GLOBAL COOKBOOK MARKET
GLOBAL COOKBOOK MARKET : CONTINENTS SHIFT
The crisis is quickly chan¬ging the world, and has surprising and profound consequences. There is a clear shift in cookbook quality from the West to the East, and the South. It is more due to the fast progress of the emerging powers than to stagnation of the traditional leaders. The Gourmand Awards can give an excellent view on the changes and trends in culinary books. The Awards focus on quality, not sales and quantity.
CATEGORIES
We have only one new category, for Apps, showing the importance of e-cookbooks for the future. We have 19 fewer categories, and 5 fewer Special Awards. So the competition has been much more intense and difficult, with more parti¬cipating books for fewer categories. We will have a maximum of 79 Podium, at Theatre Folies Bergère, against 102 last year, a reduction of 20%. The event should last one half hour less.
COUNTRIES
We have 162 countries participating in 2011, against 156 in 2010, and 136 in 2009. The increase in quality is very strong worldwide. There are a to¬tal of 71 countries among the finalists in 2011, with fewer categories, against 78 in 2010.
The quality started si¬gnificantly improving two years ago in the East and South, when the West started to be hit by the cri¬sis. The change is accele¬rating, thanks to the new digital techniques, and the rise of demand for high value culinary books. Pu¬blishers can invest more than ever in this sector.
FINALISTS
For cookbooks and wine books, the total of finalists is 283 in 2011, against 339 in 2010, because of the reduction of 20% in categories. Two cate¬gories have 12 finalists each.
Europe (135) is clearly losing to the rest of the world (148) in 2011, while it was still ahead (195 to 143) in 2010.
CULINARY BOOKS POWERS
Latin America is becoming a world leader for quality in the sector. The US and France still have a clear quality edge over other countries. China and Africa are progressing quicker than most realize. The quality in Australia is outstanding. Professionals have to see the books exhibition at “Paris Cookbook Fair”, it is essential for their un¬derstanding of the current situation, and to plan for the future.
| country | FINALISTS 2010 | FINALISTS 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| LATIN AMERICA | 22 | 35 |
| U.S.A | 57 | 34 |
| FRANCE | 28 | 29 |
| SCANDINAVIA | 17 | 23 |
| AFRICA | 7 | 16 |
| UK | 21 | 16 |
| AUSTRALIA | 8 | 14 |
| CHINA | 8 | 14 |
| GERMANY | 18 | 14 |
| BRAZIL | 6 | 11 |
Shortlist for the
31st GOURMAND AWARDS
FOOD CULTURE
Shortlist October 2025 FOR BOOKS PUBLISHED 16/10/2024-15/10/2025
This is the selection for the first nine months of the 31st Gourmand Awards. On the shortlist there are only a maximum of 6 countries as finalists per category. We have 848 participants from 180 countries and from 15 international Organizations such as the UN, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNWTO, EU, FAO, IOM, ILO, IMF, OECD, UNDP, WFP, WHO, WIPO, World Bank, WTO. The shortlist is published after October 15, 2025, the deadline. The Awards Ceremony will be November 27-30, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
GOURMAND AWARDS
The Best Cookbooks in the World
The Gourmand Awards have changed the notion of gastronomy, its history, and its importance. With your efforts and dedication, you have changed the horizon of gastronomy.
Sara Beatriz Guardia, UNESCO Chair, USMP University, Lima, Peru November 29, 2022
Monsieur Edouard Cointreau,
You gave a lot of joy and happiness, You made famous and internationally known, tens of thousands of writers, chefs editors and publishers. You united the whole world, continents, réligions and faiths, languages, customs and traditions. We are united here with the same mission, The goal of our work is to bring to the world a well-being, respect to each other and peace. Thanks to you Monsieur Cointreau, the gastronomy books maintain their position and importance on the shelves of libraries and bookstores as well at homes, despite the competition from the wide choice that the internet offers free.
Avec mes salutations repectueuses
Ahmed Ladarsi, Author, Finland
GOURMAND
World Cookbook Awards
- The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau. Every year, they honour the best food and wine books, printed or digital, as well as food television.
- In 2024, we have participants from 221 countries countries and regions participate in these prestigious awards, the only international competition of the sector. It is free, and open to all languages.
- Every year, Gourmand gives the awards in a very special location for gastronomy. The Ceremony is always an opportunity to meet every important person in the world of food and books: hundreds of publishers, authors, chefs and journalists take part in these events.
- The Gourmand Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” for film. They are inspired by the Olympic Games and their spirit.
- We reward now all food and drinks content, in print or digital, paid or free, private or public, trade publishers or self published, big or small, with an equal chance for everyone.
- The Gourmand Awards are a unique opportunity to build the image of the food culture in a country, show the world its spirit.
