New Delhi, Nov 5 (KNN) India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) will be organising India participation in 25^th edition of SAITEX & 13^th edition of Africa Big Seven (AB7) to be held in South Africa next year.

25^th edition of SAITEX & 13^th edition of Africa Big Seven (AB7)  will be held from June 23-25, 2019 at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

A combo of Africa Big seven & SAITEX is one of the biggest business opportunity events of the continent. It offers a horizon to meet new business partners, find new market, enhance market & sales share & cultivate new business opportunities.

 African retail represents huge opportunity for international suppliers as it provides the most important meeting place for international product suppliers and buyers sourcing products.

 The event attracts visitors from more than 32 countries who attend to source the latest products, meet new partners and conclude export and import deals.

The India Trade Promotion Organization has invited interested MSMEs for this international trade fair.

AB7 is the continents premier annual meeting place for the Food and Drink industry where diverse and booming market come to source new ingredients, finished products, processing and packaging.

 It showcases over 300 companies from over 25 countries and visited by over 20,000 trade visitors. AB7 is co-located with the hotel show, which introduced for the first time in 2017.

Suppliers to the Africa F&B industry use Africa Big7 as a launch pad for new product to sell and promote to key design makers and buyers and to build relationships and structure import and export deals.

The exhibition spans the entire sector and presents an incredible variety of products and services including alcoholic drinks, health/energy drinks, tea, coffee, baker products, bulk commodity ingredients, canned & dried foods, cereals, fish, seafood, frozen and chilled foods, fruit & vegetables, meat & poultry, milk & dairy products, sweets & snacks, IT Software Solutions, Kitchen Equipment, Packaging Machinery & Material, Transport & Logistics, Cold Chain, Retail Technology, Refrigeration etc.

SAITEX is remarkable for the incredible range of different products that are exhibited and introduced through distributors into the African market.

 It is the only multi sectoral event of its kind in African continent. It is the key annual products sourcing opportunity of the entire continent retail industry.

It focuses on consumer electronics, home appliances, toys, gadgets, homewares, household, lighting, fashion, jewellery& accessories, giftware, tourism, garden & horticulture, outdoor furniture & furnishing, DIY & home improvement, medical,  beauty, fragrance, building supplies, hardware, tooling, auto & machinery, office, retail & instore solutions, brands etc. goods, Houseware, Kitchenware, Textile and apparel, Jewellery, Footwear & leather products, carpets, DIY products, tools& garden equipment, office equipment, stationery, Tourism, Financial, Business & Financial services, Logistics, Transport & service provider, Machinery for packaging & manufacturing of retail ready products such as food &beverage, plastics, Building & construction material etc.

South Africa is one of the most stable economies of the African continent. Africa enjoys a positive trade balance with India and there is a substantial potential for trade growth between the two countries. Africa has more than one billion potential consumers and the market is set to tope one trillion dollars annually.