AFRICA BEVTECH SUMMIT & EXPO KENYA & EASTERN AFRICA EDITION

DATE:

JULY 15-17, 2026

LOCATION:

SARIT EXPO CENTRE, NAIROBI, KENYA

TIMINGS:

09.00-19.00 HOURS

The Africa Beer, Spirits, Wine & Drinks (Africa BEVTECH) Summit & Expo – Kenya & Eastern Africa Edition is the region’s leading platform for the business, technology and innovation of the beverage industry, bringing together stakeholders from across Eastern Africa’s fast-growing beer, spirits, wine and non-alcoholic drinks markets.

Hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, the event serves as a strategic gateway to the wider Eastern Africa region, including markets such as Uganda, DRC, Tanzania, Rwanda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Zambia.

Eastern Africa is one of the continent’s most dynamic beverage markets, driven by rapid urbanisation; a young and growing population; increasing demand for both affordable and premium beverages and rising investment in local manufacturing of beverages.

The Africa BEVTECH Summit & Expo provides a central meeting point for industry leaders to explore these opportunities and shape the future of the sector.

The event attracts a diverse mix of stakeholders from across the beverage value chain, including:

• Breweries, distilleries and wineries, plus importers and traders
• Soft drinks and bottled water manufacturers
• Ingredients and raw material suppliers
• Processing and packaging technology providers
• Distributors, retailers and hospitality operators
• Government agencies and regulators
• Investors and financial institutions

As part of the broader AFMASS Food Expos, the Africa BEVTECH Summit & Expo Eastern Africa offers excellent technology transfer, networking, knowledge sharing and deal-making opportunities, helping attendees build partnerships, expand markets and unlock growth across Eastern Africa’s wider food and beverage industry value chains.

At the Africa BEVTECH Summit & Expo events, visitors and exhibitors experience a comprehensive showcase of technologies, equipment, products and services tailored to the entire value chain of beverage industries, including:

By bringing together the full A-Z of solutions to the entire beverage industry, the Expos enable businesses to source cutting-edge technologies, assess innovations and plan investments that support growth and competitiveness in Africa.

The Africa BEVTECH Summit & Expo attract a wide and influential cross-section of stakeholders - investors, business owners, managers and professionals - from Africa and around the world, including:

• Food & Beverage Manufacturers & Packers — from SMEs to large industrial operations seeking new processing and packaging machinery, ingredients and more supply chain solutions.

• Hotels, Restaurants & Catering (HORECA), FoodService and Retail & Distribution companies - sourcing beverage products, plus new technologies for their businesses

• Original Equipment Manufacturers & Distributors — showcasing the latest innovations in processing, packaging, ingredients, laboratory technology, logistics storage and handling etc.

• Government Agencies, Regulators & Development Partners — engaging on policy, standards and food security issues.

• Investors, Consultants & Service Providers — from logistics, finance, digital platforms, and business services that support the grains ecosystem.

• Allied Industry Investors, Managers & Professionals - participants from adjacent industries — packaging, supply chain and logistics — who benefit from overlapping technologies and partnerships offered at the broader AFMASS Food Expo events.

CALL TO SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

Africa BEVTECH Summit & Expo Kenya & Eastern Africa edition opens new market growth opportunities into the fast-growing economies of Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda as well as countries in Southern Africa, such as South Africa, Zambia, and more.

And because the expo is co-located with related AFMASS Food Expo segments — such as Africa LOGISTICS Expo and the Africa Packaging Expo — sponsors and exhibitors also get to showcase their technologies, products and services to adjacent industry stakeholders across the manufacturing, retail, hospitality and related industries.

Africa BEVTECH Summit & Expo events are organised by the publishers of the most influential magazines and websites for the food, beverage and milling, agriculture, packaging, hospitality industries in Africa and the Middle East, including . . .