Accelerating The Food And Beverage Retail Business In Africa

Africa’s Big 7 brings together the best in the food & beverage business to identify growth opportunities and to close deals.

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Why Africa’s Big 7?

Africa’s Big 7 is now entering its 19th edition, and it continues to be a trusted partner aligned with the needs of the industry – to offer quality, affordable food and beverage products that cater to the ever-increasing demands of consumers. With exhibitors from around the world, we offer buyers a unique opportunity to discover new and high-value products while gaining an understanding of consumer demand.

250+

Exhibitors

5000

Attendees

26

Countries

DISCOVER

NEW AND HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS

Retail-ready Food

Fats & Oils / Dairy products / Meat & Poultry / Pulses / Grains & Cereals / Food processing / Power brands / Ready Meals / Food to go / Frozen & chilled products / Fish & Seafood / Fruit & vegetables / Grocery products / Sweets & confectionary / Sauces & Condiments / Spices / Dried foods / Snacks / Speciality Foods / Desserts / Canned Food

Beverages

Dairy / Juice / Energy drinks / Cordials and concentrates / Water / Soft drinks / Coffee / Wine / Spirits / Beer / Tea / Health drinks

Technology Solutions

PoS / CRM / IT/software solutions / Logistics / Kitchen equipment / Cold chain / Packaging materials / Stock tracking / Packing and shelving solutions / Retail technology / Storage and warehousing / Packaging machinery / Refrigeration and air-con for preservation

New Trends

Non-GMO / Plant based protein / Vegan / Health, Wellness and Free-form / Keto friendly

Catering and Bulk

Fats and Oils / Bulk ingredients / Spices / Commodity Ingredients

Baking

Dairy / Flour / Bulk / Desserts / Grains

What to

expect?

3 days of engagement

A curated food and beverage product showcase

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Free to attend food and beverage workshops on the show floor

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Access to the township economy in collaboration with SAITEX

2022

SPEAKERS

Lynton Peters

Martin Dovey

Shereen Tromp

Richard Lawrence

Adri Venter

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Africa’s Big 7 2022

ADVISORY BOARD

Bheki Twala

President
TECCIA

Kiba Bam

Managing Director
Kiba Bam Consulting

Dave Collier

President
Bakers Association of SA

Vicky Jacobs

Head of Innovation & Trend
Pick n Pay

Shereen Tromp

Senior Consultant
Euromonitor International

Richard Lawrence

Group Head of Innovation
Tiger Brands

Doug Hunter

Manager: Customer and Ecosystem Enablement
SYSPRO

Lara Mare van Niekerk

Co-Founder
Rush Nutrition

Xolile Mbatha

R&D Executive
SIQL Foods

CLICK HERE TO MEET THE ADVISORY BOARD

GALLERY

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An excellent day. We had lots of feet come past the stand, lots of good potential visitors, industry-related visitors which was great. We sold four machines yesterday, so excellent, all in all, a good day.

Candice-Lee Clark

Area Manager South Africa: Product Solutions & Training, Robot Coupe