Discover the jury of experts for the Best French Fine food retailer 2025 competition.
Portrait of Fernando Medina Zenoff, director of the Gourmet Selection trade show

Fernando Medina Zenoff, Directeur du salon Gourmet Selection.

Fernando joined Comexposium in 2015 as Market Manager for SIAL. Building up his years of experience within the brand, he was then appointed International Sales Director for the SIAL Network.

In this position, which he will hold from 2019 to 2023, he was responsible for the entire network.

Then, in July 2023, Fernando Medina Zenoff was appointed Director of Events for the SIAL Network. His responsibilities included the strategic development of SIAL Canada, SIAL America, SIAL Interfood Indonesia and SIAL India, in coordination with the respective local directors.

Since 2024, Fernando is the Director of Gourmet Selection and the Cheese and Dairy Products Show.

A judging panel jury gathered around its president for this 2025 edition  

Aurélien Bertrand, Founder of B&C Epicerie Laroque de Fa

Aurélien Bertrand

Born into a family of shopkeepers and winegrowers, Aurélien, 41, has been a rural grocer since 2016, after training as a lawyer.

He is also a member of the board of the Fédération des Epiciers de France and a member of the Collège Culinaire de France.

He was the Quintessences jury's Coup de Cœur in 2023 with his grocery shop B&C Epicerie Laroque de Fa, in Occitanie.

Jury The Best French Fine Food retailer

Michel Granseigne

Currently Local Sales Manager at Le Petit Futé and 26-year employee of this independent SME.

His job is to support the 60 publishing managers throughout France.

He has been recruiting, training and managing them for 23 years, so he travels every week to every département in our beautiful country to support them, which enables him to meet all the businesses and craftsmen who make our regions shine. Born into a farming family on his mother's side, he grows his own vegetables.

He loves making tomato coulis, jams, pickles and much more. Naturally, he loves serving and eating good, natural products from local, organic farming: eating healthy and good!

Founder of Causses and President of Fédération des Epiciers de France

Alexis Roux de Bézieux

President of the Fédération des Epiciers de France and founder of the 2 Causses grocery stores, quality general food in Paris.

Previous members of the jury

Stéphane MEJANES

Stephane Méjanès

A former sports journalist, Stéphane Méjanès has been writing about gastronomy since 2012, in all its dimensions, for sustainable food from seed to garbage can. A freelance journalist, he contributes to Octopus, Les Hardis, Trois Couleurs, Culs-de-Poule and BON magazine, among others.
Marion Sauveur

Marion Sauveur

As a food journalist for Europe 1, she likes to help people discover or rediscover our French terroirs. She goes to meet the producers and their nuggets, as well as the chefs.