Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting 2022
Last Thursday, 12.05.2022, the ordinary general meeting of Grofor e.V. took place at the Hotel Grand Elysée. After two extraordinary years due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the board and the office were pleased to welcome a large number of guests.
In the election that took place, Björn Meyer, Cargill GmbH, was elected Chairman of the Board.
Bastian Düsing, Hansa NFC GmbH, was re-elected as 1st vice-chairman. Roland Henkel, Heinrich Nagel KG (GmbH & Co.) was elected as 2nd vice-chairman. Jaana Kleinschmit von Lengefeld, ADM Germany GmbH, was again elected as a further member of the board. Edgar Friedrich, IOI Oleo GmbH and Oliver Lessmann, Omya GmbH were appointed as additional board members for the first time after their election.
We congratulate all those elected and look forward to a good partnership.
After three terms as President and several years as another Board member, Patrick Knüppel, Hammonia Oleochemicals GmbH left the Board. Likewise, Sophia Langhaeuser, Robert H. Schröder GmbH & Co. KG and Joachim Zülow, Tanktransporte Ahlerstedt GmbH left the Grofor Board after almost 20 years.
We would like to thank them for their great voluntary commitment and wish the departing members all the best for the future.
Annual General Meeting

Association
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.

Services
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.

Downloads
Downloads
- Statutes Grofor e.V.
- Members Grofor e.V.
- Grofor Conditions
- Arbitration Conditions
- List of arbitrators
- Privacy policy