Access to the world
Committed to Export
From agricultural machinery, livestock and plant breeding to food and drink, the German food and agribusiness industry enjoys an excellent reputation across the world. If you are interested in any of these areas, GEFA can offer expert knowledge and advice and a large contact database to find the right business partner(s) for you.
GEFA Services:
- Direct access to nearly 1000 German food and agribusiness companies
- Central point of contact for importers, wholesalers, retailers, speciality & fine food shops, HoReCa and others
- Marketing and promotion activities to help develop export markets
- Sales promotions with international trade partners, e.g. German Oktoberfest, German Christmas and German Weeks
- Buyer meetings and presentations
- Market research and analysis of the German agribusiness industry
- Detailed information on food processing, quality and safety schemes, agricultural farming
- Assistance with finding particularly suitable suppliers
- Contact platforms at international fairs and trade shows
- Organisation of joint German stands at international exhibitions
- Background information on companies and products
Our latest brochure presents you our services and offers.
Contacts
GEFA Services:
- Direct access to nearly 1000 German food and agribusiness companies
- Central point of contact for importers, wholesalers, retailers, speciality & fine food shops, HoReCa and others
- Marketing and Promotion activities to help develop export markets
- International fairs and trade shows, German Pavilions
- Background information on companies and products
- General help and advice
Exhibitions
The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection organises German pavilions for important food and drink exhibitions throughout the year. In 2011 German pavilions can be found at 39 exhibitions in 25 countries around the world. All trade shows can be found in our calendar.

In addition the programme mentioned above GEFA and its member associations organise German pavilions at other selected trade fairs.
If you are a buyer or importer interested in meeting German exporters at their stand, please contact our Berlin office.
Events
GEFA organises a number of conferences, seminars and networking events at International trade shows.
Our next networking event will be the
German Fruit Traders Night @ Fruit Logistica on 8th February 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
For further information and tickets, please contact our Berlin office.
Market Data
Market information on the German Food and Drink industry can be found here.
