Impact
A bigger and stronger platform
SIAL Paris 2024 closed on October 23 as the most significant edition in the show's 60-year history, with 285,000 professionals attending from more than 200 countries — a record 8% increase that returned attendance to pre-pandemic levels. The show was sold out five months before opening, a first in its history. The 60th anniversary edition reinforced SIAL Paris's position as the world's leading food industry event, combining record international participation (78.5% of visitors from outside France) with high-level institutional engagement, including high patronage from the French President and participation by 50 ambassadors, 16 parliamentarians and 17 French and foreign ministers. More than 400,000 products were presented across 270,000 sqm by 7,500 exhibitors from 127 countries. The event's theme, 'Own the Change', reflected the industry's collective focus on sustainability, innovation and the future of food.
