28-Feb-2018
BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2018: An upbeat mood among 3,218 exhibitors and about 50,000 visitors
A successful premiere for the ‘Organic right from the start’ special show
More than 9,000 participants at BIOFACH and VIVANESS Congress
The ‘Next Generation’ focus inspires visitors
From 14 to 17 February 2018, the BIOFACH and VIVANESS combined
trade fair brought together the international sector for organic food
and natural and organic personal care in Nuremberg for four days.
The 3,218 exhibitors, 275 of which showcased their wares at
VIVANESS, presented a wide variety of organic products from
93 countries. Two new halls, the ‘Next Generation’ focus topic and the
special show ‘Organic right from the start’ on organic cultivation and
breeding inspired about 50,000 visitors from 134 countries. Not only
the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food and the International
Trade Fair for Natural and Organic Personal Care, but also the sector
itself reported positive news at the start of this year’s event. Last year,
organic products generated revenues of EUR 10bn in Germany, with
one in every 10 farms now embracing organic methods, according to
BÖLW (German Federation of Organic Food Producers).
IFOAM – Organics International reported global revenues of close to
USD 90bn in 2016. The natural and organic personal care sector also
has reason to celebrate in 2017: Natural beauty care products with a
value at EUR 1.2bn were sold in Germany last year, according to
naturkosmetik konzepte.
Petra Wolf, member of the management board, NürnbergMesse: “The
sector and trade fair were in an upbeat mood at BIOFACH and VIVANESS
2018. The momentum of the ‘Next Generation’ focus is especially
impressive. The sector has enthusiastically embraced this issue and
interpreted it in a wide variety of ways. It was easy to tell that a new
‘organic generation’ is emerging alongside the highly committed generation
of pioneers, with excellent, inspiring ideas and projects and their very own agenda for the future and a great deal of passion for organic products. The
premiere of the special show on organic cultivation and breeding was
another highlight.”
Largest international congress on organic products ends on a very successful note
This year, more than 150 individual sessions at the BIOFACH and
VIVANESS Congress attracted the interest of 9,000 participants. The
highlights included one of the sessions on Next Generation entitled
‘Generation Y & Z: Starting up BIO. The organic market is determining how
to reach the target group of young adults’ by Simon Schnetzer, a
researcher in the field of youth, which welcomed 175 attendees. Altogether,
the biggest number of participants was again counted at congress sessions
devoted to the development of the sector in 2018. At BIOFACH, ‘The
German organic market: Facts, figures and analysis’ attracted
203 attendees and the ‘Global Organic Market Overview’ lecture had an
audience of 181. At VIVANESS, 125 people were inspired at ‘the natural
and organic cosmetic market in 2017’ with a review and outlook.
Save the date now for 2019: 13-16 February 2019
The international sector will next meet at the BIOFACH and VIVANESS
from 13 to 16 February 2019. Some 96 per cent of this year’s visitors have
already saved the date and said that they definitely intend to return.
Contacts for press and media
Barbara Böck, Helen Kreisel, Marie-Claire Ritzer
T +49 9 11 86 06-86 46
F +49 9 11 86 06-12 86 46
marie-claire.ritzer@nuernbergmesse.de
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