Meat producers keen to wow French

Fourteen Irish meat companies and one Irish dairy co-operative are among the 5,900 exhibitors from 100 countries in Paris this morning for the French food fair Sial.

Sial is one of the world’s largest food trade fairs, with almost 140,000 international visitors expected this year, of which more than 40% will be French buyers. France is the leading eurozone market for Irish food and drink products, and is the second largest global market after the UK.

With Ireland having achieved food exports of almost €650m to France last year, Bord Bia hopes significant contacts and contracts will be made at its Origin Green pavilions again this year. A further three Irish companies are exhibiting independently.