Report Code : CVMI07062511 | Published Date : June 7, 2025

1 | Market Overview

France, known for its robust bread and pastry culture, is a leading market for frozen bakery products in Europe. While traditional boulangeries continue to thrive, the convenience and consistency of frozen baked goods have gained popularity across retail and foodservice sectors. Supermarkets, cafés, and catering companies increasingly rely on par-baked and ready-to-bake items to satisfy consumer demand for artisanal-style bakery with time-saving convenience. Growth is further supported by the demand for clean-label, organic, and gluten-free variants.

 

2 | Market Size and Forecast

Year

Market Value (USD Billion)

Notes

2019

2.9

Historical benchmark

2024

3.8

Five-year CAGR 5.6%

2031

5.6

Seven-year CAGR 5.7%

The market is projected to reach USD 5.6 billion by 2031, driven by a blend of convenience-driven innovation and the nation’s deep-rooted love for quality baked goods.

 

3 | Key Market Drivers

  • Café and Foodservice Demand: Hotels, restaurants, and cafés rely on frozen viennoiseries and breads for freshness and speed.
  • Premium Retail Expansion: Supermarkets are offering artisanal-style frozen croissants, baguettes, and pastries.
  • Time-Constrained Lifestyles: Urban households embrace frozen bakery for quick breakfasts and snacks.
  • Health & Ingredient Transparency: Rising preference for organic, clean-label, and additive-free baked formats.

 

4 | Market Challenges

  • Strong Fresh Bakery Tradition: Competition from artisanal bakeries and in-store fresh baking.
  • Storage Costs: Maintaining cold chain logistics adds operational expenses.
  • Price Sensitivity: High-quality imported frozen bakery items may face resistance in price-conscious segments.

 

5 | Competitive Landscape

France’s frozen bakery market is moderately consolidated with dominant local manufacturers, premium European brands, and retail private labels.

Market Share Estimates (2024):

Company

Estimated Market Share

Specialty Focus

Bridor (Le Duff Group)

21%

Premium pastries and bread for hotels and cafés

Aryzta

14%

Croissants and frozen dough for foodservice

Mademoiselle Desserts

11%

Frozen cakes, tarts, and patisserie

Private Labels (Carrefour, Intermarché, Leclerc)

32%

Price-driven daily bakery options

Others (regional brands, startups)

22%

Organic, gluten-free, and ethnic-inspired bakery items

 

6 | Market Segmentation

By Product Type:

  • Viennoiseries (croissants, pain au chocolat, brioche)
  • Frozen Bread (baguettes, country loaves, rolls)
  • Cakes & Patisserie (tarts, éclairs, sponge cakes)
  • Pizza Bases & Dough
  • Savoury Bakery (quiches, puff pastry snacks)

 

By Distribution Channel:

  • Hypermarkets & Supermarkets (Carrefour, Leclerc, Intermarché)
  • Specialty Frozen Retailers (Picard)
  • Foodservice & HoReCa
  • Online Grocery Platforms

 

By Consumer Segment:

  • Urban Professionals
  • Families
  • Institutional Buyers
  • Foodservice Operators

 

7 | Strategic Outlook

Brands must blend tradition with innovation—offering French-style bakery formats with better-for-you ingredients and sustainable packaging. Frozen viennoiseries and single-serve patisserie items will remain high-margin growth categories. Strong collaborations with cafés and hotel chains will enhance B2B growth.





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Key Players

  • Bridor
  • Vandemoortele
  • Groupe Le Duff
  • Aryzta AG
  • Europastry
  • General Mills Inc.
  • Kellogg Company
  • Boncolac
  • Neuhauser
  • Pasquier

 

France Frozen Bakery Market Report

 

  1. 1. France Frozen Bakery Market Research Report
    1. 1.1 Study Objectives
    2. 1.2 France Frozen Bakery Market - Overview
    3. 1.3 Reason to Read This Report
    4. 1.4 Methodology and Forecast Analysis
  2. 2. France Frozen Bakery Market Research Report - Preface
    1. 2.1 France Frozen Bakery Market Research Report – Detailed Scope and Definitions
      1. 2.1.1 By Product Type
      2. 2.1.2 By Distribution Channel
      3. 2.1.3 By Consumer Segment
      4. 2.1.4 By Region
  3. 3. France Frozen Bakery Market Dynamics
    1. 3.1. Drivers - Macro-Economic Based, Supply Side, and Demand Side Drivers
    2. 3.2. Restraints – By Product Type, By Distribution Channel, By Consumer Segment, By Country
    3. 3.3. Opportunities – By Product Type, By Distribution Channel, By Consumer Segment, By Country
    4. 3.4. Trends – By Product Type, By Distribution Channel, By Consumer Segment, By Country
    5. 3.5. PEST Analysis
    6. 3.6. Porters Five Rule Analysis
    7. 3.7. Company’s Share Analysis (CSA) by Region or By Country
    8. 3.8. France Frozen Bakery Market Research Report – DROTs Impact Analysis
    1. 4. France Frozen Bakery Market Research Report, Historic Data 2019 - 2023 and Forecast Analysis Data 2024 - 2031
    2. 4.1. Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    3. 4.2. Annual Market Trend Assessment – Year-on-Year (YoY) Growth Analysis (%)
    4. 4.3. Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and 2024 - 2031
    5. 4.4. Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
  1. 5. France Frozen Bakery Market, By Product Type, 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 (Market Value, In USD Mn)
    1. 5.1 Viennoiseries (croissants, pain au chocolat, brioche)
    2. 5.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    3. 5.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    4. 5.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    5. 5.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    6. 5.2 Frozen Bread (baguettes, country loaves, rolls)
    7. 5.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    8. 5.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    9. 5.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    10. 5.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    11. 5.3 Cakes & Patisserie (tarts, éclairs, sponge cakes)
    12. 5.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    13. 5.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    14. 5.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    15. 5.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    16. 5.4 Pizza Bases & Dough
    17. 5.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    18. 5.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    19. 5.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    20. 5.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    21. 5.5 Savoury Bakery (quiches, puff pastry snacks)
    22. 5.5.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    23. 5.5.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    24. 5.5.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    25. 5.5.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    6. France Frozen Bakery Market, By Distribution Channel, 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 (Market Value, In USD Mn)
    1. 6.1 Hypermarkets & Supermarkets (Carrefour, Leclerc, Intermarché)
    2. 6.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    3. 6.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    4. 6.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    5. 6.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    6. 6.2 Specialty Frozen Retailers (Picard)
    7. 6.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    8. 6.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    9. 6.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    10. 6.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    11. 6.3 Foodservice & HoReCa
    12. 6.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    13. 6.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    14. 6.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    15. 6.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    16. 6.4 Online Grocery Platforms
    17. 6.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    18. 6.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    19. 6.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    20. 6.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    7. France Frozen Bakery Market, By Consumer Segment, 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 (Market Value, In USD Mn)
    1. 7.1 Urban Professionals
    2. 7.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    3. 7.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    4. 7.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    5. 7.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    6. 7.2 Families
    7. 7.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    8. 7.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    9. 7.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    10. 7.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    11. 7.3 Institutional Buyers
    12. 7.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    13. 7.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    14. 7.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    15. 7.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
    16. 7.4 Foodservice Operators
    17. 7.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
    18. 7.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
    19. 7.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
    20. 7.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
  1. 8. France Frozen Bakery Market Forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2023 and 2024 - 2031 (Market Value, In USD Mn)
    1. 8.1 France Frozen Bakery Market - Opportunity Analysis Index, By Product Type, By Distribution Channel, By Consumer Segment, and Region, 2024 - 2031
  1. 9. Competition Landscape
    1. 9.1 Strategic Dashboard of Top Market Players
    2. 9.2 Company Profiles (Introduction, Financial Assessments, Portfolio of Offerings, Milestones and Achievements, Strategic Initiative, and SWOT Analysis)
      1. 9.2.1 Bridor
      2. 9.2.2 Vandemoortele
      3. 9.2.3 Groupe Le Duff
      4. 9.2.4 Aryzta AG
      5. 9.2.5 Europastry
      6. 9.2.6 General Mills Inc.
      7. 9.2.7 Kellogg Company
      8. 9.2.8 Boncolac
      9. 9.2.9 Neuhauser
      10. 9.2.10 Pasquier
  1. 10. Data Collection Method and Research Approach
  1. 11. Principal Presumptions and Acronyms