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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN

The equipment promoted by the Italian

small business owners, entrepreneurs,

exhibitors bore testimony to the countries

agents and buyers in search of business

high level of technology in:

opportunities, interesting products, new

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Bottling solutions [used/refurbished

suppliers and customers, locally and

systems] (BBM Service);

around the world.

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Packaging (Europack);

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Spray drying (ICF & Welko);

Council (BBC), Pule Mokoena expressed

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Heat recovery boilers (L.C.Z.);

his support, “SAITEX is an extremely cost-

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Sterilisation and pasteurisation (Levati

effective networking platform; an oasis

Food Tech);

of opportunities for start-ups, SMMEs as

Storage silos and pneumatic

well as big business, all under one roof.

conveying (Technosilos);

This show boosts South Africa’s economy,

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Mixing systems (Tonelli Group);

its intra-Africa trade, as well as its global

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Dairy and convenience food

commerce.”

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packaging solutions (Corazza);
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Acting CEO of the Black Business

The vibrant networking at AB7 and

Lines for filling pasteurized bags with

SAITEX continues long after all exhibitors

juices and dairy produce (FBR-Elpo);

and visitors returned to their home base.

and

Each exhibitor and visitor is emailed a

Refrigerated display cabinets

pass word to gain access to the Online

(Criocabin).

Visitor Zone to update their company

Italian Levati is a processing line manufacturer for the fruit and vegetable transforming
industry. Simone Anghinetti (left) area sales manager was at the show, here with Eddie
Wepener of GEA Food Processing.

profile, receive matched exhibitor/
The networking at AB7 extends beyond

supplier contacts, download brochures

the three days at Gallagher. Southern

and add exhibitors to their personal

African International Trade Exhibitions

address book. The unique Online Visitor

(SAITEX), held alongside AB7, has

Zone of SAITEX and AB7 have increased

gained recognition as Africa’s most

visitors and exhibitor numbers each year

effective and deal-making platform for

and boosted Africa’s economy.

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A group at the dinner hosted by the Italian group of exhibitors, from left: Seymour Talpert, Allistair Wood,
Richard Wilkes, Claudio Perotti, Andrea Pellegrini, Paolo Valmori, Pierangelo Pozzoli, Antonio Incalza,
Gabriella Die Clemente, David Ralph, Tommy Spence, Margi Spence, and Riccardo Pennacchi.

The PPECB exhibiting at the show.

Frigrite at the show, offering a wide range
of imported refrigerated vending cabinets,
island freezers and upright deli cabinets.

The Italian pavilion attracted visitors to their daily presentations on topical issue in packaging, food
processing, enhancing of dairy products and juice production.

A wide choice of frozen fish, shell fish and
fresh from the sea were displayed by foreign
exporters in India and Turkey.

This PMI (Johannesburg combo thermometer
offers a two-in-one solution with a foldaway
food penetration probe – all combined in one
compact, pocket-sized unit with dual display.

The trendy design of the Enixe Lounge
(of Criocabin in Italy) offers flat surfaces,
enhancing the display of the finest foods.

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