Africa Food Manufacturing 2021

2-4 August 2021. This year, two leading global brands, 'Fi Global' for food ingredients and 'ProPak Exhibitions' for food processing and packaging, co-locate under their new regional brands, Fi Africa & ProPak MENA, to make AFM exhibition a one-stop sourcing platform for the latest and most innovative food and beverage ingredients, packaging, processing, and logistics solutions in Egypt and across Africa. 

Over three days, Africa Food Manufacturing and Middle East Food Safety Associates (MEFOSA) brings the top F&B industry experts to share their knowledge and experience with participants physically and virtually to learn, gather insights about the latest trends and technology, regulations, market gaps and potential market expansions in Africa & the Middle East.  

• The Egyptian food manufacturing industry - Eng. Ashraf El Gazayerli - Chairman of Chamber of Food Industries 
• Mr. Atef Idriss - Chairman of MEFOSA The Egyptian F&B packaging industry 
• Mr. Ahmed Gaber - Chairman of Egyptian Chamber of Printing & Packaging Industries 
• The Egyptian food manufcaturing exports - Eng. Hanie El Desouki - Chairman of EGAC 
• Dr. Hussein Mansour - Chairman of Egyptian National Food Safety Assocition 

Track 1: Food Solutions & Ingredients – Innovative Perspective 

• Impact of NFSA technical regulations on enhancing food safety culture - Dr. Hussein Mansour - Chairman of the Egyptian National Food Safety Association 
• Economic Production of Keitt Mango Under Protected and Open Field Conditions - Dr. Assem Mohammed - Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate - Egypt 
• Olein Extract in Ostrich Oil - Dr. Amany Basuny - Professor and Head Biochemistry Department at Beni Suef University 
• Healthy Food Solutions with Cost Reduction - Dr. Mohamed Abdelgawad - Marketing Manager at Tiba Starch & Glucose.

Track 2 : Food Adulteration & Food Fraud – Ingredients and Raw Material

• Non-financial services available for F&B manufacturers - National Bank of Egypt
• EU-PRIMA Actions: Achieving Traceability and Authenticity Control of Traditional Mediterranean Foods - Dr. Mohammad Wageih - PRIMA
• Industry 4.0 - Eng. Islam El Barbari - Sales Manager Digital for Africa at General Electric

Track 3 : Food Technology, IT & Smart Technology for a Sustainable System – From Farm to Fork

• Lebanese Food Industry Challenges, Food Safety Governance & Promising Private Inititatives - Fidele El Achkar- Foodsight in Lebanon
• Digital Supply Chain - Mrs. Shereen Mosallam - Symbios Consulting
• SG Systems V5 Traceability - Darren Fischer - SG Systems

Track 4: Food Manufacturing and Packaging: A New Paradigm

• Bio Conversion of Organic Foods into Animal Feed - Sustainable Sources of Protein - Eng. Bachir Abi Salloum - Associate Professor & Food Processing Expert
• Valorization of Food Industries Wastes into Sustainable Food Products: a case study on Dairy and Brewing Industries - Dr. Marc Bou Zeidan - Associate Professor at the School of Engineering at USEK, Lebanon.
• Manufacturing of foodstuffs in the Modern Age - Abdallah Baker Hasan Baqer - Technology Consultant & Food Science
• Effect of followed production procedures on the physichemical properties of labneh anbaris - Ms. Youman Iskandarani - Food Science & technology consultant

Track 5 : Integration of Food Safety through Science & Prevention – Risk Analysis

• F&B manufactrers financing initiatives - National Bank of Egypt, NBE's client success story
• Food Safety Regulations & Harmonization - Dr. Moawiya Haddad - GHI
• Risk communication during food crises – The role of the media - Ms. Mariam Eid - Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon
• Food Safety & sustainable development - Dr. Mamdouh Issa - AHDO Managing Director
• Risk Based Food Control Systems - Dr. Mokhtar Harb - FTRI & NFSA in Egypt

Track 6: Block Chain, Supply Chain & Traceability: Tools to Enhance Quality across the Food and Ingredient Lifecycle

• Block Chain across the Food Cycle - Dr. Tarek Sheta - International Food Processing & Supply Chain Expert at Land O'Lakes
• Understanding & Elimination of Food Hazards - Dr. Thouraya Attia - Food Safety & public health expert in Tunisia
• Food Security Status in the UAE: The Level of Awareness Among the Public - Dr. Fatme Al Anouti - Associate Professor at Zayed University
• Data & Technology Role in Enhancing Food & Ingredients Journey - Dr. Amona Yousif- Dubai Municipality

Track 7: Rules & Regulations of Exports - Reaching International Food Markets

• What food manufacturers need to know in terms of certification to export to Africa & the Middle East - Eng. Hanie El Desouki - Chairman of Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC)
• Banking services and products available to F&B projects - National bank of Egypt
• Documentation & Inspection of Food Imports to the UAE - Eyad Ibrahim - Sharjah Municipality in UAE
• Iso 22000 - Dr. Iman El Borolos - Food Safety auditor & consultant
• Central Lab of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Food QCAP's role in food safety and the impact on F&B exports - Prof. Dr. Hend Abdellah - Director of QCAP

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29 June 2020. The spread of the novel corona-virus has had impacts across all sectors. As health authorities and scientists around the world work towards identifying solutions to bring the situation under control, across the world packaged goods are in high demand. Africa Food Manufacturing Featuring Fi Africa & ProPak MENA brought together three of the food packaging industry leaders in the world and the region to share their views on the role of packaging in a pandemic.