BIOFACH

The BIOFACH for over a decade, the world's largest trade fair and international trade fair for ecological consumer goods. It takes place every year in February at the fairgrounds of the city of Nuremberg. Organizer of BIOFACH is the Nuremberg Trade Fair. It is organized (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements ) under the auspices of IFOAM. Since 2007, the field of natural cosmetics in the independent trade fair BioFach is summarized. The BIOFACH was founded in 1990 by the exhibition organizers Hubert Rottner and Hagen Sunder. 2001 acquired the Nuremberg Trade Fair, the event rights to the trade fair. There are only authorized visitors.

Exhibitor and visitor numbers

To BIOFACH 2011 2.544 exhibitors came (2010: 2,557 exhibitors, 2009: 2,733 ). About two-thirds were not from Germany (87 countries). Other key countries of origin were Italy (419 ), France ( 184 ), Spain ( 181), Austria (104 ) and the Netherlands (86).

Over 44,592 trade visitors attended the 22 BIOFACH (2010: 43,669, 2009: nearly 47,000 ). The international trade visitors came from 131 countries. Particularly strong neighboring European countries are represented.

Market environment

The worldwide turnover of the organic market in 2008 estimated the British market research company Organic Monitor to 50.9 billion U.S. dollars. Of this amount, 26 billion U.S. dollars to Europe, 23 billion to the U.S. and 950 million in Asia.

Topics and exhibitors

The exhibitors cover the following topic areas:

Organic food:

• Basic food and raw materials
• Raw materials and additives (also for the natural cosmetics sector )
• Fruit and vegetables
• Delicatessen, health food, spices
• Convenience products
• Meat, sausages, fish
• Milk and dairy products, eggs
• Frozen foods
• Baked goods, confectionery, spreads
• Drinks
• Wine

Natural products:

• Aromatherapy
• Nutritional Supplements
• Natural Remedies
• Extracts, essences
• Medical Devices

Utensils:

• Kitchen equipment and mills
• Pet food

Other natural products:

• Toys, gifts, arts and crafts
• Natural and Home Textiles
• Shoes and leather goods
• Fashion accessories

Organic Farming and Marketing:

• Agricultural supplies
• Marketing supplies

Media and services:

• Publishers
• Certification
• Associations, government agencies, institutions
• Education, Research
• Management consultancy
• Green Finance

BIOFACH world

Because of the worldwide interest in organically grown agricultural products, the BIOFACH can now be screened on three continents:

• BioFach Nuremberg
• BioFach America
• BioFach Japan
• BioFach India
• BioFach China

The BIOFACH Nuremberg and her four daughters have each year around 3,700 exhibitors and 100,000 trade visitors.