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Discover leads, network with professionals, and access premium content 

Our event allows you to connect directly with buyers across the African continent. Buyers from the food and beverage industry attend to source products, develop new partnerships, and conclude export and import deals.

Meet thousands of high quality attendees

Buyers/Decision makers

62.4%

Buyers/Decision makers
Decision influencers

25.2%

Decision influencers
Total budget responsibility

US$152m

Total budget responsibility
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Reasons to Exhibit in 2023

GENERATE LEADS

Meet thousands of buyers and decision makers from the region’s capital and consumer sectors

POSITION YOUR COMPANY

Capitalise on a US$1 trillion consumer market in Africa with fruitful trade partnerships

ESTABLISH A ROUTE TO MARKET

Meet potential buyers, distributors, partners and agents that can help you sell into African markets

ENGAGE WITH KEY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS

Meet senior decision makers, face-to-face, from public and private sectors

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Hear what our exhibitors have to say

Find out from a selection of our exhibitors about their experience and why they chose Africa Big 7 Africa platform to showcase their products.

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Who Exhibits?

Suppliers to the African food and beverage industry use Africa’s Big 7 to launch new products, promote and make sales to key decision makers and buyers, and to build long-lasting relationships and structure import and export deals. The exhibition spans the entire sector and presents an incredible variety of products and services, including:

Retail-ready Food

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

Beverages

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

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

New Trends

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

Catering and Bulk

Fats and Oils / Bulk ingredients / Spices / Commodity Ingredients
Baking

Baking

Dairy / Flour / Bulk / Desserts / Grains
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Visitors attend from around the world

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See what our buyers had to say and why they attended

 
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“An absolutely amazing experience! We could barely keep up! We made over a million Rand in sales, of both products and franchises. Interest and business came from across the continent. We have already booked our stand for next year.”

Candice Oelofse
Sales Manager, African Maize Foods

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Buyers and decision makers from leading brands attend Africa’s Big7

IMPORTERS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTORS

Cab Foods | Diplomat Distributors | Famous Brands | Fortuna Foods | Keep It Frozen Africa | Lusitania | M&L | Natela | Patleys | Rialto | Rieses Food Imports | Tacoma Foods

FOOD RETAILERS, SUPERMARKETS, CONVENIENCE STORES, FORECOURT STORES, SPAZA SHOPS

AVI Ltd | Cambridge Food | Checkers | Express | Family | Hungry Lion | Hyper | Jumbo Cash & Carry | Kwikspar | Liquor | LiquorShop | Makro| Megasave | Mini Market | Minimark | OK Foods | OK Grocer | Pick n Pay Supermarket | Rhino Cash & Carry | Shoprite | Spar | Superspar | The Fruitspot | Woolworths Food | Roots| D B Cash & Carry

HOTELS, BUSH LODGES, GUESTHOUSES

Hyatt Regency | City Lodge Group | Days Inn | Hilton | Legacy Hotels and Resorts | Mercure Accord | Protea Group | Sheraton Group | Sun International Group | Three Cities | Tsogo Sun | Radisson Hotel Group

FOOD & DRINK PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS

Clover SA | Illovo |  Rhodes Food Group | First SA Foods | FoodCorp | Kellogg’s SA | Bidfood Southern Africa| Nestle | Parmalat SA | Pioneer Foods | Premier Foods | Rainbow | South African Breweries | Tiger Brands| RCL Foods | Tongaat Hulett | KWV | Creative Flavors International | Bowler Beverage Company Ltd | Nampak Rigids

FOODSERVICE AND CATERING SERVICES

Uber Eats | UCOOK | Famous Brands | Yum | In2Food | Pauli’s Food Co | Rocomamas | Spar Group | Ocean Basket | Liquid Chefs | Tiger Brands | Baltimore | Bimbo’s | Black Steer | Brazilian Café | Debonairs Pizza | Fishaways | House of Coffees | John Dory’s Fish and Grill | KEG | KFC | Maxi’s | McDonald’s | McGinty’s | Mugg & Bean | Pannarotis Pizza | Saddles | Scooters Pizza | Spur Steak Ranch | St Elmo’s | Steers | Tashas | The Fish & Chip Co | TruFruit | Wimpy | Nando’s | Vida E Café | Beerhouse | Bidvest Catering Services | Bosana | Fedics | Feedem Pitseng | KKS | Royal Mnandi | Royal Sechaba

Dedicated PR and Marketing Campaign

Our highly targeted marketing campaign delivers the right audience to the expo to ensure your brand is exposed to the professionals you want to meet. Below are only a few examples of marketing tools we utilise:

Over 30 email campaigns will be sent over the duration of the marketing campaign – reaching 25 000+ industry professionals

Emails

Over 30 email campaigns will be sent over the duration of the marketing campaign – reaching 25 000+ industry professionals
Industry professionals will be invited to the event and registered through our telemarketing team

Telemarketing

Industry professionals will be invited to the event and registered through our telemarketing team
We form strategic partnerships with industry associations to promote the event to their members and secure their attendance

Association partners

We form strategic partnerships with industry associations to promote the event to their members and secure their attendance
More than 5 000 SMS invitations are sent across South Africa

SMS

More than 5 000 SMS invitations are sent across South Africa
A professional executed digital campaign including Google Adwords marketing and paid campaigns across social media channels will be implemented

Digital campaign

A professional executed digital campaign including Google Adwords marketing and paid campaigns across social media channels will be implemented
Regular updates and exhibitor features will be posted to our followers on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

Social media

Regular updates and exhibitor features will be posted to our followers on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
We work with focused industry media to promote and drive exposure for the show

Media partnerships

We work with focused industry media to promote and drive exposure for the show
A dedicated PR team will be running a campaign 16 weeks prior to the event reaching trade and mainstream media

Public relations

A dedicated PR team will be running a campaign 16 weeks prior to the event reaching trade and mainstream media
Digital outdoor advertising is activated in high traffic zones across Johannesburg

Outdoor advertising

Digital outdoor advertising is activated in high traffic zones across Johannesburg
Members of press are expected onsite to cover the event

Onsite media coverage

Members of press are expected onsite to cover the event
Free tailored marketing packages are sent to exhibitors to invite clients to the event – amplifying the marketing campaign

Exhibitor support services

Free tailored marketing packages are sent to exhibitors to invite clients to the event – amplifying the marketing campaign
Marketing efforts push visitors to the event website for the duration of the marketing campaign

Event website

Marketing efforts push visitors to the event website for the duration of the marketing campaign

What to Expect?

3 days of engagement
A curated food and beverage product showcase
Free to attend food and beverage workshops on the show floor
Access to the township economy in collaboration with SAITEX
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Why Africa is the Perfect Market

South Africa is the ideal location for this event: it is Africa’s largest and most developed economy, it has the most sophisticated and fast-moving food and drink market, and it acts as a trading gateway to the rest of the continent’s markets. Food production is one of the continent’s biggest manufacturing industries. Its US$313 billion food and beverage market is projected to reach US$1 trillion by 2030.

Africa’s middle class population is estimated to number 170 million people, each spending between US$11 – US$110 each day.

Africa’s middle class population is estimated to number 170 million people, each spending between US$11 – US$110 each day.

Food & beverage revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2019 - 2023) of 10.5% in South Africa, resulting in a market volume of US$122m by 2023

Food & beverage revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2019 - 2023) of 10.5% in South Africa, resulting in a market volume of US$122m by 2023

US$82m revenue generated by the South African F&B sector

US$82m revenue generated by the South African F&B sector

47,4% of revenue in the F&B sector in South Africa is generated by restaurants and coffee shops

47,4% of revenue in the F&B sector in South Africa is generated by restaurants and coffee shops

Half of the food and beverage companies in South Africa are located in Gauteng

Half of the food and beverage companies in South Africa are located in Gauteng

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Why B2B Exhibitions Work

86%

of attendees have not been seen by your sales force in the last 15 months

76%

of decision makers ask for a quote at the show

85%

of decision makers believe that going to shows saves them time and money

67%

of all attendees represent a new prospect

90%+

of attendees have significant procurement activities planned in the next 12 to 15 months

50%+

of visitors attend for the first time

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For every US$1 invested in a trade show exhibitors see on average a US$6 return

Sponsors, Partners & Supporters

Host partner

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Strategic partners

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Knowledge partners

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