Master Bakers conference to hold at Foodbext West Africa expo 2015

The Association of Master Bakers of Nigeria (Lagos chapter) has finalised plans for the 2015 edition of the Foodbext West Africa exhibition, which has continued to grow in international profile as a premium event for food and beverage products and services in Africa.

According to the chairman of the Association, Jacob Adejorin, the Association is partnering the organisers of the event in acknowledgement of the good works they are doing in providing a credible forum for international interface between suppliers of bakery/confectionery products and services, and members of the master bakers community in Nigeria, and indeed West Africa.

In his words, “we have partnered on the previous editions of the event and urge stakeholders to use the opportunity to network with the Association and their businesses for corporate gains.”

Speaking at a recent luncheon in Lagos with the organisers where it was agreed, the chairman confirmed that over 5000 major bakery and confectionery business owners will be visiting, and during the period there will seminars in areas that impact the standard of delivery in the bakery industry.

In a similar development, NAFDAC is pleased to also partner Foodbext in view of its relevance to the economic wellbeing of Nigeria from a point of food supply, good manufacturing practices and the development of local capacity for processing and packaging of food and beverage products in Nigeria in support of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government.

At the last edition of the event, Paul Orhii, director-general of NAFDAC, confirmed that NAFDAC will continue to partner the organisers of the event and will utilise the opportunity to enlighten visiting trade professionals on the good works of NAFDAC and standards for engagement in the food and beverage industry.

Dayo Olufemi, marketing director of 151 Products Limited, said Foodbext 2015 will be like none before it, as the emphasis would be on providing a high-level opportunity for companies to engage channel distributors on one hand, and on the other hand to promote brands.

According to him, it would be massively showcased on network media with a lot of focus on cross-border marketing for a reach to over 40 miillion consumers and stakeholders across the West African regional markets.