The gastronomy exhibition

GOURMET SELECTION is the key trade show dedicated to fine foods, the leading exhibition for high added value food products and gourmet eating.

Organised every year in Paris, GOURMET SELECTION hosts manufacturers, producers and artisans from all over France and Europe, including Italy, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland.

The majority of visitors, mainly French, represent specialist retailers, delicatessens and fine food outlets, wine merchants, food service and hotel & catering professionals.

Key figures

  • 4 300 visitors
  • 11% of international visitors
  • 302 exhibitors, representing 427 brands
  • 28% of international exhibitors

Sectors represented by exhibitors

Manufacturers, producers, distributors and importers of high-end, rare, original, regional, exotic, ethnic and seasonal gourmet food and non-food products and gift items in the following categories:

  • Alcoholic beverages and spirits: 5%
  • Soft drinks: 1%
  • Grocery products: 32%
  • Non-food: 4%
  • Press: 3%
  • Fish and seafood products: 6%
  • Dairy products, eggs: 0.5%
  • Confectionery: 34%
  • Delicatessen products & cured meats: 9%
  • Wines: 1%
  • Fruit and vegetables, flowers: 3%

Visitor profile

  • Specialist retail: 64%
  • Supermarkets/Import Export/Trade: 8%
  • Works councils, duty free, e-commerce: 8%
  • Horeca / Hotels: 5%
  • Food industry: 3%
  • Other: 12%