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The meal tray market - France

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Study Overview

The meal tray market covers all companies that make, prepare and deliver complete meals. There are two sub-segments in this market, depending on the consumers they cater to:

Delivery of meal trays to companies: for meetings, events, seminars, etc., where volumes justify the use of specialized companies that can deliver these trays very quickly, unlike traditional caterers. These players also deliver to employees as a more regular alternative to the canteen, even if this activity represents a lower margin: Delivery of meal trays for individuals, and more specifically for the frail: a number of companies have specialized in the delivery of well-balanced and adapted meal trays for the frail who can no longer cook for themselves. Genuine personal assistance services, these brands also rely on personalization.

This study does not deal with mass catering meals, often referred to as meal trays, but which fall within the specific mass catering market (companies, schools, retirement homes or even air and rail transport), for which a study is available here. Lome delivery services such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats do not fall within the scope of this study either, as they are delivery services only (a study on this subject is available here) The market is growing in both segments. Corporate meal trays are driven by employees' quest for efficiency at work during their lunch break, and their desire to combine it with a healthy diet. Home-delivered meals are benefiting from an ageing population and an increasing number of people losing their independence. Here again, the awareness that a healthy diet is the key to a balanced life is driving growth. This segment is expected to grow by 2% a year between 2019 and 2023. The trend today is for personalized offerings, but also for eco-responsible criteria to be taken into account. In addition, competition from food techs, who offer delivery of restaurant dishes for often lower prices, is pushing down prices in the sector. However, meal tray companies can rely on their image of quality and flexibility.

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Contents

Sommaire

1. Market overview
- 1.1 Market overview and definition
- 1.2 Global market
- 1.3 Domestic market
2. Demand analysis
- 2.1 Employee and company demand
- 2.2 Changing eating habits in the workplace
- 2.3 The expected dynamism of meal delivery for the elderly
3. Market structure
- 3.1 Production and distribution
- 3.2 The main players in the sector
- 3.3 Competition from Food Techs
4. Offer analysis
- 4.1 Falling prices
- 4.2 Offer diversification
5. Regulations
- 5.1 Government-recommended hygiene practices
- 5.2 Regulations governing the delivery of meal trays