BIOFACH + VIVANESS

World's Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food / International Trade Fair for Natural and Organic Personal Care

Venue

MessezentrumNurembergGermany

Dates

14/02/-17/02/202313/02/-16/02/202411/02/-14/02/2025February 2026Interval: annuallyfounded in: 1990

Organiser

NürnbergMesse GmbH Messezentrum90471 NurembergGermanyFon: +49 911 8606-0Fax: +49 911 8606-8228info@nuernbergmesse.dehttp://www.nuernbergmesse.de

Project teamFon: +49 911 8606-8998Fax: +49 911 8606-120086biofach@nuernbergmesse.devivaness@nuernbergmesse.dehttp://www.biofach.dehttp://www.vivaness.de

Supporter/sponsor

BIOFACH: IFOAM Organics International e.V., BonnBIOFACH: Bund Ökologische Lebensmittel e:V. (BÖLW), BerlinVIVANESS: COSMOS-standard AISBL, Brüssel, NATURE, Brüssel

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	2/2020₂₎	7/2022₁₎	2/2023
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	110.300	99.000	105.100
space (net)	61.653	40.478	48.852
Special show space	4.208	3.877	3.304
Exhibitor stand space	57.445	36.601	45.548
hall space	57.445	36.601	45.548
domestic	22.808	14.225	18.286
foreign	34.637	22.376	27.262
open air	0	0	0
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	3.738	2.301	2.791
domestic	988	634	769
foreign	2.750	1.667	2.022
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	47.561	24.251	35.991
domestic	24.903	12.451	19.030
foreign	22.658	11.800	16.961

₂₎₃₎To evaluate the key figures: Exhibition was held during the Corona Pandemic, which started in January 2020.

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2023 from 95 countries
Albania: 6; Algeria: 2; Argentina: 16; Austria: 100; Azerbaijan: 1; Belgium: 71; Bolivia: 3; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2; Brazil: 32; Bulgaria: 46; Burkina Faso: 3; Cambodia: 2; Cameroon: 1; Canada: 22; Chile: 5; China, People's Republic: 12; Colombia: 3; Côte d'Ivoire: 4; Croatia: 5; Cyprus: 1; Czechia: 26; Denmark: 34; Dominican Republic: 2; Ecuador: 11; Egypt: 19; El Salvador: 1; Estonia: 6; Ethiopia: 4; Finland: 15; France: 138; Georgia: 5; Germany: 769; Ghana: 14; Greece: 45; Guatemala: 1; Guyana: 1; Honduras: 1; Hungary: 12; India: 41; Indonesia: 12; Iran, Islamic Republic: 2; Ireland: 10; Israel: 1; Italy: 395; Japan: 21; Jordan: 1; Kazakhstan: 1; Kenya: 3; Korea, Republic: 4; Kosovo: 6; Latvia: 17; Liberia: 1; Lithuania: 20; Luxembourg: 1; Madagascar: 12; Malta: 1; Mexico: 11; Monaco: 1; Morocco: 5; Mozambique: 1; Namibia: 1; Netherlands: 107; Nicaragua: 1; Pakistan: 16; Palestinian territories: 1; Panama: 1; Paraguay: 12; Peru: 31; Philippines: 14; Poland: 56; Portugal: 18; Romania: 23; Senegal: 1; Serbia: 13; Sierra Leone: 2; Slovakia: 2; Slovenia: 6; South Africa: 3; Spain: 189; Sri Lanka: 38; Sweden: 20; Switzerland: 40; Taiwan: 2; Tanzania, United Republic: 2; Thailand: 28; Togo: 6; Tunisia: 13; Türkiye: 41; Uganda: 3; Ukraine: 35; United Arab Emirates: 1; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 15; United States of America: 26; Vietnam: 15; Zimbabwe: 1

FKM Trade visitors profile 2023

Visitors total (number of entries)35.991Proportion of trade visitors95 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)53

of which

Nielsen 110

Bremen1
Hamburg3
Lower Saxony5
Schleswig-Holstein1

Nielsen 25

North Rhine-Westphalia5

Nielsen 3a11

Hesse8
Rhineland-Palatinate2
Saarland1

Nielsen 3b14

Baden-Württemberg14

Nielsen 450

Bavaria50

Nielsen 5+66

Berlin4
Brandenburg1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
Saxony-Anhalt1

Nielsen 74

Saxony3
Thuringia1

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

Retail trade19
Wholesale, import, export16
Manufacturers26
Agriculture and fisheries10
Service11
Other sectors8
Student9
other non-professionals1

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer30
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.10
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office9
Department head, group head, team leader16
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker16
Lecturer, teacher3
Trainee2
Other position4
Student9
Other not gainfully employed1

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

Management22
Research and development, design/construction7
Manufacturing, production, quality control9
Buying/procurement14
Finance/accounting, controlling1
Information and communication technology2
Personnel administration, administration2
Sales18
Marketing, advertising, PR7
Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
Maintenance/repairs0
Other area8
Student9
Other not gainfully employed1

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km12
more than 50 km up to 100 km8
more than 100 km up to 300 km28
over 300 km53

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%) *47

of which

EU63
Other european countries16
Africa4
North America2
South and Central America5
Middle East2
South-, East-, Central Asia8

* = determined by visitor registration

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%) *

Italy9
Austria9
Netherlands7
Spain6
France5

* = determined by visitor registration

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 422
5 - 911
10 - 4920
50 - 19917
200 - 4998
500 - 9996
1 000 and more8
Student9
Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively36
collectively29
in an advisory capacity/organization16
no10
Student9
Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event23
Earlier events41
First visit49

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.6

Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH

Industry sectorFood, Beverage and Luxury Foodstuff (industry 24), Beauty (Cosmetics, Hairdressing, Bodycare) (industry 44), Environment and Climate Protection (industry 86)

Main product groupFashion Accessories, Foodstuff from Controlled Biological Cultivation, Basic Materials, Fruits, Vegetables, Delicatessen Foods, Health Foods, Spices, Meat Products, Sausages, Fish, Milk Products, Dairy Products, Deep-frozen Food Products, Bakery Products, Sweets, Beverages, Natural Products, Agricultural Products, Home Textiles, Footwear, Leather Goods, Cosmetics, Toilet Requisites, Childcare, Perfumery, Wellness, Toiletries, Detergents, Hygienics, Sustainable producing companies

AccessTrade visitors

Exhibitor data baseon-line available / access via home page of the trade fair

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)No