Experience SIAL Innovation, the epicenter of global food trends, showcasing creativity and unique flavors. Join us to explore the future of gastronomy!
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INNOVATION

SIAL Innovation, food trends and innovations

SIAL Innovation, a trendsetter, provides visitors with expert and up-to-date content on innovation and market developments worldwide. It is one of the major events that will re-enchant your experience. A place where invention, transition, re-invention and foresight are discussed.
Come and decipher the latest innovations and consumer trends in the world's food industry.

This world food innovation observatory is offered in partnership with Protéines XTC.

Why Participate to SIAL Innovation?
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SIAL Innovation 2026 jury: global food experts and innovation trends

Meet the experts whose mission is to identify, evaluate and spotlight the most promising food innovations of SIAL Paris 2026.
Winners of the SIAL Innovation Awards 2024 posing on stage with their trophies, surrounded by confetti.

2024 prize list

The SIAL Innovation 2024 Grand Prizes at the international food exhibition celebrate the visionaries shaping the future of consumer eating habits.
SIAL Innovation Public's Choice Award 2024 trophy, recognizing the most popular products at the show.

The Public's Choice

Join in shaping the flavors of tomorrow with the SIAL Innovation People's Choice Award. Your voice matters in selecting the most beloved and groundbreaking food innovations.
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The SIAL Innovation 2022 awards

The SIAL Innovation 2022 awards of the international food exhibition are awarded those who help shape what we eat both today and tomorrow.
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SUCCESS

Success stories SIAL Innovation

Explore the success stories of the SIAL Innovation competition at SIAL Paris trade show. Exceptional food innovations that captivate consumers and boost business growth. Get inspired for your next creation!
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30 years of shaping the future of food

Our partners

Protéines XTC

Innovation, Communication, and Nutrition consulting firm specialized in the Food industry, ProtéinesXTC brings together scientists and communicators with complementary expertise: food engineers and sociologists, marketing, communication, and innovation consultants, media relations experts, as well as specialists in crisis prevention and management.

The firm has been the Innovation partner of SIAL since 1996 and leads the 'SIAL Innovation' operation in Paris and around the world, in Shanghai, Montreal/Toronto, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta, New Delhi, Las Vegas...

Drawing on its innovation expertise, ProtéinesXTC developed NewFoodData, the world's first global database of food innovations, as well as the Trend Tree, a food trend segmentation tool now used worldwide

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Kantar

Kantar is the world’s leading evidence-based insights and consulting company. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of how people think, feel and act; globally and locally in over 90 markets. By combining the deep expertise of our people, our data resources and benchmarks, our innovative analytics and technology, we help our clients understand people and inspire growth.
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Circana

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SIAL Network

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