Savour, sample and connect: 10 key highlights at the Africa Food Show
From sizzling cook-offs to fresh global flavours, fashionably plated bites to wellness-forward innovations. The Africa Food Show 2025 is dishing up an unmissable sensory experience that's so much more than your average expo. Taking place from June 10-12, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, this premiere food and beverage event is serving up style, culture and serious flavour
Think top chefs battling it out live, Gen Z snacking trends, conscious food solutions, and even the local launch of Cristiano Ronaldo's bottled water brand, Ursu. Whether you're into street food culture, wellness trends, elevated dining or behind-the-scenes industry insights, Africa Food Show is where it's all happening. Connect one on one with global Food and Beverage (F&B) industry leaders, witness top chefs battle it out in the Game of Chefs, attend the Africa Food Summit and see dough done like never before in the Global Pizza Challenge, all whilst discovering new trends and technologies shared by exhibitors from around the world. There is something appetising for everyone at the Africa Food Show, taking place from 10-12 June 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), in Cape Town, South Africa.
More than 350 exhibitors representing a whopping 29 countries will be displaying innovative F&B products and solutions, covering everything from baking to catering, retail-ready food, new technologies and more. You can expect leading local brands, including the likes of Catercorp, Fair Cape, Unilever, Karan Beef, Beef Master, Spice Mecca, IFF, Doehler, Atlantis Foods, Econofoods, Rhodes Food Group, Ina Paarman's Kitchen, Petit Forestier and Fairview. And don't miss the international flavours from as far afield as Jordan, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, the Netherlands, Brazil, China, Singapore and Canada - to name but a few.
Running concurrently with the Africa Food Show, the two-day Africa Food Summit offers a chance to forecast the future of F&B on the continent. With a host of expert speakers from both the business and NGO sector and a focus on 'transforming healthy foods for climate and health', the conference is bound to be a big hit. Swipe right on this exciting feature of the Africa Food Show - it's the chance to make connections with leaders from across the F&B sector, both local and global. This bespoke networking service is available to trade and industry professionals, with a range of executive decision-makers expected to attend - so bring your business cards!. The Africa Food Show is strategically co-located with another large-scale, premier event - the Hotel and Hospitality Expo Africa. With 150 exhibitors on the line-up and 4,000 visitors expected to attend, there will be lots to explore in the realm of hospitality. Keep up with the latest trends in accommodation, catering and dining out and find opportunities to connect with business owners.
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