SIAL has revealed the theme for this year’s event: “Own the Change”. In 2020, the food industry needs to find new solution that respect people and the environment. It requires to re-invent distribution formats, logistic chains and food processing systems, explain the organizers of SIAL in a recent statement.
Between now and 2030, the worldwide population will rise from 7.6 to 8.6 billion – an increase that represents an immense challenge for the food community. While ensuring there’ll be enough to feed everyone obviously comes before innovation, there are new paradigms that have to be taken into account: producing more while polluting less, exploring new supply sources, becoming more transparent – just to name a few.
Through a series of conferences and special events featuring international speakers, SIAL Paris will give a voice to the issue to engage the global food community: packaging (bulk, recycled, zero waste, zero plastic), urbanization (local, produced close by), health (tomorrow’s ingredients, functional food, alternative proteins), technology (food tech, traceability, blockchain).
Beyond the new theme, SIAL’s promise to “inspire food business” will be brought to life in 2020 by giving retailers, buyers, producers, suppliers, importers and wholesalers around the world the chance to meet and collaborate effectively.
As always, product innovation will be at the heart of the event thanks to the SIAL Innovation awards. The jury will be taking the “Own the Change” theme into full account during its decision-making process. The future of food will be presented in the Future Lab, which will give a special welcome to Food-Tech entrepreneurs and the innovations that will revolutionize the way we produce, consume and inform ourselves about food in the years to come.