The Innovation Spotting Competition
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?
Registration opening soon
Congratulations to Unbun Keto Foods for its product Vegan Keto Buns, which won the 2019 SIAL Innovation Gold Grand Prize!
Why this product?
Unbun is truly unique. It is appropriate for consumers who seek products that are paleo, grain-free, starch-free, vegan, keto and gluten-free but it also taste great to consumers accustomed to eating conventional bread.
Unbun Keto Foods
Step 1
Register for the competition through the registration platform and pay the entry fees ($150 CAD).
Step 2
Then, 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 two weeks before the show.
Step 4
Our Jury will announce the grand-prize winners for the Gold, Silver and Bronze categories during an official ceremony in front of the major actors of the food industry on August, 5th.
Our Partners
SIAL Innovation is coming back for its 13th 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.
Our 2020 Jury - In creation
President of the Jury
Dana McCauley
CEO
President of the Jury
Isabelle Marquis
Food & Health Marketing Advisor
President of the Jury
Xavier Terlet
CEO and founder of XTC world innovation
Jonathan Garnier
Chef at La Guilde Culinaire
Mary Dalimonte
World Class Specialist in Retail and Food Transformations
Jane Dummer
Principal and founder, Jane Dummer Consulting
Brian Hircock
President of Raining Communications & Co-Founder of BeerCan Magazine
Birgit Blain
President Birgit Blain & Associates Inc.
Bruno Ponsard
General Manager
Ian Ferguson
Chief operating officer, Chantler Packages Inc.
Angela Liuzzo
President of Close to the Heart Professional Nutrition Services
Derek Vella
R&D Manager of the Guelph Food Innovation Centre
Gabriel Moreau
Client Business Partner
Marianne Lefebvre
Expert in Global Nutrition
Annie Langlois
Partner, Senior vice-president Massy Forget Langlois Public Relations
Yvanko Cech
Founding President Momentum Foods Inc.
Bart Desiron
Director of Commissary Operations at Summerhill Market
Nicolas Hébert
District Sales Manager
Marg MacDonald
Business Development Consultant at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Louise Corneau
Nutritionist, Research Professional
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