EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
Upcoming fdt
Africa expo extended
M
arkus Kosak, exhibition
director of fdt Africa, is
very enthusiastic about
the development: “The response to
the past events has shown that the
concept for fdt Africa is now well
established in the African market;
we must build upon this success.
Together with the advisory board, we
have already made the necessary
adjustments for 2018.”
For the first time, the event itself will
be taking place over three days and
will move to the largest hall (Hall 5) of
Gallagher Convention Centre.
“Our goal is to further expand the
perspectives that Africa offers to the
sector,” says Kosak.
In their review of fdt Africa 2016,
the advisory board members were
unanimous in their positive conclusion.
The event was described as an
all-round success and this result is
highlighted in the statistics: fdt
Africa 2016 saw a 40% increase in
participants, and it took up 20% more
exhibition space than the 2014
edition did.
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Joerg Thomas, managing director
of KHS Manufacturing South Africa,
explains: “We are very pleased to
be represented on the advisory
board of food and drink technology
Africa, and we are convinced that
this event has the right concept.
Together with Messe München South
Africa, the VDMA, and our colleagues
from industry, we want to progress
further with the development of fdt
Africa and strengthen it as the most
important sector event for the food
and beverage industry in
southern Africa.”
“The steadily rising food and
beverage market in southern Africa
offers ideal conditions for stepping
up the development of this event,
and it is the right time,” explains Elaine
Crewe, CEO of Messe München South
Africa. “The aim of fdt Africa 2018 is to
consolidate the existing target groups
of exhibitors and visitors and acquire
new ones via specific measures. The
food sector, in particular, offers great
potential for further growth,”
she continues. CLA
Due to positive response to the food & drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) trade fair, the
third edition will be extended to three days and takes place from 4 to 6 September 2018 at
Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand.
This year, fdt Africa will be three days long.
ABOUT fdt AFRICA
food and drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) is
the most recent of the three subsidiary trade fairs
in the drinktec worldwide group. It premiered in
2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a trade
fair with adjoining congress. The organisers
are Messe München and its subsidiary Messe
München South Africa, based in Johannesburg.
The conceptual sponsor is the Food Processing
and Packaging Machinery Association of the
VDMA (German Engineering Federation).
www.coldlinkafrica.co.za
The event, which takes place every two years,
brings together international manufacturers
of food processing machinery, beverages
technology, and packaging machinery, with
mainly regional producers in southern Africa of
foodstuffs, liquid food, and beverages.
An integrated exhibitor forum focusing on
case studies with specific relevance to the
needs of the regional market provides an
opportunity for professional development.
COLD LINK AFRICA • May 2018