EVENTS

Trends & Innovations

SIAL’s worldwide innovation Observatory reveals the trends.

Every two years, the Trends & Innovations Observatory, a SIAL favourite for the last ten years, offers visitors from retail, foodservice and manufacturing the opportunity to understand consumer innovations and trends in the global food industry. 

What is more, the exhibition is a unique opportunity to explore in one place a selection of new concepts and innovations, launched all around the world by exhibitors, thanks to the Trends & Innovations event held prior to SIAL.

New in 2010. Daily conferences, providing an all round view of innovation, will take place in the Trends & Innovations Observatory area.

Located in Hall 6.

SIAL Trends & Innovations means :

• In 2008: 800 exhibitor products displayed at the Trends & Innovations event (free of charge,reserved strictly for reserved strictly for SIAL exhibitors)


• 350 products from 41 countries, selected by the jury on the basis of their innovative properties (new benefits for the consumer), including 50 foodservice products and 19 semi-processed food products and ingredients


• 15 Trends & Innovations awards and 2 special prizes awarded to the best in global innovation


• Trends & Innovations Observatory, held during the show, is popular with 75% of exhibition visitors


• Trends & Innovations award-giving ceremony


• International Trends & Innovations Book: a concentrate of worldwide innovation and indispensable tools (available for pre-order)

Trends & Innovations event

The Trends & Innovations Observatory provides innovative food manufacturers with a communication springboard via its comprehensive Trends & Innovations event. 

Exhibitors are invited to declare (free of charge) their new mass consumption, food service and semi-processed food products, ingredients and other products prior to the exhibition, at the Trends & Innovations event.
The products are then reviewed and some are selected by a jury of independent professionals (innovation and food experts) for their innovative qualities, namely for their new benefits to consumers.

Three separate juries assemble to examine these products, classified under three main product categories: mass consumption, foodservice, semi-processed food products and ingredients. The innovative food products selected then acquire the label “Selected for Trends & Innovations”.

The best innovations from the selection are given a Trends & Innovations award. Award-winning exhibitors then receive a Trophy at the Trends & Innovations award-giving ceremony.

Lastly, the Trends & Innovations event also means exclusive partnerships:

• Disney-SIAL award with The World Disney Company
• “Les Jours Essentiels de l’Innovation” with Groupe Monoprix (New in 2010!)

Find the selected Trends & Innovations:

• in the Trends & Innovations Observatory in SIAL Hall 6, where some hundred selected innovations are on display
• in the International Trends & Innovations Book, available during and after SIAL, which provides the full list of Trends & Innovations and contact details of the relevant companies. Order your International Trends & Innovations book here

To contact Trends & Innovations: innov@sial.fr

Disney SIAL Award: highlight of innovation for children

The Disney-SIAL 2010 award ceremony will take place on 19 October, during the SIAL 2010 Trends & Innovations Awards event. A jury of experts from gastronomy, nutrition, retail and the media will reward a selection of exhibitors’ new products. In addition to being innovative and designed for children aged 3 to 12, the products must appeal to parents by having the nutritional properties required for a balanced diet, yet be tasty and fun.

Products selected as being innovations for children also obtained :

• an area dedicated to Innovation for Children in the SIAL 2010 Trends & Innovations Observatory and in the Nutrition & Health Village
• presentation of the winning product(s) in the Innovation campaign
• Awards, handed out by TWDC (The Walt Disney Company) for the SIAL 2008 Trends & Innovations awards.

“Les Jours Essentiels de Monoprix” in partnership with Groupe Monoprix

Trends & Innovations Conferences – New in 2010