63 Latvian Companies Take Part in SIAL Paris Food Fair
The SIAL Paris 2026 food and innovation fair, one of the world's largest food industry exhibitions, runs in France until 21 October with 63 Latvian companies taking part. Several of them have received the fair's innovation certificates.
The international food and innovation fair "SIAL Paris 2026" opened on 17 October at the "Nord Villepinte" exhibition centre near Paris and runs until Wednesday, 21 October. According to the Agricultural Resources and Economics Institute (AREI), 63 Latvian companies are taking part. The fair gives Latvian food producers a chance to present their products to international industry professionals.
Latvian stands
The combined area of the Latvian producers' stands is nearly 700 square metres, with eight joint stands built in total. Six national joint stands covering 520.5 square metres represent 48 Latvian food producers, and some participants are present in several halls. The joint stands are organised by AREI in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture.
Innovation certificates
Latvian companies also entered the fair's innovation competition, where an independent jury of experts selects and rewards the most modern and innovative food products. Companies that passed the selection received a "SIAL Innovation" certificate:
- SIA "Baltic Seaberry" – for the sea buckthorn immunity product "Seaberry Immunity";
- SIA "Nākotne" – for beef snack sticks "Beef Sticks";
- SIA "Abhaja" – for a plant-based chia seed "caviar";
- SIA "Plūkt" – for a ground fireweed powder in the style of matcha;
- SIA "Zekants" – for broad bean and egg protein crisps and fruit and broad bean protein bars;
- SIA "Lat Eko Food" – for rice porridge with milk;
- SIA "Salmon A&P" – for tuna in an Asian-style sauce and the premium fish range "Arnold Sorensen".
About the fair
"SIAL Paris 2026" is one of the world's largest food industry exhibitions and is held every two years. It is expected to gather about 8,000 exhibitors from more than 130 countries, offer around 400,000 different products across a 280,000 square metre site, and attract roughly 295,000 industry professionals from around the world.
