SIAL, the biennial tradeshow in Paris, showcases dairy products, beverages, meat, fruit and vegetables, seafood, confectionery, bakery, frozen and ready-prepared products. It is attended by buyers from across the retail, food service, wholesale and hospitality spectrum.

For the 25th show, there were150,192 professional visitors, a 10.2% increase from the previous edition of the show in 2010. There were around 350 dairy exhibitors.

Dairy Foods sent British journalist Geoff Platt of Dairy Digest to the Parc des Expositions near Charles de Gaulle Airport to see what's new. He found these 10 noteworthy dairy foods and beverages.
 

• A thick yogurt from New Zealand made for men

• Award-winning ice cream for the Russian market

• Bite-sized ice cream coated with chocolate and cereal

• Portable yogurt from France is marketed for children

• Probiotic drinkable yogurt contains fruits, vegetables

• Cheese on a skewer is ready for grilling

• Ready-to-serve cheese dessert with fruit sauce

• Cheese curd snacks from Lithuania are coated in chocolate

• Limited-edition cheese is matured in beer

• Low-lactose milk from China is developed for Chinese consumers