Our Mission

• To provide aplatform for knowledge-exchange, thought-leadership and networking.
• To facilitate the development of common positions and tools on key strategic and practical issues affecting the food business.

Our Members

CIES - The Food Business Forum is the only independent global food business network. It brings together the CEOs and senior management of around 400 retailer and manufacturer members of all sizes, across 150 countries.

CIES retailer members alone generate over €1500 billion, employ 6.4 million people and operate close to 200,000 stores. The manufacturer members account for €640 billion in sales.

CIES has been growing with the food business for 55 years. It provides a real global platform for thought leadership, debate and networking between retailers and their partners. Its strength lies in the privileged access it offers to the key players in the sector and the sharing of best practice at the highest level. It has a mandate from its members to develop common positions on key strategic and practical issues affecting the food business.

With its headquarters in Paris and its regional offices in Washington, D.C., Singapore, Tokyo and Shanghai, CIES serves its members throughout the world.

Our Products

The CIES mission is channelled through a set of products that include international programmes, publications and tailor-made member services.