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Hosted Buyer Programme

International key players. Relevant business connections. More business.

With its Hosted Buyer Programme, BIOFACH specifically supports the participation of international decision-makers with responsibility for purchasing, procurement and assortment management.

Drawing on its in-depth market expertise, international network and long-standing relationships with market players across the entire value chain, BIOFACH creates additional opportunities for high-quality business contacts, new partnerships and sustainable growth.

The Hosted Buyer Programme strengthens the presence of relevant key players and makes an important contribution to the continued high quality of visitors and exhibitors at BIOFACH.

As the world’s leading platform for the organic sector, BIOFACH connects stakeholders from across the entire value chain and promotes global trade, international business relationships and professional exchange.

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The Hosted Buyer Programme offers selected participants additional opportunities to make their visit to the trade fair more efficient, convenient and commercially successful.

The programme is aimed at companies and decision-makers from the national and international food trade who have relevant responsibility for the purchasing, procurement, assortment management or listing of organic products.

This particularly includes retailers, retail chains, specialist organic retailers, wholesalers, importers, distributors, buying groups, e-commerce providers and foodservice companies, as well as category managers and buyers from the national and international food trade.

The objective: to bring the right business partners together and create new market opportunities.

The following criteria are particularly important:

  • responsibility for purchasing, procurement, assortment management or product listings
  • influence on assortment and supplier decisions
  • business potential for exhibiting companies
  • the company’s national or international market relevance
  • the relevance of the company and the applicant’s area of responsibility to organic products

Once we have received your expression of interest, your application will be assessed against the defined criteria.

As the number of places is limited, not all applications can be accepted.

There are different ways to become part of the Hosted Buyer Programme:

  • apply directly using the Hosted Buyer application form
  • receive a personal invitation from BIOFACH 

All applications are assessed against the defined selection criteria.