OTA Hosted Event

As an exclusive benefit to OTA members, we are hosting OTA's Strengthening Organic Enforcement Education Series through the remainder of 2023 to help ensure your business is ready for the compliance deadline of March 19, 2024.

Join us on Thursday, June 8 at 4 pm Eastern / 1 pm Pacific for a webinar exploring the Organic Integrity Database. National Organic Program Deputy Administrator Jennifer Tucker, PhD, will explain the ins and outs of the OID as a tool for organic market integrity and development. 

As a member of The Organic Trade Association, you are invited to attend our virtual Annual Membership Meeting on June 28 at 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT. Join us to meet the newly seated Board of Directors, receive updates on OTA financials, member council annual reports and overview, new engagement opportunities, SOE updates, and the unveiling of our new strategic mission and vision. Don’t miss out, register now! 

We're thrilled to be back in the nation’s capital for Organic Week May 9 - 11 to work on solutions for the complex issues surrounding organic food and farming. We will focus on continuous improvement in organic, celebrate organic leaders, and work together to advance organic policy priorities. Organic Week is a place of discovery, collaboration, and advocacy for farmers to retailers and everyone in between looking to help shape decisions that impact organic. Take a look at the Organic Week program schedule.

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.