Sorry Kermit, But it's Easy Being Green At Annual BioFach Scene in Nuremberg

摘要

This year's BioFach - billed as the world's leading fair for organic products, held in Germany at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center from Feb. 15-18, 2007, was for the first time split in two parts. The traditional BioFach is now dedicated exclusively tofood and drink (BioFach also hosts the world largest organic wine fair), while Vivaness was set up as the showcase for natural cosmetics and wellness. From the humble beginnings back in 1990 when 2,500 visitors - mostly Germans - inspected what 240 exhibitors (10 % foreign companies) had on offer, the fair has grown to 2,565 exhibitors, up 23% from 2,088 exhibitors last year. Foreign participation reached two-thirds, with more than 45,500 trade visitors, of which more than a third had traveled from abroad to visit the fair. As always, Germany had the strongest representation with 811 exhibitors, followed by this year's specially featured country Italy (398), as well as Spain (216), France (153) and Austria (111). In all, exhibitors from 80 exhibitingnations were on the scene.