SIAL 2024

SIAL has deep roots in its home city – Paris, France, where it has been taking place every two years in autumn. Editions run for a total of five days during the second part of October, alongside SIAL BOISSONS Internationale Getränkeausstellung.

The location is, of course, Paris-Nord Villepinte Parc d'Expositions et Centre de Conventions (VIPARIS) and COMEXPOSIUM serves as official organiser. Admission is given only to professional visitors and working hours are set from 09:00 am until 18:00 pm on all days, but be sure to check for any changes in programming.

Now let us discuss commuting. You can grab a shuttle bus from two locations - Porte Maillot and the Beauvais Airport to get to the exhibition grounds. The RER train service is also quite a reliable and efficient means to commute to the Paris-Nord Villepinte Parc d'Expositions.

SIAL is the only platform you need to present your products to both generate impressive sale leads and step into the spotlight considering how the entire industry elite and press is going to be present.

Organisers reveal record-breaking attendance – 7200 exhibitors from over 110 countries and 310,000 trade visitors from nearly 200 countries. These are the best numbers for the event to date, and the projection is for SIAL Paris to continue expanding.

It might be based in France, but the event is truly international, with 87% of exhibitors and 73% of visitors being foreign nationals. SIAL is so influential that the last edition saw 26 high-profile government representatives. Professionally speaking, we see members from all sectors of the industry - food manufacturers, distributors, importers, wholesalers, retailers and commercial catering.

SIAL 2022

SIAL 2022 signified the trade fair's made a triumphant comeback. It was attended by 265 000 trade attendees from 200 countries, as well as by 7 000 exhibitors from 127 nations. It also received 8 000 top buyers, and 121 speakers. There were 1 800 presented innovations with 21 obtaining the event's Innovation Award. The edition took place on 250 000 m2 of event space. 9 out of 10 exhibitors confirmed their return after the end of the rendition.

What are people saying?

“Very quickly, we realised how much of a ‘sounding board’ SIAL Paris was. Not only did we have to be present, but we also had to plan our SIAL Paris in advance and - more importantly - choose our stand position,” said Yves Faure, Agro’Novae;

“From a general viewpoint, it is indisputably an excellent source of inspiration for the food sector. Another key asset is its location in Paris, which is the world capital for gastronomy and helps us to quickly and easily meet very many professionals working in export,” said Caroline Corlay, Champagne JM GOBILLARD & Fils;

“SIAL is quite simply one of the most important shows in the world dedicated to the food sector! It is a show rooted in Paris whilst also enjoying international reach thanks to the SIAL Network. It is perhaps the most important trade event for us because it attracts a lot of potential clients from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa,” said Henry Goffaux, Managing Director of Continental Coffee;