Sales breakdown of PDO cheeses in France 2022, by distribution channel

In 2022, the distribution of PDO cheese sales among the different types of retailers was rather unbalanced. Indeed, the main points of purchase were supermarkets and hypermarkets (59.5 percent), followed by specialty stores (14.3 percent), and discount stores (13.9 percent).The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) refers to products that have been produced, processed and elaborated in a determined geographical area, using the recognized know-how of local producers and ingredients from the region concerned.

在2022年，PDO奶酪在各类零售商之间的销售分布显得颇为不均。确切而言，主要的购买渠道为超市和大型超市（占比59.5%），紧随其后的是专卖店（占比14.3%），以及折扣店（占比13.9%）。所谓（PDO）保护产地标志，是指那些在特定地理区域内生产、加工和精制的产品，这些产品采用了当地生产者所认可的专有技术和来自相关地区的原料。