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The SIAL Innovation competition is a unique international competition that rewards the best innovations in food and non-food related products, such as packaging and containers.
The competition is open to all exhibitors, and select winners based on the following 4 criteria: packaging, manufacturing process, merchandising and recipe.
Why register?
Step 1
Register for the competition through the registration platform and pay the entry fees ($150 CAD) before March 22, 2019.
Step 2
On April 9th, 2019, our Jury will select the winners amongst a pre-selection of the best innovations.
Step 3
The 10 winners will be announced to the press on April 16th, 2019.
Step 4
During an official ceremony in front of the major actors of the food industry, our Jury will announce the grand-prize winners for the Gold, Silver and Bronze categories on April 30th, 2019 - the first day of the SIAL Canada 2019 tradeshow.
Our Partners
SIAL Innovation is coming back for its 12th edition by searching for the most innovative products in North America!
One of the most awaited event of the show every year, SIAL Innovation is the only international competition that reveal the most innovative products in the food industry while offering them global visibility.
The grand-prize winners will be awarded by our partner Nielsen with a $5,000 grant for the silver and Bronze category and $10,000 for the SIAL Innovation Gold medal on April 30, 2019.
Congratulations to our 2018 winners:
Our 2019 Jury
President of the Jury
Dana McCauley
CEO, Blue Unicorn Innovation
President of the Jury
Xavier Terlet
CEO and founder of XTC world innovation
Phil Lempert
President & CEO at Consumer Insight, Inc. and editor SupermarketGuru.com
Birgit Blain
President Birgit Blain & Associates Inc.
Brian Hircock
President at Raining Communications
Jane Dummer
Principal and founder, Jane Dummer Consulting
Kirsten Cole
Member Relations and Business Development Manager at COTA
Patrick Lambert
Innovation Business Partner / Nielsen BASES
Frank Ho
Senior Vice President of Nations Fresh Foods
Xinjie (Lois) Lin
PhD candidate in nutritional sciences at University of Guelph
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