The Fish Segment in France registered a Market volume of 8.68 million units in 2025
The indicator recorded a historical decline (CAGR) of 0.86% between 2022 to 2025, and is expected to grow by...
GlobalData projects the indicator to grow at a CAGR of...
The market volume of Fish market in France recorded a low-single digit YoY growth in 2021
The fish in the France market experienced a strong growth during 2018-2021. Unfavorable economic conditions in the country influenced the fish and seafood market. Britain’s exit from the European union created uncertainty in the price of fish and seafood as France imports huge quantity of seafood from Britain. On the other side, increasing consumer purchasing power in the country is estimated to drive the demand for fish & seafood market.
The fish market consists of the retail sale of ambient fish, frozen fish, fresh fish, chilled raw packaged fish – processed, chilled raw packaged fish - whole cuts and dried fish. Market volume is defined as the total number of transactions.
Five forces analysis
The fish & seafood market will be analyzed taking food processing companies as players. The key buyers will be taken as wholesalers, food brokers, food processors, retailers, and caterers of fish & seafood, and fisheries and fish farmers, producers of packaging and other raw materials as the key suppliers.
Hypermarkets and supermarkets are the main distribution channel in the French fish & seafood market. Though retailers are unlikely to be swayed by brand loyalty, they are compelled to stock brands preferred by consumers. Buyer power in this market is driven up by low switching costs.
Competitive landscape
The French fish and seafood market has experienced moderate value growth and volume growth in recent years. Wenceslas Chancerelle is the leading player in the sector in value terms, while Labeyrie Fine Foods and Nomad Foods accounted for the second and third largest value shares, respectively, in 2019. Moreover, Wenceslas Chancerelle witnessed the highest increase in value share during 2015–2019.
Popular brands
Connetable (owned by Wenceslas Chancerelle) is the most popular brand in the French fish and seafood market. Furthermore, Labeyrie (owned by Labeyrie Fine Foods) and Fleury Michon (owned by Fleury Michon) are also top brands in the same year.
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