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44,624* trade visitors from 136 countries travelled to this year’s annual get-together for the organic industry in Nürnberg.With a pleasing increase of 5 % in visitor numbers, BIOFACH, the World's leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, and VIVANESS, the International Trade Fair for Natural Personal Care, once again confirmed that Nürnberg is THE meeting place for the organic world. 2,344 exhibitors (3.6 % more than last year), 203 of whom appeared at VIVANESS, presented products and services to buyers from the food and cosmetics industries on a total net area of 44,623 m2 (Wolfan increase of 5.1 %). The exhibition trends in 2015 were foods containing no egg, gluten or lactose, i.e. “free-from products” and organic vegan products.The organic industry has plenty of reason to be happy: In 2014, German households spent 4.8 % more on organic food and drink than in the year before, with sales amounting to just under EUR 8bn according to the German Federation of the Organic Food Industry (BÖLW).The natural cosmetics market has also grown significantly. A general survey conducted by naturkosmetik konzepte, GfK, IRI, IMS Health and BioVista shows that over EUR 1bn were generated from natural cosmetics in 2014, 10 % more than in 2013.
*The exhibitor and visitor figures have been certified by the FKM, the Society for  Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics in Berlin.

   
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