The Grands Prix du Snacking

The awards ceremony to celebrate the year's best initiatives and players in the snack food sector.

The concepts and initiatives will be selected by a jury of professionals.

The awards

Snack Academy: a competition designed to unveil innovative snack food concepts

Franchise of the year: highlights the most dynamic franchise networks in the fast-food industry

Snack food player of the year: the snack food player of the year will be selected by their peers and the general public on the snacking.fr website

Bakery Initiative: highlighting an innovative or virtuous initiative by a bakery player

The jury 2026

Julien Gantheret

Co-founder

Gallika

Paul Fedèle

Editor-In-Chief

France Snacking

Nicolas Nouchi

Founder

Strateg’eat

Christophe Girardet

Founder

Victor et Compagnie

Laurent Delafontaine

Founder

Axe réseaux

Esther Kalonji

Executive Director

SNARR

The 2026 Nominees of the Snack Academy

Almas

Stuffed “pirojki” filled with Iranian and Lebanese recipes

Café Victorine

A coffee shop built around la bressanne, a popular specialty made with brioche dough.

Chingoo

Seoul and its street food: kimchi, bibimbap, fried chicken…

Donnant

Coffees, porridges, and light meals.

Faim

The new Flunch concept: traditional dishes in a fully digital self‑service space.

Holy Burek

Reinvents the traditional Balkan dish by offering filled and rolled bureks.

Onigami

The first Paris restaurant entirely dedicated to onigirazu. A fresh take on the Japanese sandwich.

Pezzopane Paris

Panini inspired by Neapolitan recipes, homemade with 100% Italian ingredients.

Johny Dwich

A neighborhood sandwich shop.

Sandwich de Bâtard

Generous sandwiches and hearty dishes.

The Nominees of the Figure of the Year 2026

Cécile et Nicolas Bécam - Maison Bécam

Nabil Bellebcir - Ninja Food

Céline Chung et Billy Pham - Asian Club / Bao Family / Street Bangkok

Alain Cojean - Donnant

Alain Flipo - La Famille - Finest Lunch

Maya Hamadi - Chopstix France

Isabelle Herman - KFC France

Julien Perret - BChef / Les Burgers de Papa

Olivier Voarick - CEO de Brioche Dorée

Xavier Royaux - Exki

Jo Sempels - McDonald's France

Jean-Wilfrid Thibault - Dunkin' France

A look back at the competition