Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

artisanat commercial

English translation:

artisan food sector

Added to glossary by Diana Huet de Guerville
Jul 26, 2018 11:05
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French term

artisanat commercial

French to English Other Food & Drink
I'm translating a speech for a European food industry conference, and am not sure how to render "artisanat commercial".

Here is the sentence:

"L’agroalimentaire représente un secteur d’activité majeur (avec **l’artisanat commercial** il représente à peu près 20% du chiffre d’affaires de l’industrie en France)."

INSEE gives the following definition: "L'artisanat commercial regroupe les entreprises ayant pour activité la charcuterie, la boulangerie, la boulangerie-pâtisserie, la pâtisserie, la cuisson de produits de boulangerie."

Is there an English term that covers these specific activities? The only thing I've been able to come up with so far is "food processing", but that seems overly general and doesn't seem to express the "artisanal" aspect as well as the French concept.

Any ideas?

UK English.

Thanks!

Discussion

philgoddard Jul 27, 2018:
I've come to this question late, but I think you've overlooked "commercial", which I understand to mean not commercial, but retail. In other words, they sell food (which they may or may not have made themselves) in shops or online.

Proposed translations

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artisan food sector (or specialist food traders)

"Ireland's artisan food sector to reach €706 million in 2016".

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/irelands-artisan-food-s...


"Specialist food traders and manufacturers, e.g. bakers, confectioners, butchers, restaurants

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/e...
(P 123)

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Artisan food traders (UK reference)

"...the market is awash with artisan food traders, including bakers, greengrocers, cheesemongers and florists."

https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/london-areas/greenw...
Peer comment(s):

agree B D Finch : Agree with "artisan food sector", not with "specialist food traders".
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agree Wendy Streitparth : Ditto
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Speciality food sector

Speciality food usually covers those sectors: it doesn't necessarily mean hand-made but is more niche than giant factory lines.
Maybe there is a middle ground term that I can't presently think of tho...
Note from asker:
Thanks for the suggestion, though not sure it fits here.
Peer comment(s):

neutral B D Finch : How would bread fit that? Note that, in France, bread is generally bought directly from the artisan baker.
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Artisanal foods

I would use the term "artisanal" here as this word is becoming more and more recognised in the UK and defines a certain sector of either hand crafted, farm produced, or finely made products.

"Artisanal food encompasses breads, cheeses, fruit preserves, cured meats, beverages, oils, and vinegars that are made by hand using traditional methods by skilled craftworkers, known as food artisans.[1] The foodstuff material from farmers and backyard growers can include fruit, grains and flours, milks for cheese, cured meats, fish, beverages, oils, and vinegars. The movement is focused on providing farm to fork type foods with locally sourced products that benefit the consumer, small scale growers and producers, and the local economy." economy.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisanal_food

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You could say "The artisanal food market" in order to incorporate the idea of "commecial".
ie:
"There's no denying that the ARTISANAL FOOD MARKET is booming. From home brewing and smoking meat to handmade cheeses, chutneys and preserves, Britain is teeming with tasty gourmet fare, but just who are the people behind the goods?"
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/weekend/from-the-kit...
Example sentence:

"Primarily Clearspring was born out of a wish to build a global organic food brand, to protect and develop the production of authentic and ARTISANAL FOODS, and to distribute such good foods worldwide."

Note from asker:
Thanks, this is definitely on the right track though I ended up using artisan food sector.
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