Cold Link Africa VOL. 01 - No.01 | September / October 2015 | Page 18

EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN

Africa’s Big 7 attracts visitors
from across the world

#AB7

By: John Ackermann – editor

True to its name, Africa’s Big 7 (AB7) exhibition, held at Gallagher
Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 21-23 June, attracted 16 300
visitors from 66 different countries

T

he 13th AB7, one of the few
trade shows open on a Sunday,
showcased the entire food
and beverage supply chain from
harvested produce and raw materials
to manufacturing, processing and
packaging material, retail equipment
and finished products.
Visitors from the hospitality, beverage
and food trade had a wide choice of
foodstuffs and beverages that caught
their attention: Aloe Juice from Ladysmith,
wines from Abri Drift, Ashton Cellars,
Welgemeend Wine Estate, frozen waffles
from Augustin’s Waffles in Belgium, frozen
chicken from the APC group in Ukraine, fruit
juice from Beit Bridge Juicing in Zimbabwe,
frozen fish from Betafish (Estonia), Maun
Frozen Foods(Turkey), canned Jack
Mackerel fish from Etosha Canning
(Walvis Bay), beer from Namib Breweries
(Windhoek) and Obolon (Ukraine).
The support services group of
exhibitors included the Perishable
Products Export Control Board (PPECB),

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the South African National Halaal
Association (SANHA), Taiwan External
Trade Development Council, the
Cape Winelands District Municipality
and International Trade Administration
Commission of South Africa (ITAC).
Equipment, packaging and logistics
included Acrow Racking and Shelving,
Wire Belt Systems (wire mesh conveyor
belts) and Etlin International (cold
storage and logistics).
The 7 754m2 of exhibition floor space
included exhibitors from 42 countries s V6