FRANCE: THE FRENCH PEOPLE AND FOOD CRISES
Article Abstract:
According to a survey by TMO/Edelman, the French worry more and more about what they eat. Repetitive food health scares, in association with large scale media coverage, are the cause of this problem. Most French people can remember food scare situations straight away. 51% of them, for example, quote the Coca-Cola affair, 48% quote mad cows disease and 41% the dioxin infected chicken from Belgium. Misfortune is the cause of these incidents, think 48% of the French, in the case of Coca-Cola, 34% for the Lepetit Camembert affair, 27% in the case of Perrier and 18% for Epoisse cheese. 81% of the French believe that any company with such problems must admit the truth. Most French people believe that food risks are a problem which should be talked about. 75% of them would like a label to be created guaranteeing where the product came from and its security. 68% of French people asked by Ifop say that they would buy their food elsewhere, if another grocer offered them better guarantees on the origin and the quality of food products. This percentage is around 80% for those consumers with higher spending power.
Publication Name: Points de Vente
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0150-1844
Year: 2000
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FRANCE: THE FRENCH AND FOOD RISKS
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According to a study by CREDOC, the French Research Centre for the Observation of Living Conditions, the French are losing confidence both in the food industry operators and in public authorities because of repeated food crises. Of those surveyed 20% of consumers said that they are worried about the lack of hygiene in companies and (25%) said that problems may occur when foodstuffs are transported from the producer to the retailer, and , and 10% said that supermarkets and hypermarkets causes risks to customers. According to CREDOC, consumers have only tepid confidence in the French government. Although the French think that French regulations are sufficient and appropriate, they have doubts about the inspections carried out by the government's departments. However, food crises have positive effects. According to the French Food Industries Association (ANIA), manufacturers invested EUR 106mn improving food safety and in environmental protection in 2000.
Publication Name: Points de Vente
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0150-1844
Year: 2001
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FRANCE: TASTY FOOD MAKES A COME-BACK
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The McCann Erickson advertising agency carried out a survey of eating habits in 11 European, Southeast Asian, and Latin American countries. The principal finding is that the idea of pleasure as related to eating is increasingly strong despite the various food crises. Consumers are rediscovering the pleasure of eating, cooking, and inviting guests to their homes. However, the French are the most pessimistic concerning the future of food products. They fear that products are losing in quality, and they dread the increased power of genetically modified organisms, eating badly, and snacks. The optimists say that the quality of food products has improved, and the packaging will feature the naturalness of the products.
Publication Name: Points de Vente
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0150-1844
Year: 2001
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