Much more space, much more variety. And the acclaimed scientist, Dr Jane Goodall.
◊ By Benefit Publishing Bureau. Photographs ©NürnbergMesse
The next edition of BIOFACH, The World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, will take place at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 12 to 15 February, 2020. An extra two halls have been added this time, so the event offers even more space to showcase the diversity of organic products. BIOFACH offers an unrivalled range of products, innovations, networking opportunities and professional dialogue.
Approximately 3,500 exhibitors from 100 countries are expected at the largest international gathering for the organic industry. The main Congress topic ‘Organic delivers!’ puts the spotlight on the positive effects of doing business in an environmentally friendly way.
JANE GOODALL TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS
On 12 February 2020, Dr Jane Goodall—Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), primate researcher and UN Messenger of Peace—will open the trade fair with the keynote address.
Dr Goodall is a highly acclaimed scientist, who has made a name for herself around the globe through her huge commitment to the natural world, the human race and animals, worldwide species conservation, sustainability and the life of future generations. In doing so she embodies issues and values that do not just play a key role within the sector but are also reflected in BIOFACH 2020’s Congress theme.
The globally acclaimed Dr Jane Goodall—Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), primate researcher and UN Messenger of Peace—will deliver the keynote address at BIOFACH 2020
Petra Wolf, member of the NürnbergMesse management team, says, “We are honoured that Dr Jane Goodall DBE has accepted our invitation. The entire sector can look forward to a fantastic highlight on the very first day of BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2020 when the primate researcher, environmental activist and UN Messenger of Peace, gives the keynote speech. She is a highly impressive and inspiring woman whose dedication to species conservation is unparalleled, not just through her work with chimpanzees. She is certain to inspire the organic movement through her words and we are all looking forward to her presentation and her presence here with great excitement.”
MORE SPACE & EVEN MORE VIBRANT PRODUCT VARIETY THIS TIME
Owing to its escalating popularity, BIOFACH has added on 2 more halls this time, to accommodate more exhibitors and products.
As a result, there will be an even more diverse range of goods on display for trade visitors to the combined BIOFACH and VIVANESS event, which welcomed 51,488 visitors in 2019.
In 2020, the international trade fair for natural and organic personal care, VIVANESS, will take place parallel to BIOFACH for the 14th time. VIVANESS will move into Hall 3C and will also display a greater range of products owing to the 300 exhibitors expected.
“In 2020, we once again aim to provide a 360° perspective on the organic sector in our capacity as the world’s leading trade fair for organic food. This is why we are especially pleased to be able to offer our exhibitors even more room for their inspiring products by adding another two halls. At the same time, this allows us to offer an even more diverse product range to the highly international contingent of trade visitors from the retail and catering sectors and the entire supply chain,” says Danila Brunner, Director, BIOFACH and VIVANESS.
FOCUS AREAS AT BIOFACH 2020
Every year, BIOFACH’s extensive thematic focus areas provide a 360° degree perspective on the organic sector. The Knowhow & Learning area is not to be missed. It includes the BIOFACH Congress, which will welcome 8,000 participants to 150 separate presentations, the German-speaking ‘Fachhandelstreff’ for specialist retailers, and the network hubs Generation Future and Initiatives & NGOs.
As part of the thematic focus at the BIOFACH Congress, industry professionals will discuss the key challenges of the future and the responses and approaches delivered by an environmentally friendly way of doing business.
Under the banner ‘Organic delivers!’ the organic community will highlight the positive impacts of the organic system, which protects water, improves soil fertility and strengthens biodiversity. It protects the climate, is healthy as part of a comprehensive approach and safeguards the foundations of life. Organic agriculture, food production and commerce improve the common good around the world.
At the network hub ‘All about water – is the basis of all life endangered?’ BIOFACH will address a highly topical issue. Through presentations and numerous other knowledge-transfer formats, a large number of associations, institutions and companies will present their projects and products relating to water as an essential resource for life at this new special show. It will be located in Hall 8 at the Exhibition Centre, Nuremberg.
Visitors can expect a new special show on Water this time
Further, the Fachhandelstreff for specialist retailers will offer scope for topics like the ‘Joint Development of Pioneering Retail Concepts’ or ‘Approaches to Meeting Current Challenges’.
The network hub, Generation Future, is also part of the Know-how & Learning area. This area includes a job market and a careers centre and features the Organic Food Industry Research Award. And because the organic system is always about responsibility as well, trade visitors can meet representatives of initiatives and NGOs at the aptly named Initiatives & NGOs Network Hub.
NEW PRODUCTS & TRENDS
Trade visitors looking for exciting new products and inspiration will find them at the BIOFACH Novelty Stand, where exhibitors will present 550 registered new products. As part of the Best New Product Awards, visitors can vote on the spot for the most innovative and interesting new product at the Novelty Stand.
The thematic focus area, New Products & Trends, also includes the pavilion for young innovative companies, the German Newcomers stand, which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). This is where, under the banner, ‘Innovation Made in Germany’, 25 newcomers and startups will once again present themselves to the professional trade fair audience.
CULINARY WORLDS AT BIOFACH
The product ranges ‘Olive Oil’, ‘Wine’ and ‘Vegan’ food will have their very own exhibition areas, known as the ‘Worlds of Experience OLIVE OIL, WINE and VEGAN’. These are part of the thematic area ‘Experience & Discover’. As well as product presentations, each area offers tastings and a specialised programme.
The presentation of coveted awards is also a long-standing tradition in these areas. This is where the best-in-class products receive the MUNDUS VINI BIOFACH, the international organic wine prize, or the Olive Oil Award. The former is decided ahead of BIOFACH at a tasting by a jury from the Meininger Verlag publishing house, while the lucky winners of the Olive Oil Award are selected by trade visitors at the event itself by means of a blind tasting and live voting.
