required report public distribution date 12 3 2003 gain number fr3058 france retail food sector approved by besa l kotati us embassy prepared roselyne gauthier highlights according to the french institute for statistics insee consumers spent 115 billion on and beverages in 2002 or 15 percent of their household budget products with best prospects include following fish seafood tropical fruits nuts including wines spirits innovative diet health organic foods any especially ethnic regional an american image such as alaska louisiana california tex mex etc hyper supermarkets city center stores account 75 total sales traditional often located downtown areas have experienced dynamic growth recent years offer a wider selection international these importers opportunities suppliers includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled paris fr1 fr table contents section i market summary 1 socio economic facts 2 trends channels beverage