Food Africa and pacprocess MEA to launch in December with an even larger area

Food Africa, one of Africa’s leading trade fairs for the food industry, will take place together with pacprocess MEA again in 2023 in Cairo, Egypt. In the past few years, both events have developed into hot spots for the entire food industry of the African continent and the MEA region. pacprocess MEA additionally addresses all fields of application in the packaging and the related processing industry. Both events will be held from 12 to 14 December at the Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC) and are organized by Messe Düsseldorf together with its partners IFP Egypt and Konzept under the umbrella of the interpack alliance.

Eight months before its kick-off, the trade fair duo is already making very good progress. For instance, the total area of Food Africa has been expanded from three to four halls. This means that an exhibition area of approximately 40,000 square meters is available overall. “The decision to expand the trade fair by an entire additional hall is our response to appropriately meet the demand and also creates opportunities for additional formats and special exhibitions”, says Thomas Dohse, director, interpack Alliance. In the past year, a total of 25,821 visitors from over 72 countries attended both trade fairs. “The exhibitors also expect a dynamic growth environment, driven by a strong domestic demand and export potential in 2023”, Dohse continues.

Egypt is an important actor in the global market

Looking back on the past seven years shows the huge development of the Egyptian food industry. The number of companies more than tripled in this period. Factories were continuously modernized, and a total of 16.3 billion euros was invested in the food industry. Thus, the Egyptian market for food and beverages generated 4.1 billion dollars in the past year and constituted 14 percent of the country’s total exports. These figures show that the future of the Egyptian food and beverage market is promising.