Two contradictory food trends keep appearing on supermarket shelves: the desire to consume more natural products on the one hand, and the need for convenience and rapidity on the other.
Still, prepared food remains popular in France. For the last ten years, it is meat-based prepared meals that have been the most popular among French people: ** percent of French households have bought them at least once during the year 2017.
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FranceAgriMer. (January 16, 2020). Evolution of the share of French households that bought prepared food at least once a year from 2008 to 2017, by type of dish [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1128862/evolution-of-ready-meal-consumers-france/
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