At the Biofach International Organic Food Fair in Nuremberg, Serbian companies have secured contracts valued at more than €8 million, as reported by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (SCC).
The firms from Serbia participated in over 900 direct meetings with buyers from the region, as well as from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the USA, and other nations.
Within the Serbian national pavilion, branded with the slogan “We speak organic”, Serbian organic producers displayed a vast array of products ranging from fresh, dried, and frozen fruits and vegetables, fruit purees, to cereal products, organic pasta, fruit spreads, and organic honey.
“This year’s fair, which welcomed 2,550 exhibitors from 94 countries worldwide, offered our companies a chance to engage with global distributors, retail chains, and importers from the organic production sector, demonstrating its resilience to crisis,” stated the SCC.
This year also marked the first organised study visit to the VIVANESS fair for organic and natural cosmetics, held concurrently with the Biofach fair. VIVANESS was attended by six Serbian manufacturers of organic and natural cosmetics: All Nut, MNS, Best from Nature, Amelles Cosmetics, Matrina Cosmetics, and Royal Balm.
Approximately 35,000 visitors from 128 countries attended the leading global organic food fair and the International Fair for Natural and Organic Cosmetics.
This year’s participation was orchestrated under the theme “We speak organic – Organic product from Serbia – Tradition Transformed into Innovation”, supported by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and the Serbian Development Agency, in collaboration with the Swiss Export Promotion Programme (SIPPO) and the National Association Serbia Organica.
At the fair in Germany, eight Serbian companies represented the nation at the Serbian pavilion, including Menex and MDDP Janić from Kruševac, Ecoagri Serbia from Bela Crkva, Frutorga from Prokuplje, Medino from Krnjevo, ITN GROUP from Belgrade, Es Komerc from Prijepolje, and DBA Promet from Arilje.
Photo: Privredna komora Srbije