California Wine Export Program

Report Highlights:
With its highly developed food sector, France is the European Union's most competitive
producer, processor and exporter of agricultural and food products. Food retail outlets are
generally hyper/supermarkets, hard discounters, city center and gourmet stores and
traditional outlets.
Best prospects for U.S. suppliers are: fish and seafood, tropical fruits and nuts, beverages,
including wines and spirits, innovative diet foods, health foods and ethnic or regional foods
such as Alaska seafood, Louisiana, California and Tex-Mex products. Frozen foods is a
dynamic sector with a four percent annual growth rate, and offers opportunities to U.S.
suppliers.