SIAL TALKS

Europe's largest food technology park, partner of SIAL 2024 gathers 90 companies and 2,984 employees. Based a few kilometres from Agen, the Technopole Agropole's mission is to support the development of agri-food companies in their development. From the incubation phase through to setting up a business in its business incubator, Agropole's aim is to help you through the entire throughout the acceleration process: ideation phase, feasibility study feasibility study, market test, product/process development and implementation.

The next edition of ALL4PACK will take place at Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre from 21 to 24 November 2022. A headline event in the packaging and intralogistics ecosystem, this international meeting contains a concentrate of all the innovations, trends and expertise at the disposal of user industries. ALL4PACK offers a global approach for specific, sustainable and responsible solutions to the performance issues of industry professionals: packaging, machines, logistics. This trade show brings together the leading decision-makers from 11 industrial sectors: Beauty & Hygiene, Beverages & Liquids, Capital goods, Consumer goods, Food, Health & pharma, Luxury goods, Retail & e-commerce, Services, Transport & logistics, Other industries.

The "Association nationale des industries alimentaires" brings together 32 trade associations, 6 associate members and 17 regional associations, representing France's 19,000 food companies. The food industry is France's No. 1 economic sector, with sales of €212 billion, and the country's No. 1 industrial employer, with 510,000 employees

Crédit Agricole Group is the largest financial sponsor of the French economy. The group is also the leading European asset manager, the largest bank insurer in Europe and the third European player in project finance. Thanks to its universal community banking model - the close collaboration between its local banks and their related businesses - Crédit Agricole Group supports its clients in their projects in France and around the world: payment methods, asset management, leasing and factoring, corporate and investment banking, insurance, sustainable financing... Being the bank of choice for almost 1 out of every 2 companies in France, the Group operates in 47 countries and has 147 000 employees and 53 million customers.

Ecotrophelia's ambition is to promote entrepreneurship and competitiveness in the European food sector, through the implementation of a training network of excellence in food innovation and the organisation of the national and European food innovation competition "Les Trophées Étudiants de l'Innovation Alimentaire", a real incubator of ideas for the food industry. ECOTROPHELIA develops a real culture of food innovation within French and European Universities and Grandes Ecoles.

Evidence Santé is a consulting and communication agency specialized in nutrition, health, food safety, health and environment, CSR. At the interface between scientific experts, companies from all sectors and startups, the media and the general public, Evidence Santé interprets scientific information according to each target in France and at international level. Surrounding herself by a team of nutrition engineers and communication specialists, Nathalie Hutter-Lardeau, nutritionist, author and entrepreneur, seeks to unite her partners around themes related to healthy, enjoyable and sustainable food. Evidence Santé's expertise is based on 5 areas of expertise: Evidence Consulting (scientific watch, workshops, scientific arguments...), Evidence Voice (qualified consumer services, crisis management), Evidence Publishing (creation and layout of content), Evidence Learning and Evidence Event.

Interfel is the French fresh fruit and vegetable trade association, bringing together all the players in the sector to promote and add value to fresh fruit and vegetables in France.

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.

Equipped with relevant global innovation monitoring tools adapted to the world of food and Nutraceuticals, our team has become an expert and makes its skills available to companies that want to develop, innovate and create value, or enhance the benefits of their products from a Nutritional, Taste, Clean, Natural or Pleasure aspects... Deciphering major trends, emergences and "soft noises", detecting potential innovations, discerning the ideas that bring profit, reputation and image: we are "head hunters" for new opportunities, new distribution methods and new developments. Specialized in nutrition, health and well-being, we develop communication tools adapted to these messages, which are so sensitive because they touch the individual even in his or her private life. Talking to consumers, prescribers, medias and professionals: that's our job!

Paris Retail Week is the leading event for multichannel commerce, the must-attend show for the entire retail ecosystem: 3 days of business, networking, conferences and workshops in Paris, Porte de Versailles. The event brings together major brands, retailers and solution providers, and will help decipher trends, explore innovations in the sector and find concrete solutions.

Paris Retail Week in some key figures:

- 20 000 participants

- 370 exhibitors

- 40 startups

- 200 conferences & workshops

- 8 business issues processed

- 9 Innovations Awards

Paris Retail Week is the show not to be missed if you want to develop your network and your business and gain a better understanding of the retail and omnichannel commerce sector thanks to the experts present at the event! The next edition will be held from 17 to 19 September 2024.

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

SprintProject - End-to-End INNOVATION

SprintProject puts competitive intelligence at the service of innovation.

SprintProject supports corporate groups in the Supply Chain, Food & Drink, Retail and FMCG sectors, in their innovation strategy, from strategic thinking to the implementation of practical solutions.

SprintProject is an unique expertise that: consolidates strategic data and provides its clients with an exhaustive and exclusive monitoring service; raises awareness and educates decision-makers about innovation trends and new business models; leads and supports innovation and transformation in the ecosystems of the Supply Chain, Food and Beverage, Consumer Goods and Retail; helps and guides large groups and investors in their collaboration with start-ups; pilots large-scale innovative programs in a collaborative and multi-actor (public/private) mode.