetes.

people over 55 have higher rates of overweight and obesity.

The gluten-free market sector accounts for a substantial share of health food sales. They attract both people with celiac disease and a growing number of "gluten-sensitive" consumers. Popular diets such as flexitarianism are gaining ground with a minority of the population, and "free" diets (gluten-free, lactose-free) are making headway.

Sports nutrition is also a booming segment, contributing to the growth of sports-related dietary products.

Diet food market players

• Specialized nutrition experts
  
  
  • ABCD Nutrition, Naten brand and Nutrisens focus on the development of diet foods.
    
    
  • Herbalife and Pro Dietic - Meeting the needs of specialized diets
    
    
• Global food conglomerates
  
  
  • Nestlé, Danone, Unilever and Ebro Foods are active in the health food market. Danone has acquired WhiteWave and Earth Island.
    
    

Inforamtion

• Number of pages : ~ 40 pages
• Format : Digital and PDF versions
• Last update : 06/12/2021

Summary and extracts

List of charts presented in this market study

• Size of the global health and wellness food market
• Breakdown of sales (in value)
• Size of the health food market
• Evolution of obesity and overweight in the French population
• Evolution of obesity in the population by gender
• Share of overweight and obesity by age
• Share of overweight and obesity in the different occupational categories
• People managed for diabetes in 2018 (types 1 and 2)
• Distribution of the proportion of people with diabetes by gender
• Distribution of the proportion of diabetics
• Reason for eating gluten-free foods
• Consumers of gluten-free products by gender
• Reason for consuming gluten-free products
• Main concerns of the French
• Effectiveness of habits for a healthier lifestyle
• Proportion of French people wishing to lose weight
• Diets practiced by the French
• Evolution of the number of licenses and participation certificates issued by the sports federations
• Percentage of French people who eat seasonal, organic, fair trade, gluten-free or lactose-free products
• Establishments registered under the activity 10.86Z
• Employees registered under the activity 10.86Z
• Gluten-free consumer behavior in the restaurant industry
• The most important information about a food product
• Least important information about a food product
• Consumer confidence in labels, brands, or guarantees
• Consumers of organic products at least once a month
• Changes in shopping habits and eating behavior