The World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food and natural and organic cosmetics BIOFACH is here again, bringing together a strong, committed and optimistic community, with the strength that comes from the conviction of working in the sector that promotes the ecological transformation that the planet needs. It’s a hub for the international organic food industry and provides a platform for innovation, networking and knowledge-sharing. The fair takes place in Nuremberg from 11 to 14 February.
The configuration of this edition has allowed a more compact structure that facilitates the movement of visitors and has fully integrated VIVANESS into BIOFACH. The event offers stakeholders across the entire value chain a comprehensive inside view of the many issues relevant to the organic sector, and offers a twin opportunity: on site in Nuremberg and on the platform BIOFACH digital.
SustainableFutureLab
Providing more details about this edition, Dominik Dietz, the Exhibition Director for BIOFACH 2025, explains: “The SustainableFutureLab is an interactive forum for leading-edge issues affecting the organic community, and will offer interesting discussion slots about organic topics, sustainability, innovation and trends. And we are extending our offering for start-ups, new products and innovations by adding new interactive formats and presentation options in the exhibition halls.”
Organic trends and innovations
On two stages, the Innovation stage and the Presentation stage, exhibitors and experts will be presenting sustainable solutions and product innovations. Visiting the BIOFACH Novelty Stand in Hall 4A you will find the most innovative products and solutions and you also can vote for the prestigious Best New Product Award.
Next to the Novelty Stand in Hall 4A we’ll meet International Newcomers & Start-ups and German Young Innovators in Hall 9. This pavilion is subsidised by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).
The configuration of this edition has allowed a more compact structure that facilitates the movement of visitors
Organic food in out-of-home catering
Out-of-home catering has tremendous potential for promoting a sustainable transformation of the food system. The previous edition meeting point HoReCa–GV & Gastro has evolved and provides even more room for dialogue as the special “Organic Out-of-home (OOH)” area. Dr. Marisa Hübner, physician doctor and transformation designer in the field of communal catering, explains “Out-of-home catering has the opportunity to promote a sustainable food culture”. Live cooking panels, examples of best practice and many presentations will help to spread healthy, sustainable and tasty food contributing to health and climate protection.
“The opportunities are there– now we have to use them,” says Dr. Hübner. With creative menus, using plant-based alternatives or cleverly combining regional ingredients, costs can be reduced and quality increased at the same time. With creativity, innovation and collaboration, the industry can become a role model for healthy and environmentally friendly nutrition.
“OOH is a highly significant lever for achieving the goal of 30 percent organic by 2030. At the special ‘Out-of-Home Catering’ space, at the corresponding congress forum, as part of a Trend Tour on the topic and elsewhere, innovative concepts and products will be introduced that make institutional catering fit for the future,” says Dominik Dietz, Exhibition Director of BIOFACH.
Veganism, alternative proteins and wholefoods in Hall 9
The planetary health diet is a concept of increasing importance to caring for the planet. It involves promoting the consumption of vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts and reducing meat consumption as much as possible to achieve the transition to a plant-based diet.
Congress 2025: Yes, we do!
“Yes, we do! How to effect change in the organic food segment”, is the theme of the Congress. It highlights the fact that the organic sector, with dedication and conviction, day to day, is key to offering solutions to the global food supply, fighting environmental destruction and biodiversity loss. Not theorising, but doing it in its everyday practices all around the world.
On two stages, the Innovation stage and the Presentation stage, exhibitors and experts will be presenting sustainable solutions and product innovations
Ravi R. Prasad, Executive Director of IFOAM Organics International, explain: “Amidst the urgency of global challenges like the climate crisis and food security, the organic sector is presenting workable solutions. Ecological practices not only offer an alternative, but also a proven route to resilience and sustainability worldwide.”
The three pillars of the transformation are sustainability as a determining factor in the financial landscape, the public sector as a driver for more organic food and the use of compelling stories to market organic food.
Tina Andres, Chair of the German Federation of Organic Food Producers (BÖLW) comments: “Organic practices have an immense potential for sovereign, sustainable and future-proof food systems, which are currently facing enormous challenges. All players in the ecological value chain must adapt, reinforce and clarify their responses and demands to the community and policymakers. The congress theme for 2025 is an invitation to work together on effective policies for change. In this context, green finance, institutional catering and communication are the key levers.”
The Congress also focuses on the need of investments to transform the global food system and will provide participants with a detailed snapshot to help the industry formulate policy requirements. Participants will have access to the contents online. Parts of the congress will be streamed live and will be available as video on-demand for several months afterwards.
- More information at www.biofach.de
Author: Montse Mule, Bio Eco Actual Editor
Published in the BIOFACH 2025 Bio Eco Actual Special Edition.
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