Africa s Largest Food, Beverage & Milling Industry Conferences & Expos

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1 CONFERENCES & EXHIBITIONS AFRICA HAPPENS AT AFMASS TM AFRICA FOOD MANUFACTURING & SAFETY SUMMIT Africa s Largest Food, Beverage & Milling Industry Conferences & Expos 2019 EDITIONS: KENYA ZAMBIA TANZANIA RWANDA Africa s MarketPlace for: Ingredients Milling & Processing Equipment Packaging Food Safety & Laboratory Engineering & Automation Industry Services

2 DISCOVER NETWORK BE INSPIRED Thank you for considering to participate at one of the AFMASS events in Africa. The Africa Food Manufacturing & Safety Summit (AFMASS) Conferences & Expos are a series of trade shows and conferences focused on the manufacturing, retail and foodservice sectors in Africa. The events offer the ultimate platform for key decision makers from the food, beverage and milling industry in sub-saharan Africa to trade, network and learn about the latest technologies and innovations that are geared towards Africa s growing industry. They are also the perfect platform for Africa s industry managers and investors to meet, network and source supplies of equipment, packaging, ingredients, food safety and laboratory, compliance, engineering, warehousing and supply chain and other industry services. The AFMASS offer a one-stop destination for companies and individuals focusing on sub-saharan Africa, and are relied upon by stakeholders as the most important events for food and agro industry stakeholders in Africa. HIGH IMPACT CONFERENCES AND EXPO HALLS AFMASS Conferences & Expos attract some of the most sought after industry leaders, Government regulators and ministries and other opinion leaders, providing attendees with unique insights on the future of the food industry in Africa. The conference sessions, interspersed with networking breaks and panel discussions, make AFMASS events unique for their networking and business friendly atmosphere that facilitate business and trade before, during and after the events. The Expo Hall, which is always next to the Conference Hall, enable stakeholders in the food, beverage and milling industry in Africa to discover the latest processing, packaging, food safety and automation technologies from across the World on one floor, easening their sourcing challenges. UNIQUE DELEGATE AND VISITOR PROFILE Technical managers from Quality Assurance/R&D, Production, Technical, Engineering and Supply Chain, and similar roles attend AFMASS to discover new technologies, and network with peers, Govt agencies and more Investors, general managers and top leaders attend the events to learn and acquint themselves with the latest trends in the industry and to meet suppliers of various solutions for their businesses. I would like to welcome you to take a look at our upcoming events in Africa. We look forward to meeting you soon at the nearest AFMASS event to you. Francis Juma FoodWorld Media. WHY ATTEND AFMASS CONFERENCES & EXPOS? MARKETPLACE OF INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS AFMASS CONFERENCES & EXPOS ARE THE BEST EVENTS TO DISCOVER NEW INGREDIENTS, PACKAGING, EQUIPMENTS, FOOD SAFETY, INDUSTRY SERVICES AND SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA S GROWING INDUSTRY MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS TM AFMASS CONFERENCES & EXPOS ARE THE PERFECT PLATFORM TO LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST INNOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGIES, MARKET TRENDS AND THE LATEST STATISTICS ABOUT AFRICA S FOOD, BEVERAGE & MILLING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES AFRICA S NETWORKING MARKETPLACE AFMASS CONFERENCES & EXPOS ARE THE BEST PLACE TO MEET AND NETWORK WITH INVESTORS, MANAGERS, GOVERNMENT REGULATORS AND OTHER STAKE HOLDERS FROM AFRICA S INDUSTRY AND BEYOND 2

3 UPCOMING EDITIONS OF AFMASS EVENTS IN AFRICA AFMASS CONFERENCES & EXHIBITIONS (Check website for dates) AFMASS Conferences & Exhibitions are regional trade shows that are platforms to bring together suppliers, food, beverage and milling industry and other stakeholders to trade, network and learn the latest technologies in daily conference, field visits and other networking activities. They take place in several countries in Africa, offering a one-stop destination for those companies focused on sub-saharan Africa region. Check the website for the events dates. EASTERN AFRICA AFMASS Eastern Africa edition, hosted in Nairobi, Kenya brings together food, beverage and milling industry, retail and foodservice stakeholders from: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, DRC, Somalia, South Sudan, and sorrounding countries. The 2020 edition of this event is planned to take place in Kampala, Uganda SOUTHERN AFRICA AFMASS Southern Africa edition, hosted in Lusaka, Zambia, brings together stakeholders from: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, DRC, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Angola and sorrounding countries. WESTERN AFRICA Debuting in 2020, AFMASS Western Africa edition, hosted in Lagos, Nigeria brings together stakeholders from: Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Cote d Ivoire, Niger, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, Togo, Benin, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Senegal and sorrounding countries. AFMASS FOODTECH CONFERENCES & EXPOS (Check website for dates) AFMASS FoodTech Conferences & Expos are special technical conferences focused at imparting technical skills to key decision makers in the food, beverage and milling industry in Africa. The events take place over 2 days, bringing together the industry, Government regulators, suppliers and other stakeholders in a particular country or region. In 2019, the events are planned in Tanzania and Rwanda (which covers the Great Lakes region of Africa) FOODTECH CONFERENCE & EXPO TANZANIA EDITION AFMASS FoodTech Tanzania edition is hosted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with a focus on the food, beverage, milling, hospitality and foodservice industry in Tanzania Mainland and the sorrounding islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. FOODTECH CONFERENCE & EXPO RWANDA EDITION AFMASS FoodTech Rwanda edition is hosted in Kigali, Rwanda, with a focus on the food, beverage, milling, hospitality and foodservice industry in the Great Lakes region of Africa (Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and DRC). 3

4 INDUSTRY SECTORS AT AFMASS EVENTS Dairy Products including fresh, UHT and flavoured milk; yoghurt, fermented products; butter, milk powder, cream, cheese; alternative dairy products Meat, Poultry & Fish Products including meat, poultry, fish and seafood Culinary & Savoury Products including fats and oils, oilseeds, savoury, ready meals and dry blended products Grains & Milling Products including grains (wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, soy, barley etc) nutritious foods; breakfast cereals, pulses etc Beverage Products including bottled water, carbonated beverages; beer, wine, spirits and traditional alcoholic beverages Fruits & Vegetables including fresh, chilled, canned and frozen fruits and vegetables for local or export markets Animal Feed & Petfood processing including for dairy, beef, aquaculture, poultry, pet and other animal feed products Sugar & Confectionery including sugar, candies, gums and chocolates Hospitality, FoodService & Retail (HORECA) including cafes, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets etc Bakery & Snacks including bread, cakes, cookies, biscuits, extruded products and snacks Chilled, Frozen & Canned products including ready meals and prepared foods Tea, Coffee & Cocoa including loose, packaged and liquid products 4

5 INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS ON SHOW AT AFMASS EVENTS PROCESSING & MILLING EQUIPMENT FOOD SAFETY & LAB SOLUTIONS INGREDIENTS & CHEMICALS PACKAGING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES Processing Equipment & Solutions including processing equipment for the entire food, beverage, milling industry Milling equipment and supplies for human food and animal feed including mills, sorters, separators, conveyors etc. Storage, post-harvest and solutions for the agro and agro-processing industry including storage, transporting, sorting, grain handling, cooling, bagging and conveying solutions Food Safety & Laboratory Solutions including laboratory equipment & supplies; microbial testing solutions & kits; personnel protection solutions; laboratory testing (micro, physical and chemical); infrastructure and software; hygiene solutions, pest control solutions, calibration services etc. Ingredients & Chemicals including flavours, enzymes, acidifiers, improvers, colourants, fat & sugar replacers, lubricants, fat replacers, sugar replacers, thickeners, water treatment chemicals and many more industry solutions etc. Grains, Commodities & Food Products - including grains, spices, sweeteners and prepackaged foods and beverages. Packaging Equipment & Solutions including packaging and filling equipment; labelling and coding equipment; handling & conveying solutions Packaging materials Primary & secondary packaging materials including aseptic, glass, corrugated, cups, paper, labels, crates and sleeves ENGINEERING & AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS INDUSTRY & CONSULTANCY SERVICES WAREHOUSING, SUPPLY CHAIN, IT & FINANCIAL SERVICES Warehousing & Supply Chain Solutions including warehousing, distribution, storage, bulking, transport, packaging, material handling, weighing, measurement, racking, tracking, palletising, system solutions; IT and financial solutions Engineering & Automation Solutions including fabrication, construction and facility maintenance services; automation and process controls software and hardware systems; pumps, process efficiency solutions; refrigeration, compression, coolin, heating, alternative energy, motors, compressors and conveyors; water, environment and waste management services and solutions. HOSPITALITY & FOOD SERVICE SOLUTIONS Hospitality, restaurant and cafe (HORECA) industry equipment and solutions including ingredients, food safety solutions, serving, cooking, refrigeration, baking, cooling, freezing equipment; installation and construction services etc. Industry services including human resource, project and facilities management, outsourced packaging, project management; human resource, financial, marketing and distribution services etc. Compliance, Consultancy & Training Services including certification, training & consultancy services for systems, food safety, environmental, work place safety etc. 5

6 WHO ATTENDS AFMASS CONFERENCES & EXPOS? 1. Chairman/Founder 2. Chief Executive Officer 3. Managing Director 4. General Manager 5. Procurement Director/Manager/Executive 6. Supply Chain Director/Manager/Officer 7. Investments Manager 8. Food Safety Manager/Supervisor 9. Manufacturing Director/Manager/Supervisor 10. Production Director/Manager/Supervisor 11. Finance Manager/Analyst 12. Agribusiness Manager 13. Engineering Director/Manager 14. Utilities Manager/Supervisor 15. WASH Manager 16. Farm Manager 17. Quality Assurance Director/Manager/Officer/ Supervisor 18. QSHE Manager/Controller/Officer 19. Sustainability Director/Manager/Officer 20. Energy Management Manager 21. Business/Cluster Head/Analyst 22. Regulatory Affairs Director/Manager 23. Packaging Manager/Supervisor 24. Business Development Director/Manager 25. Sales & Marketing Director/Manager/ Representative 26. Technical Sales Director/Manager/ Representative 27. Marketing Director/Manager/Officer 28. Key Accounts Manager 29. Innovations & R&D Manager 30. Animal Feed Formulator 31. Public Relations & Communications Manager/Officer 32. Mill Manager 33. Brewing Director/Manager/Shift Manager 34. Chief Operations Officer/Manager 35. Operations Director/Manager 36. Nutritionist 37. Accountant 38. Hotel Manager 39. Factory Manager 40. Dairy Manager 41. Bakery Manager 42. Chef 43. Student 44. Professor/Lecturer 45. Programs Manager 46. Human Resources/Manager 47. Training Director/Manager.... and many more WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT AFMASS EVENTS AFMASS is a professional event and the quality of the visitors was very high, with most visitors to our stand at management level. We are confident that we shall realise business from this event and will be participating at future AFMASS events in the region. Marketing Manager, milling technology provider AFMASS provides a good networking forum for the food industry and is not an event to be missed, as it is the most outstanding event Central of its African type Republic in this region. The quality of presentations and the variety of presenters has gone up, with a good mix of industry and business related topics and managers. It is very relevant to my work. Origination Merchant, commodity trading company This AFMASS event gave us a unique opportunity to showcase our oilfree compressor solutions to the right audience from the food industry, that is committed to food safety. We are glad we participated, Sales Engineer, industrial air compressor solutions AFMASS was the first event where we launched our products and solutions to the food industry in Eastern Africa. We have been impressed with the excellent networking opportunities that were so easy and powerful. We are so happy we sponsored the event!. Industry Business Manager, food safety systems solutions provider This year s event in Zambia enabled us to meet the most important key decision makers from the milling and bakery sector in Zambia and sorrounding countries. We shall be here again next year. This event will only get better. Area Sales Manager, milling technology company What I find unique with AFMASS is the whole mix of suppliers of equipment, packaging and ingredients etc. It gives me the best opportunity to meet all the suppliers from around the world of what I need at one place, which is a huge plus for me. I would like to meet more packaging suppliers at next AFMASS editions. Supply Chain Manager, beverage company AFMASS stands out for its unique profile of speakers, panelists and visitors that come to it every year. Am glad with the progress I have seen since AFMASS started and I wish you future success in your endeavour to bring the food industry together. Managing Director, ingredients distributor I come to AFMASS every year with plans to meet my current and fomer colleagues in the industry and to learn new technologies. The networks that I have made at AFMASS are life changing. Food safety manager, dairy company Thanks for bringing AFMASS to Zambia. We have been waiting for such an event for a long time, Food technologist, Zambia Congo 6

7 OTHER INDUSTRY INITIATIVES BY FOODWORLD MEDIA Food Business Africa is Africa s No. 1 and most well read and respected food, beverage and milling industry magazine. The magazine, which is currently released every two months, is the most widely food industry publication in sub-saharan Africa, reaching over 25,000 readers in 18 countries in the Easter, Central, Southern and Western Africa. The magazine is also available as a free digital reader for worldwide readership on FOOD BUSINESS AFRICA.COM FoodBusinessAfrica.com is the No. 1 website focused on the food, beverage and milling industry in Africa and beyond, with more than 11 million articles read per year. Updated on a daily basis, the website contains the latest news and features about recent mergers and acquisitions, investments, market trends, regulatory, management and other changes in Africa and the World s food and agro industry. The website also releases regular newsletters to more than 4,000 subscribers, keeping them updated on the developments in the industry in Africa and the World. More info: The Africa Food Industry Excellence Awards is the only industryfocused awards ceremony that rewards exemplary industry leaders and companies, and new products and projects in Africa s food, beverage and milling industry. Attended by the who-and-who in the industry, the ceremony is the most premium industry event and a major highlight of the industry s progress every year. Rwanda hosts the 2019 Awards ceremony. More info: IndustryDirectoryAfrica.com is Africa s largest job site and supplier directory for the food, beverages, milling, pharmaceutical and hospitality industry..com The site is available for companies based in Africa and those with interest in Africa s industry from around the World More info: 7

8 EXHIBITORS AT PAST AFMASS CONFERENCES & EXPOS PAST SPONSORS PAST EXHIBITORS PARTNERS DAIRY ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA info@foodworldmedia.net