Summary of our market study

French consumption of meat products is estimated at over €23 billion.

The meat market comprises red meat (beef, veal, pork) and white meat (poultry) white meat (poultry).

The global meat market, valued at $838.3 billion in 2020, is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 7% until 2025.

Meat consumption trends on the French market

In France, meat processing, preservation and preparation of meat products represent a value of over €37 billion.

France's trade balance is in deficit

Private consumption of meat, particularly frozen meat, increased during periods of confinement, while consumption of meat outside the home fell.

Meat consumption in France has evolved, with a preference for white meats, particularly poultry, which now accounts for the largest share of meat products purchased by households, at around 27%.

Red meats dominate consumption. Annual beef consumption will be around 13.2 thousand tonnes in 2020.

People aged 35 to 49 prefer white meat. Older people prefer red meats. Beef consumption is higher than pork consumption.

Pork is less expensive and accessible to a wide range of consumers.

Families with children in secondary school and those with adult children consume more poultry and rabbit meat.

The meat processing and preservation industry in France is estimated to be worth 37.1 billion euros in 2020.

French meat market players

The French meat market is an important segment of the agricultural and food industry, characterized by a range of players from breeders to processors and distributors.

Agrial, a renowned cooperative group with diversified agricultural and agri-food activities. This company is known for supplying meat products, among other agricultural products.
Terrena is a cooperative with a strong presence in the meat market, supplying quality products in various meat categories.
Sodiial, a renowned livestock farmers' cooperative
Cooperl ARC Atlantique, a cooperative specializing in pig farming.
LDC Group, leader in the poultry sector.
Maïsadour is another company that has extended its reach into the poultry market.
Bigeard specializes in beef and pork processing
Intermarché, Auchan, Leclerc, Carrefour, Hyper and Super U are supermarket giants that control meat distribution.

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1 Market overview

1.1 Definition and presentation

The meat market refers to the markets for:

red meat (which includes beef, veal and pork) ;
white meat (which includes poultry meat).

The global meat market is doing well overall, as the market is expected to grow by 7% between 2021 and 2025. World production is also estimated at 337.2 million tons of carcass equivalent.

The French meat market also seems to be following the trend of the global market as it tends to grow year after year. There are many players in the meat market, including breeders such as Soodial, meat manufacturers such as the LDC group and distributors such as Carrefour.

The French are important consumers of meat. Indeed, nearly 5.7 million tons of meat are consumed each year. Meat occupies an important place in the eating habits of the French and is even described as being a "culturally important marker of the French diet".

However, for the last thirty years, meat consumption in France has tended to decreaseThere has been a change in consumption habits and in the type of meat consumed, due in particular to health scandals (mad cow disease, bird flu, meat of hidden origin and nature), to the awareness of the French to the impact on health ofat the same time, the French seem to turn more and more of their meat purchases towards organic or red label meat, considered by consumers as a guarantee of quality.

2 Analysis of the demand

3 Market structure

4 Analysis of the offer

5 Regulation

6 Positioning of the actors

6.1 The main companies of the meat market in France

Cooperl Arc Atlantique
Bigard groupe
Maïsadour
LDC Groupe
Bouchers Services Groupe Codéviande
Interbev
Terrena (Coopérative)
Charal
Saglam France
Solina
Socopa (Bigard Groupe)
Sicarev
Kermené (E Leclerc)
Guasch Viandes
Boucheries Nivernaises
Novoviande

List of charts presented in this market study

The overall household budget for meat products
Purchase structure of meat product volumes purchased by households
Market size of the meat processing and preservation industry and the preparation of meat products
Average annual index of sales for NAF code 10.1
Segmentation of the chicken market demand
Distribution of chicken quality type
Distribution of poultry and rabbit meat consumers according to age
Distribution of poultry and rabbit meat consumers according to their income
Distribution of poultry and rabbit meat consumers according to their family situation
The main European poultry producers
Average price of pork in fresh butchery
Average price of fresh pork by distribution channel
Meat price indices
World meat production by region
Meat consumption by type of meat
Size of the global meat market
French meat exports to foreign countries
French meat imports from foreign countries
The top 3 French beef exports to foreign countries, by value
The top 5 French beef imports from foreign countries, in value
The top 5 French pork exports to foreign countries, in value
The top 3 French pork imports from foreign countries, in value
The top 5 French poultry meat exports to foreign countries, in value
The top 5 French poultry meat imports from foreign countries, in value
Sales index for fast-food outlets (impact of Covid-19)
Distribution of French individual meat consumption
Evolution and individual consumption of meat
Evolution of beef volume
Age distribution of beef consumers
Distribution of beef consumers by income
Distribution of beef consumers by family status
Evolution of the volume of pork meat
Distribution of fresh pork consumers by age
Distribution of fresh pork consumers by income
Distribution of pork consumers according to their family situation
Distribution of the number of consumers of organic meat
Breakdown of the reasons why the French consume organic food
Distribution of the turnover and added value of the companies in the meat market
Distribution of meat distribution channels (Fresh + Frozen + Deli) in terms of quantities purchased
Average price of beef by distribution channel
Annual average price index for meat consumption
Average annual index of meat production prices for the French market

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Cooperl slingers miss the mark - 27/06/2024

- Cooperl sales: nearly 3 billion euros.
- Number of Cooperl employees: 7,700.
- Actual number of Cooperl members: 4,600
- Number of regular suppliers: 3,000.

Butchery: Novoviande, the leading network in the Paris region, seeks to resist the decline in meat consumption - 21/06/2024

Butchery: Novoviande, the first network of butchers in the Paris region
The company founded by René Gillet in 1974
Over the last ten years, demand for beef, lamb and veal has fallen by 3 to 4%, while demand for poultry has risen (+3%), as has demand for ready-made meals (25%).
In 2008, the group, which at the time operated 15 butcher's shops, decided to join forces with the national Grand Frais chain.
It retained just two independent stores, and leased the others from Grand Frais stores.
Since its integration, sales have risen from €50 million to €180 million.
Novoviande also supplies another Breton chain, De Père en Fils.
In each of the Grand Frais stores, the butcher's shop remains autonomous. A quarter of the 680 employees are professional butchers, and 300 employees are currently being recruited ahead of the summer season.
The group's total sales are expected to reach 240 million euros by 2023.

LDC passes the €6 billion mark in sales - 30/05/2024

Sales: up 6% to 6.5 billion euros.
- Net income: strong growth to 304.4 million euros.
- Poultry consumption since 2000: up 36%.
- Poultry Division France :
- - Sales: 4.4 billion euros.
- - Growth: 5.9% overall, and 2.3% on a like-for-like basis.
- Catering division :
- - Sales: 911.8 million euros.
- - Growth: 10.2%. - Volume: up 1.1%.

Why chicken king LDC is betting big on the delicatessen department - 30/05/2024

LDC Group, known for its Loué, Maître Coq and Matines brands
Sales of 6.2 billion euros in 2023
The company has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire 100% of the capital of Pierre Martinet, one of the market leaders in delicatessen salads and number one in tabbouleh.
This family-run business generates sales of 230 million euros,
The delicatessen division will exceed 1 billion euros in 2024, compared with 911 million in 2023.
Poultry consumption continues to grow in France, up 3.4% last year.
Leader in the poultry sector with 40% market share and sales of 4.4 billion in 2023

LDC ready to acquire caterer Pierre Martinet - 29/05/2024

Pierre Martinet

- Sales in 2023: €230 million
- Number of employees: 700
- Number of sites: 5
- Markets: France, international with notable development in Spain
- Activities: Delicatessen salads, seafood salads, delicatessen products, savoury pastries
- Brands: La Belle Henriette (acquired in 2010), Maison Randy (acquired in 1997)

- LDC :

- Sales for fiscal 2023-2024: €6.2 billion
- Number of sites: 102
- Number of employees: 25,000 Sectors: Poultry (Le Gaulois, Maître Coq, Loué, Doux), fresh and frozen delicatessen (Marie, Traditions d'Asie), in negotiations to acquire Pierre Martinet

- Self-service (LS) catering market:

- Sales in 2023: €8.5 bn, up 2.9
- Sales volume: down 3.1% according to Circana to end 2023
-lDC in negotiations with the industrial division of Les Mousquetaires for the takeover of Délices de Saint-Léonard (specialized in the manufacture of fresh and frozen pizzas, quiches, crêpes and tarts), announced for October 2023
- Takeover of Routhiau (fresh and frozen charcuterie and delicatessen) announced in January 2024

While waiting to swallow Tipiak, Père Dodu's parent company lines up acquisitions - 02/05/2024

Sales of 5.5 billion euros by 2023
19.000 operations and 11,900 employees
Completion of the acquisition of Tipiak, a manufacturer of ready-to-eat meals and couscous semolina, scheduled for the end of May.
The cooperative group has taken over the entire capital of Elivia, its beef subsidiary with total sales of 1.2 billion euros.
The cooperative also acquired half the capital of Pampr'oeuf, to secure its egg distribution,
Takeover of two Nutréa animal nutrition plants
Acquisition of Dutch company Vandinter Semo, an expert in forage seeds and cover crops (sales of 40 million euros).
French number two in poultry, with Galliance
Objective: acquisition of Volatys, which markets over 40 million euros worth of frozen poultry products in Europe.

Companies quoted in this study

This study contains a complete overview of the companies in the market, with the latest figures and news for each company. :

Cooperl Arc Atlantique

Bigard groupe

Maïsadour

LDC Groupe

Bouchers Services Groupe Codéviande

Interbev

Terrena (Coopérative)

Charal

Saglam France

Solina

Socopa (Bigard Groupe)

Sicarev

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