SIAL 2018

SIAL Montreal 2018

May 2 -4, 2018

This is the biggest international food event - a food trade show - that tales place in Montreal every second year. Every other year, it is hosted in Toronto.

This year, 50 countries participated in the show. There were 1,000 individual exhibitors spread over 240,000 square feet of exhibition floor space. The show welcomed 18,500 professional visitors. Each booth averaged 350 contacts.

The exhibitors came with a hope to establish contacts and make trade deals. All succeeded in making their products visible and appreciated. The show was the place to promote and to offer, to make contacts and deals.

The special focus this year was on cheese and microbrewery, as well as novelty beverages. A large attention was also allotted to meat and fish products and their culinary presentations. There were also oriental dumplings and teas, a great variety of olive oils, and myriads of other delectable foods including maple syrup, ice-cream, desserts, sweets, chocolate, candies and cookies, gourmet chips, coffee and many more products that tempted one'e eye and curiosity and brought an inevitable regret that it is just physically impossible to try to taste all them all.

The show also highlighted the innovative products, especially those which won some recognition by the jury and received awards. Olive oil category was especially prominent, and special tastings of the winners was available to all attendees.

Canadian and Quebec food companies occupied a large space of the exhibition floor, displaying many interesting products that enjoyed a great popularity.

SIAL Montreal was the place to discover Market Trends for 2018, and the latests trends and innovations in the food industry.

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For more information, visit the SIAL website.