In institutional food service, the price of a meal isn’t decided on a monthly basis: it’s set once, in a contract clause, and remains binding for several years. This is a €22.23 billion market in 2025 (Gira), where the Ministry of Finance’s legal affairs department strongly advises against fixed prices, even for contracts lasting less than a year. Meanwhile, costs fluctuate: food prices by food group, labor costs, energy, and transportation.
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The price is decided at the time of signing: creating your review plan
This white paper details the development of an adjustment formula that remains valid for the duration of a contract: index composition (eleven food categories, ICHT restaurant index, operating costs), the choice between on-site and delivered indices, semi-annual or quarterly frequency, six pitfalls in drafting, and explicit funding for the EGalim trajectory. Audited figures dated from 2024 to 2026 (Government report to Parliament, DAJ Bercy, INSEE, Gira).
By downloading it, you will discover
- Why the DAJ strongly advises against a fixed price, even in a market that has been in existence for less than a year
- How is the adjustment index composed: eleven product categories, ICHT food service, and operating costs
- Why There Are Two Distinct Indexes, and What It Costs to Choose the Wrong One
- Six Drafting Pitfalls That Render a Clause Ineffective, from Index Bases to Unilateral Caps
- How can we finance the EGalim plan when only 29.5% of purchases are sustainable, given that the target is 50%?
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