BIOFACH 2025: what happened
BIOFACH 2025 brought more than 35,000 visitors and about 2,300 exhibitors to Nuremberg on 11–14 February for the business of organic food.
- Dates
- 11–14 February 2025
- Where
- Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Nuremberg
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Visitors
- > 35,000
- Exhibitors
- ≈ 2,300
What happened at BIOFACH 2025
BIOFACH 2025 took place on 11–14 February at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. According to organiser NürnbergMesse, the fair drew more than 35,000 visitors and about 2,300 exhibitors. BIOFACH focuses on organic food markets and the business infrastructure behind them. It links agriculture with processing, trade and requirements around product origin. It is not a farmers' show as such, but producers benefit from seeing how the way raw materials are grown meets the expectations further down the supply chain.
The 2025 fair looked well beyond the appeal of a finished product. Relationships between farmers, processors and buyers depend on raw-material availability, consistent quality, batch traceability and reliable deliveries. An organic label does not remove the need to compete on taste, functionality, cost and dependable cooperation. Opening a new sales channel may require a farm to change its production plan or how it prepares a crop. For producers, that commercial view is the main reason to attend.
The main audiences were organic producers, processors, brand owners, importers, distributors and buyers. For businesses exploring exports, the fair helped separate market segments and partner expectations. Interest in a product category is not the same as demand for a specific product, volume and delivery window. Conversations at the stands start the process of building a relationship. Its prospects depend on logistics, maintaining quality and giving clear information about the product and how it is produced.
BIOFACH adds an organic-market view that machinery shows cannot offer. Not every organic product earns a high margin, and demand varies from country to country. The most useful lessons connected buyer profiles with supply-chain requirements. The fair helps explain how production practices relate to market communication. Visitors could judge whether an offer met a genuine buyer need, rather than relying on the visibility of the organic category alone.
Highlights
- More than 35,000 visitors and about 2,300 exhibitors
- Organic supply chains linking farms, processors and buyers
- Traceability, batch quality and delivery reliability in focus