The Observatory has the following aims:

    collect and analyze nutritional and socio-economic data related to food products ;

    monitor the changes in the nutritional quality of the food supply by including retrospective dimensions to as great a degree as possible ;

    clarify and assess public and private interventions with a view to ensuring a constant improvement of the food product supply ;

    support initiatives which favor the adoption of strategies aiming to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply ;

    establish a platform for the centralization and exchange of data provided by the different stakeholders: consumer associations, manufacturers, retailers, public authorities.

Data analyses of the food supply are conducted on the basis of food sectors and involve the study of transformed food products. A differentiation is made according to different market segments (national brands, store brands, discount brands) and different price ranges (low-price, mid-range, high range).