Wholesale Cooking Oil Suppliers in France
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Browse French Cooking Oil Suppliers →France's edible oil market: domestic production and import sources
France is one of Europe's significant edible oil producers and consumers. The country has substantial domestic production of both sunflower oil (produced primarily in Midi-Pyrénées, Poitou-Charentes, and Centre regions) and rapeseed oil (broadly distributed across the northern agricultural belt). The Avril Group (parent of Lesieur and Saipol) is the dominant player in French edible oil processing, operating the largest rapeseed and sunflower crushing and refining capacity in France. Lesieur is the leading brand in French retail cooking oil (sunflower, rapeseed, blends). France also has a significant olive oil culture — while France does not produce substantial volumes commercially (some small production in Provence), it is a major consumer and importer of olive oil, with Spain, Italy, and Tunisia as the primary origins. For professional buyers, France's edible oil sector offers: domestic-origin non-GMO sunflower oil with French provenance claims; ISCC-certified rapeseed oil for renewable/bio claims; and a range of specialty oils (walnut, hazelnut, grape seed, pumpkin seed) produced by smaller French mills for artisan and premium markets.
Regulatory and certification requirements for cooking oil in France
France applies EU food law frameworks including Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 (LMIV in French: INCO — Règlement Information Consommateurs). Key France-specific market requirements: IFS Food certification is particularly important for French retail supply — IFS was co-developed by French retailer associations (FCD) and is a near-mandatory requirement for suppliers to French supermarkets (Carrefour, Leclerc, Intermarché, Casino, Auchan). The SIQO (Signes d'Identification de la Qualité et de l'Origine) system covers AOP/AOC (Appellation d'Origine Protégée/Contrôlée), IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée), and Label Rouge designations — these are relevant for specialty French oils (Huile de Noix du Périgord AOP, Huile d'Olive de Provence AOP, etc.). For bulk cooking oil in food manufacturing, the same IFS/BRC/FSSC 22000 hierarchy applies. France's Direction Générale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes (DGCCRF) enforces food labelling and composition rules, with particular attention to origin claims for oils.