People are treating themselves at home with more “upmarket” ready meals, rather than eating out in French restaurants, according to experts.
The figures from Kantar Worldpanel show a 27% growth in sales of French foods in Tesco over the past year, with chicken chausseur up 226% and salmon en croute up 73%.
“With less money to eat out, shoppers have been treating themselves to upmarket dishes at home,” said Tesco food developer Stephanie Bacon.
Tex-Mex food from the Americas has also entered the top five fastest growing cuisines for the first time, up 3.2%.
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