Food & Beverage West Africa (FABWA), described as Nigeria’s first ever and largest trade event/exhibition will hold on June 13 at the Landmark Centre on Victoria Island, Lagos.
The exhibition is a leading event in the portfolio of Btob Events, Africa’s largest trade events organiser.Its Managing Director, Jamie Hill expressed delight at the increasing interest the show generates each year.
“The opportunity to expand from two into four show halls at the Landmark Centre really demonstrates the massive potential the F&B industry sees in Nigeria and beyond. FABWA’s expansion clearly reflects the growing confidence in Nigeria’s economic landscape.
“People from West Africa and around the world are looking forward to doing business in Nigeria – our Food & Beverage exhibition is now at a truly international scale. We have a fantastic number of Nigerian businesses taking part and are excited that we have so many countries – more than 60 – represented at the show.
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“It means we anticipate there will be more than 6,000 visitors from food retailing, production and distribution, as well as the hospitality and quick service restaurant (QSR) sector. We know how keen they are to see the latest developments and business opportunities from exhibitors from around the world,” he said.
Countries expected are Dubai, Indonesia, Russia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Tunisia and India.
Local businesses taking part include Emel Corporate Solutions, Macadams, BCE, Cosmos and more. The event would also showcase more than 12 of Nigeria’s food and drinks small and medium business enterprises in the biggest SME Zone so far.