Africa Food Show 2025: How Cape Town Became the Gastronomic Capital of Africa

24 June 2025

From 10 to 12 June, Cape Town hosted a major event — the first Africa Food Show 2025, bringing together the best companies and trends in the food industry from around the world under one roof.

More than 350 exhibitors from 29 countries, thousands of guests, heated culinary battles and live tastings — all this made the exhibition a real festival of taste, technology and business opportunities.

Key figures

350+ exhibitors
6,000+ professional visitors, including retail buyers, HoReCa and distributors
More than 29 countries — participants from Brazil, India, the Netherlands, Canada, the UAE and many other countries.

Key activities

Africa Food Summit — a three-day business programme covering topics such as sustainable development, innovation, healthy eating, AI in manufacturing and alternative proteins
Live formats: Game of Chefs, Global Pizza Challenge, National Burger Challenge, South Africa Bakers Challenge — all with live cooking and awards
Live tastings, demonstrations, presentations of snack products and wellness innovations (including the launch of Ursu Cristiano Ronaldo water)
Co-located with Hotel & Hospitality Expo Africa (11–12 June) — expanding contacts in the HoReCa segment