IPACK-IMA to hold first packaging show in East Africa in 2014

The announcement came from East African Community Secretary General Richard Sezibera at the close of the international conference Enhancing Food Safety and Food Security in Africa. In two years’ time, in 2014 UNIDO (represented by Secretary General Kandeh Yumkella) and the African institution will flank Ipack-Ima in the organization of the first food packaging and processing exhibition in East Africa.


Africa holds extraordinary opportunities yet to be exploited, a remarkable growth potential and can count on endless resources. What it needs is cooperation, a sound technological culture and effective equipment. This is the basis of the strategy adopted by Ipack-Ima Spa since 2009. Next year will mark the staging of an international convention on food safety in the East African community area. The first exhibition will take place the following year to the end of bringing the technology best capable of developing Africa’s great production potential right to its place of use.


"Unlike what happened in China and India, Italians have the priceless opportunity to outrace Germany to Africa – comments Ipack-Ima Spa CEO Guido Corbella. The results of this international conference and, more generally, the excellent performance of our industry clearly show we are on the right track. Food safety and food security are two sensitive topics of great current interest – says Corbella – which IPACK-IMA is increasingly committed to champion, also in view of the EXPO 2015".