Fruit, vegetables and related products market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 592 supply contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products through award notices on TED; the 183 of them that state a value (30.9%) add up to €40.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €6.36 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to fruit, vegetables and related products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 0811 and 6 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 6.8% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 392 companies have won 1,478 public supply contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products in France, in 387 award notices from 299 public buyers.
  • 99.5% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Finland.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 23.2% of all awards.
  • 14.2% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in France — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €486 billion in 2025, 16.2% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Fruit, vegetables and related products market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/153-fruit-vegetables-and-related-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 11 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
392
since November 2023
Award notices
387
on TED
Public buyers
299
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€6.4B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in France: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
1.5K
in 387 award notices
Awarded value
€296.4M
from 36% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
392
with at least one award
Public buyers
299
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 40040020242025: 59259220252026: 4864862026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024400
2025592
2026486
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €84.4M€84.4M20242025: €40.1M€40.1M20252026: €171.9M€171.9M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€84.4M
2025€40.1M
2026€171.9M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 1,158
  2. Hospitals and health services: 170
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies: 47
  4. Culture, sport and religion: 31
  5. Universities, schools and research: 30
  6. Economic affairs: 22
  7. Social protection: 13
  8. Police, fire services and prisons: 3
  9. Other4
    Other: 4
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration1,158
Hospitals and health services170
Armed forces and defence agencies47
Culture, sport and religion31
Universities, schools and research30
Economic affairs22
Social protection13
Police, fire services and prisons3
Other4
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Ile de France178
    FR10
    Ile de France: 178
  2. La Réunion160
    FRY4
    La Réunion: 160
  3. Midi-Pyrénées125
    FRJ2
    Midi-Pyrénées: 125
  4. Bretagne95
    FRH0
    Bretagne: 95
  5. Pays de la Loire88
    FRG0
    Pays de la Loire: 88
  6. Haute-Normandie86
    FRD2
    Haute-Normandie: 86
  7. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur80
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 80
  8. Languedoc-Roussillon70
    FRJ1
    Languedoc-Roussillon: 70
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Ile de France178
La Réunion160
Midi-Pyrénées125
Bretagne95
Pays de la Loire88
Haute-Normandie86
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur80
Languedoc-Roussillon70
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 42.2%, Medium-sized 5.7%, Small 2.4%, Micro 1.1%, SME (size not stated) 24.8%, Size not stated 23.8%Large companies: 624 (42.2%)42%Medium-sized: 84 (5.7%)Small: 36 (2.4%)Micro: 16 (1.1%)SME (size not stated): 366 (24.8%)25%Size not stated: 352 (23.8%)24%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies624 · 42.2%
Medium-sized84 · 5.7%
Small36 · 2.4%
Micro16 · 1.1%
SME (size not stated)366 · 24.8%
Size not stated352 · 23.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Finland2
    Finland: 2
  2. Poland2
    Poland: 2
  3. Portugal2
    Portugal: 2
  4. Spain1
    Spain: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Finland2
Poland2
Portugal2
Spain1
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €6B€6B20232024: €6.1B€6.1B20242025: €6.4B€6.4B2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€6B
2024€6.1B
2025€6.4B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Blois62
    Blois: 62
  2. Petite-Ile56
    Petite-Ile: 56
  3. Pantin cedex47
    Pantin cedex: 47
  4. Mont de marsan cedex42
    Mont de marsan cedex: 42
  5. Thuir41
    Thuir: 41
  6. Toulouse36
    Toulouse: 36
  7. Le Mans34
    Le Mans: 34
  8. Saint-pierre cedex32
    Saint-pierre cedex: 32
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Where the buyers are (city)
Blois62
Petite-Ile56
Pantin cedex47
Mont de marsan cedex42
Thuir41
Toulouse36
Le Mans34
Saint-pierre cedex32

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 0811, 0710, 2002, 2007, 2001, 0712, 1105 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

99.5%

Awards to companies registered in France: 99.5%

7 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

23.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 23.2%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

14.2%

Lots with a single bid: 14.2%

Among 1.3K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Sysco France Sas323 public contracts in total
  2. Société de Distribution Avicole SAS105 public contracts in total
  3. SOUDRY SAS10 public contracts in total
  4. SAS GUILLET17 public contracts in total
  5. SAS Rouquette15 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products in France?
392 companies won 387 contract award notices for these categories from 299 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Sysco France Sas, Société de Distribution Avicole SAS, SOUDRY SAS, SAS GUILLET, SAS Rouquette.
How big is the fruit, vegetables and related products market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 592 supply contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products through award notices on TED; the 183 of them that state a value (30.9%) add up to €40.1 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €6.36 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to fruit, vegetables and related products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 0811 and 6 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 6.8% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of fruit, vegetables and related products meet buyers and distributors in France?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Sirha Lyon, Snack Show, Serbotel, SIAL Paris, Vinitech-Sifel, Sirha Bake & Snack — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.