Bio Village
Bio Village is the organic own-label range of the French supermarket group E.Leclerc, covering almost every aisle of a French kitchen: dairy, cheese, charcuterie, pantry staples, biscuits, chocolate, juices, plant drinks and baby meals. Epicerie Corner stocks a wide selection of Bio Village products for everyday French cooking, delivered across the UK.
What Is Bio Village?
Bio Village is the brand E.Leclerc created to make organic food more affordable for its shoppers in France, and it now runs to hundreds of products. The word bio is simply French for organic. Rather than specialising in one category, the range is designed to let a household fill a whole shopping basket with organic versions of familiar French staples, from a pot of fromage blanc to a jar of cornichons.
For expats, that is the main appeal: the yoghurts, terrines, flans and biscuits taste like the ones on French supermarket shelves, because they are the same products. The packs and many ingredient lists are in French, so the product pages on our site give English titles to help you find what you need.
What Does Organic Mean on Bio Village Products?
Organic food sold in the European Union must follow EU organic regulation, and packs carry the green Eurofeuille (the EU leaf logo). Many French products also show the AB (Agriculture Biologique) mark, which is optional and guarantees the same standard. Under these rules, crops are grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilisers and without GMOs, and in a processed product at least 95% of the agricultural ingredients must be organic.
Organic certification is about how ingredients are farmed and processed. It does not by itself make a product lower in fat, sugar or salt, so read the nutrition panel as you would for any other food.
The Bio Village Range at Epicerie Corner
Dairy, eggs and cheese
The chilled side of the range includes free-range organic eggs, whole and skimmed UHT milk, goat's milk, soft and half-salted butter, crème fraîche, fresh cream and a long line of yoghurts: natural, whole-milk, Greek-style, fruit, coconut and ewe's milk. French cheeses include Brie, Camembert, Emmental (portion and grated), Gouda slices, goat's cheese log, Tommette, Feta, Mozzarella, Mascarpone, Ricotta, Parmesan PDO and Bio Village Organic Roquefort PDO.
Charcuterie, meat and fish
Look for organic lardons (natural and smoked), Rillettes du Mans, roast chicken rillettes, country terrine, poultry liver terrine with Cognac, dry sausage, Strasbourg and Toulouse sausages, chipolatas, white puddings, Atlantic smoked salmon and smoked trout.
Food cupboard
Pantry basics cover pasta, rice, quinoa, bulgur, couscous, green and coral lentils, mogettes, T65 flour, olive, rapeseed, sunflower and sesame oils, balsamic and cider vinegar, cooking sauces, jams, honey, maple and agave syrups, coffee, tea and infusions. French condiments include Bio Village Dijon Mustard, old-fashioned wholegrain mustard, mayonnaise and cornichons, while dried fruit runs from sultanas and apricots to Agen prunes.
Biscuits, chocolate and snacks
For the goûter (children's afternoon snack) there are Petits Beurre, madeleines, filled biscuits, honey waffles, gingerbread and rice cakes, plus dark chocolate bars from 52% pastry chocolate to 85% tasting chocolate. Aperitif snacks include crisps, tortilla chips, cheese palmiers, savoury biscuits and an aperitif mix.
Juices and drinks
Pure juices (orange, apple, grape, clementine, pomegranate, carrot, tomato and blends), nectars, lemonades, iced teas, fruit waters and syrups sit alongside plant drinks made from soya, almond, oat, rice and spelt. More choice is in our Organic Drinks collection.
Baby and toddler
Bio Village also makes organic baby foods: vegetable bowls labelled from 4 months, toddler meal plates such as pot-au-feu and turkey blanquette, baby yoghurts, fruit pouches and a growing-up milk from 12 months. Check the age on each pack and follow UK weaning advice. See all brands in Baby Meals.
How to Shop the Bio Village Range
- Start with French staples you miss: fromage blanc, crème fraîche, lardons, Petits Beurre and Dijon mustard are hard to replace with UK equivalents.
- Check the format: many products come in multipacks (4x125g yoghurts, 6x20cl juice briquettes, 6x1L milk), which suit families and lunchboxes.
- Plan for the chilled items: yoghurts, cheese, charcuterie and fresh pasta need to go straight into the fridge on delivery; check the use-by date on the pack.
- Read the label for allergies and diets: recipes vary, and many are in French, so check ingredients and allergen information on each pack.
For other organic store-cupboard brands, browse Organic Food Cupboard.
Cooking French Classics with Bio Village
Much of the range is built around everyday French recipes. Smoked lardons, crème fraîche, grated Emmental and ready-to-roll shortcrust pastry give you a quiche lorraine; puff pastry, mushrooms and cream make a quick vol-au-vent filling; and a jar of ratatouille served with Toulouse sausages and potatoes is a simple weeknight dinner. For a planche apéro, set out rillettes, terrine and dry sausage with cornichons, a few cheeses and the pre-baked half baguettes. Buckwheat galettes and sweet crêpes cover Breton-style pancake nights, and fromage blanc with honey or jam is a common French dessert.
Bio Village FAQs
Who makes Bio Village products?
Bio Village is the organic own-label brand of E.Leclerc, one of France's large supermarket groups. As with most retailer brands, the products are made for E.Leclerc by different food manufacturers, and the packs carry the EU organic logo. Epicerie Corner imports a selection of the range for customers in the UK.
Is Bio Village certified organic?
Products sold as organic under the Bio Village name carry the EU organic logo, often alongside the French AB mark, which means they meet the EU organic regulation and are inspected by an approved certification body. The certification body's code is printed on the pack, near the organic logo.
What is fromage blanc and how do you eat it?
Fromage blanc is a smooth, fresh cheese with a texture close to thick yoghurt. In France it is eaten as a dessert with sugar, honey, jam or fruit, and it is also used in cooking for dips, cheesecakes and sauces. Bio Village offers plain fromage blanc, a 0% fat version and a version made with sheep's milk.
Are Bio Village products suitable for vegans?
Some are and many are not. The range includes plant drinks, dried pulses, grains, oils, juices, vegetables and many sauces made without animal ingredients, but it also includes dairy, eggs, meat and fish, and some biscuits contain butter, milk or eggs. Check the ingredients list on each product before buying.
Bio Village
More About Bio Village
Bio Village is the organic own-label range of the French supermarket group E.Leclerc, covering almost every aisle of a French kitchen: dairy, cheese, charcuterie, pantry staples, biscuits, chocolate, juices, plant drinks and baby meals. Epicerie Corner stocks a wide selection of Bio Village products for everyday French cooking, delivered across the UK.
What Is Bio Village?
Bio Village is the brand E.Leclerc created to make organic food more affordable for its shoppers in France, and it now runs to hundreds of products. The word bio is simply French for organic. Rather than specialising in one category, the range is designed to let a household fill a whole shopping basket with organic versions of familiar French staples, from a pot of fromage blanc to a jar of cornichons.
For expats, that is the main appeal: the yoghurts, terrines, flans and biscuits taste like the ones on French supermarket shelves, because they are the same products. The packs and many ingredient lists are in French, so the product pages on our site give English titles to help you find what you need.
What Does Organic Mean on Bio Village Products?
Organic food sold in the European Union must follow EU organic regulation, and packs carry the green Eurofeuille (the EU leaf logo). Many French products also show the AB (Agriculture Biologique) mark, which is optional and guarantees the same standard. Under these rules, crops are grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilisers and without GMOs, and in a processed product at least 95% of the agricultural ingredients must be organic.
Organic certification is about how ingredients are farmed and processed. It does not by itself make a product lower in fat, sugar or salt, so read the nutrition panel as you would for any other food.
The Bio Village Range at Epicerie Corner
Dairy, eggs and cheese
The chilled side of the range includes free-range organic eggs, whole and skimmed UHT milk, goat's milk, soft and half-salted butter, crème fraîche, fresh cream and a long line of yoghurts: natural, whole-milk, Greek-style, fruit, coconut and ewe's milk. French cheeses include Brie, Camembert, Emmental (portion and grated), Gouda slices, goat's cheese log, Tommette, Feta, Mozzarella, Mascarpone, Ricotta, Parmesan PDO and Bio Village Organic Roquefort PDO.
Charcuterie, meat and fish
Look for organic lardons (natural and smoked), Rillettes du Mans, roast chicken rillettes, country terrine, poultry liver terrine with Cognac, dry sausage, Strasbourg and Toulouse sausages, chipolatas, white puddings, Atlantic smoked salmon and smoked trout.
Food cupboard
Pantry basics cover pasta, rice, quinoa, bulgur, couscous, green and coral lentils, mogettes, T65 flour, olive, rapeseed, sunflower and sesame oils, balsamic and cider vinegar, cooking sauces, jams, honey, maple and agave syrups, coffee, tea and infusions. French condiments include Bio Village Dijon Mustard, old-fashioned wholegrain mustard, mayonnaise and cornichons, while dried fruit runs from sultanas and apricots to Agen prunes.
Biscuits, chocolate and snacks
For the goûter (children's afternoon snack) there are Petits Beurre, madeleines, filled biscuits, honey waffles, gingerbread and rice cakes, plus dark chocolate bars from 52% pastry chocolate to 85% tasting chocolate. Aperitif snacks include crisps, tortilla chips, cheese palmiers, savoury biscuits and an aperitif mix.
Juices and drinks
Pure juices (orange, apple, grape, clementine, pomegranate, carrot, tomato and blends), nectars, lemonades, iced teas, fruit waters and syrups sit alongside plant drinks made from soya, almond, oat, rice and spelt. More choice is in our Organic Drinks collection.
Baby and toddler
Bio Village also makes organic baby foods: vegetable bowls labelled from 4 months, toddler meal plates such as pot-au-feu and turkey blanquette, baby yoghurts, fruit pouches and a growing-up milk from 12 months. Check the age on each pack and follow UK weaning advice. See all brands in Baby Meals.
How to Shop the Bio Village Range
- Start with French staples you miss: fromage blanc, crème fraîche, lardons, Petits Beurre and Dijon mustard are hard to replace with UK equivalents.
- Check the format: many products come in multipacks (4x125g yoghurts, 6x20cl juice briquettes, 6x1L milk), which suit families and lunchboxes.
- Plan for the chilled items: yoghurts, cheese, charcuterie and fresh pasta need to go straight into the fridge on delivery; check the use-by date on the pack.
- Read the label for allergies and diets: recipes vary, and many are in French, so check ingredients and allergen information on each pack.
For other organic store-cupboard brands, browse Organic Food Cupboard.
Cooking French Classics with Bio Village
Much of the range is built around everyday French recipes. Smoked lardons, crème fraîche, grated Emmental and ready-to-roll shortcrust pastry give you a quiche lorraine; puff pastry, mushrooms and cream make a quick vol-au-vent filling; and a jar of ratatouille served with Toulouse sausages and potatoes is a simple weeknight dinner. For a planche apéro, set out rillettes, terrine and dry sausage with cornichons, a few cheeses and the pre-baked half baguettes. Buckwheat galettes and sweet crêpes cover Breton-style pancake nights, and fromage blanc with honey or jam is a common French dessert.
Bio Village FAQs
Who makes Bio Village products?
Bio Village is the organic own-label brand of E.Leclerc, one of France's large supermarket groups. As with most retailer brands, the products are made for E.Leclerc by different food manufacturers, and the packs carry the EU organic logo. Epicerie Corner imports a selection of the range for customers in the UK.
Is Bio Village certified organic?
Products sold as organic under the Bio Village name carry the EU organic logo, often alongside the French AB mark, which means they meet the EU organic regulation and are inspected by an approved certification body. The certification body's code is printed on the pack, near the organic logo.
What is fromage blanc and how do you eat it?
Fromage blanc is a smooth, fresh cheese with a texture close to thick yoghurt. In France it is eaten as a dessert with sugar, honey, jam or fruit, and it is also used in cooking for dips, cheesecakes and sauces. Bio Village offers plain fromage blanc, a 0% fat version and a version made with sheep's milk.
Are Bio Village products suitable for vegans?
Some are and many are not. The range includes plant drinks, dried pulses, grains, oils, juices, vegetables and many sauces made without animal ingredients, but it also includes dairy, eggs, meat and fish, and some biscuits contain butter, milk or eggs. Check the ingredients list on each product before buying.