NATEXPO, the international trade fair for organic products professionals, will now be held annually and every other year in Lyon, to support the development of the organic market and strengthen the representation of the various organic territories in France. After the 2017 edition, which will be held on October 22, 23, and 24, 2017, at Paris Nord Villepinte, we look forward to seeing you at Eurexpo Lyon on September 23 and 24, 2018. This new event will be organized, like the Paris edition, by SPAS Organisation, a specialist in trade fairs dedicated to well-being, organic, health, natural products, and sustainable development.
The NATEXPO Trade Fair, owned by NATEXBIO (organic industry federation), has been held every two years for many years and brings together all the players from the various sectors of the organic products market: agri-food, cosmetics, food supplements, products and services for the home and personal, ingredients and services for stores; the trade fair attracts more than 12,000 professional visitors and more than 650 French and international exhibitors.
An annual trade fair to support the growth of the organic market
This new annual rate aims to respond to the exceptional development of the market (+21% growth in 2016 for the organic food market) by allowing professionals to follow the evolution of the offer and to discover new trends and numerous innovations. The organic food market more than quadrupled between 2005 and 2016, going from approximately 1,5 billion euros to more than 7 billion euros. In just one year, from 2015 to 2016, household spending on their consumption of organic products at home increased by nearly 1,23 billion! (Source: Agence BIO)
The reflection of a very innovative market
This historic growth goes hand in hand with the dynamism of organic businesses. These organic food processing companies in France are particularly innovative: more than 1 in 2 launched a new product in 2015 and 2014. They demonstrate exceptional vitality: their investments increased by +80% in 2014 and +50% in 2015 vs. 2014. (Source: NATEXBIO / ASTERES)
NATEXPO: the essential trade show for organic professionals
NATEXPO is an unmissable event for discovering, in preview, all the star organic products of tomorrow. It attracts thousands of French and international visitors.
This exhibition is a fantastic opportunity for all national and international buyers and decision-makers to discover, in one place, all the latest market developments.
Lyon: new meeting place for NATEXPO
NATEXPO will now take place every other year in Lyon, a major European metropolis located in the heart of a leading organic region. Both upstream and downstream industries are represented in the city, located close to France's largest organic production areas. As an attractive regional capital, Lyon also offers, through Eurexpo, all the infrastructure necessary to organize an international trade show such as NATEXPO.
Benoît SOURY, President of NATEXBIO, emphasizes: “Organic consumption is experiencing unprecedented growth. Professionals need to meet up to stay in tune with this market, exchange ideas, keep up to date with new trends, new products available… The growth of organic has shifted into high gear and NATEXPO must obviously keep up with this news to allow professionals to continue to meet consumer demand and develop their businesses. A single edition every two years would no longer be sufficient to meet the very high expectations of the players in this market.”
Patricia BERTHOMIER-MASSIP, President of SPAS Organization : “For us, making NATEXPO an annual event is essential. The show has been a great success, and we will be able to expand our audience even further by organizing it for the first time in Lyon next year. It will attract new French exhibitors, of course, and international ones. At the previous edition of NATEXPO, we welcomed visitors from 76 different countries! Thanks to making it an annual event, we will strengthen NATEXPO’s position in the European circuit.”