OTA Hosted Event

Natural Products Expo East will take place from September 21 - 23 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The Organic Trade Association will again partner with Food Export Mid-West to bring a diverse set of buyers to the show from around the world. The Buyers Mission will take place September 20 – 21, 2023, buyer profiles will be available soon.

Anuga will be taking place October 7 – 11, 2023 in Cologne, Germany. This is the world’s largest trade fair for food and beverages, breaks new grounds for the development of the entire industry. It is the most important industry meeting point as the figures of 2019 once again impressively demonstrate: With 7,972 exhibitors and about 169,653 visitors, Anuga Cologne is clearly the number one food fair!

Food Taipei is Taiwan’s most international food and beverage trade show and draws buyers from throughout the region. As the 4th largest export market for U.S. organic products, Taiwan is a strong market for U.S. organic products and maintains an organic equivalence agreement with the United States.

Register now to join the Organic Trade Association’s first-time exhibition at the Taipei International Food Show! The deadline to register for Food Taipei 2023 is March 12th. 

Registration includes:

OTA will attend Natural and Organic Europe for the second time in 2023. The trade show is geared at organic and natural importers, distributors, and retailers in the UK. It’s a great opportunity for companies with retail-ready products as well as ingredients. Interested? Contact Sarah Gorman

London, UK, April 16 – 17

The NGA Show is the largest gathering of independent grocery retailers and wholesalers, food retail industry executives, manufacturers, and suppliers – making it the one event you don’t want to miss.

This event will take place in Las Vegas, NV, from February 26 – 28, 2023. Details for registration to come!

The Organic Trade Association will return to Gulfood in Dubai, U.A.E. Gulfood February 20 – 24, 2023  is the largest trade show in the Middle East and a key venue for buyers from the entire region. The show targets both ingredients and processed products. Euromonitor has ranked the U.A.E. #3 globally in terms of growth for organic from 2019-2024. Registration page to come.

The Organic trade meets at the organic exhibition in Nuremberg from 14 - 17 February 2023.

OTA staff will attend BIOFACH - The World's leading Trade Fair for Organic Food - which will be held February 14-17 in Nuremberg, Germany. Be sure to visit the OTA booth! Contact Sarah Gorman for more information!

Learn more about BIOFACH and save this event to your calendar here.

Global Communications leader Edelman has published its respected annual Trust Barometer for more than 20 years. The project surveys 30,000+ consumers in 28 countries, tracking trust and credibility of government, businesses, NGOs and media. Everett Eissenstat, Edelman Global Advisory’s North America Chair will share highlights of the firm’s most recent findings on trust. We will also dive into the results of recently completed work on trust specific to the organic sector. What are the drivers and potential risks to trust in the USDA organic?

OTA members in the organic dairy sector are invited to join OTA’s Farm Policy Director for a technical briefing on the Origin of Livestock Final Rule. Members will learn about the content and new requirements of the final rule and will engage in a working session to understand and prepare for the full implementation of the final rule.

Please contact Johanna Mirenda for more information.

New to the organic industry? Join us to learn the basics of what the organic label does (and doesn’t) mean, how it is enforced, and why it is the gold standard for food and non-food products around the world. Watch our previous presentation from 2019 and then join us for a live Q&A for 30 minutes with our Regulatory team.