German Association of Wholesalers in Oils, Fats and Oil Raw Materials

Grofor Dinner 2025

“Grofor Dinner 2025“

“Grofor-Dinner“

November 27th, 2025, Hamburg, 6 o´clock pm

Hotel Grand Elysee, Rothenbaumchaussee 10, 20148 Hamburg

We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Grofor-Dinner 2025. As an Member you allready got your Invitation by email.

We would be pleased to welcome you in “Smart Business” dress code (no jeans, no sneakers).

Our industry is going through challenging but also up-and-coming times. The Grofor dinner offers the ideal opportunity for reflection, exchange with existing and new business partners and connect with a profitable network. Over the past decades our dinner had become one of the largest and most traditional events in the vegetable oil industry. We look forward to continuing this tradition with you.

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Association

Grofor e.V. is the German Association of Wholesale Traders in Oils, Fats and Oil Raw Materials (Registered Association). It was founded in Hamburg in 1916 by 25 entrepreneurs trading in food lard and fats, blubber, technical fats for the soap and candle industry and vegetable oils.

Grofor e.V. is rebranding itself with a new logo and fresh concept. This relaunch of our visual identity marks another significant step in the development of our association.

We are a long-established association that is setting an example for our future viability with our new corporate design and show our members that we are strong and reliable partner with an extensive network. The industry is changing – and we are actively creating this change together with our members,” the Managing Director Stephanie Kröger stated.

The redesigned brand identity includes a modern logo that highlights the association’s professional focus and uses fresh colours, images and typography to convey the values, expertise and professionalism of Grofor e.V. in an optimised way.

This new corporate design was developed in collaboration with the GrundDesign agency and will be gradually implemented across all the association’s communication channels – from newsletters and publications to events, especially the Grofor Dinner and the Event Tool.

A new website will also be available soon, offering expanded features and an exclusive members-only area.

With this new design, we not only want to improve communication with our members, but also create a modern platform for exchange and cooperation.

Members

Today 150 members from all over Europe trade and produce vegetable and animal oils and fats, oil raw materials, fatty acids as well as related goods or act as service-providers in the value chain.

A comlpete list of members can be found here.

Members

Services

Networking among members digitally and at events such as the Grofor Dinner
Information on European legislation for food and feed and on trade with EU member states and third countries
Consulting on questions concerning the industry and products
Representation of interests with authorities and politics and international organizations
Membership in the European umbrella organizations COCERAL and FOSFA and cooperation with the associations NOFOTA, FEDIOL and UCOGRAS. Grofor also participates in the Grain Club, a German alliance of food and feed industry associations
Grofor conditions for use in commercial transactions: “General Terms and Conditions for Trading in Plant and Animal/Marine Animal Oils, Fats and Fatty Acids”
Court of Arbitration as a permanent, international body, staffed by merchants or specialized lawyers with knowledge of Grofor conditions and commercial practices typical of the sector.