Useful Industry Organisations
International trade fairs are very important for growers and exporters, not only to display their produce but also to get to know more about their potential markets and competitors. As some markets can be very difficult to access without some help from within (agents, freight forwarders, wholesalers, etc.), fairs serve as an excellent meeting place to make contacts and business links. This section lists some of the more important trade fairs from around the world.
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Description
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Contact Details
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All Things Organic
Chicago, Illinois, USA
April 27-29, 2008
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Only event in North America focused exclusively on organic products and has more organic companies exhibiting than any other show in North America.
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http://www.organicexpo.com/07/public/content.
aspx?Id=6491&nav=3010
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Biofach America
Baltimore, MD USA
September
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Exhibition's 20th year , with over 3,000 exhibitors and tens of thousands of products on display, expo is North America's premiere venue for selling to the healthy products industry.
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http://www.organicproductexpo.com/register.cfm
tradeshows@newhope.com
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Middle East Natural and Organic Products Expo
Dubai World Trade centre
Dubai, UAE
December
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Over 300 exhibitors from 35 countries, spread out over two halls covering 8,000 square metres of exhibition space.
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http://www.eventseye.com/fairs/trade_fair_event_7919.html#
http://www.globallinksdubai.com/
Phone: +971 4 3321000
fax: +971 4 3312173
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Vitafoods International
Geneva, Switzerland
May
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Over 300 potential suppliers, and attend the free seminar sessions to see innovations in the industry.
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http://www.vitafoods.eu.com/
http://www.vitafoods.eu.com/page.cfm/Link=29/t=m/goSection=9
Exhibitions Administrator: +44 (0)20 701 77019
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Natural Market Place
Sands expo and convention center
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
July
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Now in its 70th year, natural market Place 2007 is the natural products industry's longest-running convention and trade show and is produced by the natural Products Association-the leading trade association for the natural products industry.
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http://www.naturalproductsassoc.org/site/
PageServer?pagename=ts_fAQs
Tel (800) 966-6632 or (714) 460-7732, ext. 230,
fax: (714) 460-7444
kgillmore@naturalproductsassoc.org
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Biofach America Latina
Transamerica expo center
Sao Paulo, Brazil
October
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Biofach América Latina has grown to be the leading and only pure organic trade event in Brazil. 157 companies from nine countries participated in 2005 and 200 are expected in 2006.
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http://www.biofach-americalatina.com/main/Page.html
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Natural Trade Show
Harrogate, UK
September
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The Natural Trade Shows are recognised as the best events for exhibitors to meet serious buyers and for buyers to meet the leading manufacturers and suppliers.
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info@naturaltradeshow.com
http://www.naturaltradeshow.com/h07_why.htm
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For more information about trade shows, visit:
www.biztradeshows.com/trade-events/the-natural-trade.html http://www.ifoam.org/events/fairs.php
Industry contacts in South Africa:
Crop production:
- Kirklington Organic Farm: Herbs, grains, deciduous fruit
- Lorraine Trust: Deciduous fruit
- Emerald Acres: Citrus fruit
- Modderfontein Farm: Citrus fruit, indigenous crops (specifically rooibos tea)
- Datan Boerdery: Berries (specifically strawberries)
- A.M. Muller and Sons: Subtropical fruit (specifically avocados)
- Blue Sky Organics: Stone fruit (specifically olive products)
Processors:
- Allganix: Cider vinegar, coffee, flour, fruit juices, olive oil, sugar, sunflower oil, vegetables, whole grains
- Blue Sky Organics: Olives (specifically oil, pickled olives and other olive products).
- Cape Natural Tea Products: Rooibos tea
- Kirklington Organic Farm: Grains, sunflower oil
- Vital Health Foods: Rooibos tea
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