France, April 12 -- With fewer people sending each other letters, France's post office will change its strategic plan for the next ten years, looking to significantly increase its home meal delivery business - aimed in particular at elderly people - and to continue to deliver parcels.

"We are committed to our public service missions," Philippe Wahl, the CEO ofFrance's postal service,La Poste, told the the French Senate on Wednesday, but "[we] are under pressure".

Wahl said letter and parcel deliveries dropped from 70 percent of France's post office business in 1990 to just 15 percent by the end of 2024, as letters have been replaced by e-mails and most invoices are now digital.

The steady decline over the last ten years has left a S...