International Taste Awards Competitors

The Guild of Fine Food is a community of business owners sharing the same passion for good food & drink: formed for mutual support and protection to maintain standards through training and raising awareness of good food and drink. The Guild of Fine Food exists to support, protect, represent, and raise awareness of all good independent food and drink businesses, at a local, national, international, and governmental level: Building a supportive and informative community of producers, retailers and food lovers who protect standards and champion well-made food & drink. A publisher, events and awards organiser, membership organisation and training provider, with a network of activities designed to promote excellence in all sectors of the trade and build closer links between producers and retailers, the Guild of Fine Food publishes Fine Food Digest, the industry voice for independent food & drink retailers. The Guild of Fine Food also organises two internationally-recognised accreditation schemes: Great Taste and World Cheese Awards. Established in 1994, Great Taste is organised by the Guild of Fine Food and is the world’s largest, longest standing and most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food and drink producers. World Cheese Awards has been bringing together the global cheese industry since 1988 in an annual celebration of cheeses and cheese experts from across the world. The Guild is based in the United Kingdom and has a small team and food & drink events spread between Gillingham, Dorset and London. We’re proud to interact with food & drink producers, independent retailers and lovers of good food from all around the world.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list is an annual snapshot of the opinions and experiences of almost 1,000 international restaurant industry experts. It is recognised around the world as the most credible indicator of the best places to eat on Earth and is the trusted arbiter of what matters in global cuisine. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants was launched in 2002, while Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants and Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants were both created in 2013. The World's 50 Best Bars and Asia's 50 Best Bars are also run by this same team.

The International Food Exhibition in Paris is the largest professional meeting of the world's food sector. 285,000 professionals from 205 countries will join the 2026 fair. 7,500 exposants from 130 countries will present their products. SIAL Paris is a source of inspiration for its ability to reveal the trends of tomorrow. SIAL Paris will take place from 17th to 21th October 2026 at Paris Nord Villepinte. To learn more about SIAL network tradeshows in the world: www.sial-network.com