France, second destination market for sales of chorizo with the Spanish Chorizo label

The Spanish Chorizo Consortium is consolidated in France. The Gallic country is already the second destination for sales of chorizo with the Consortium seal, only behind the United Kingdom. In the first half of 2022, the Spanish Chorizo Consortium reached 269,023.47 kg sold with the Spanish Chorizo seal in France ,which represents 3.35% more than the same period in 2021. The main formats marketed by the 14 associates operating in the French market are sliced (75% of the total), chorizo candle (12%) and chorizo sarta (10%), with the months of January and June being the ones that registered the highest number of chorizo labels with the Consortium logo in France. In the words of the managing director of the Consortium, Alejandro Álvarez-Canal, "France is a key market for our association, not only because it is the first destination for Spanish exports of chorizo and sausages, but also because it is a tremendously demanding market in terms of quality and food safety." At a sectoral ...