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

General Meeting 2025

“Events 2025“

“General Meeting 2025“

June 5th, 2025, Hamburg

Dear members,

The new year is only a few weeks old and preparations for the next events are already underway.

Even though there is still some time to go, we would like to draw your attention to the Annual General Meeting on June 5th, 2025. An invitation with all the details and agenda will of course be sent to you in due course.

If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Events 2025

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.

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.