SA Chef Media is excited to announce the SA Chef Conference & Expo 2025, which will be held in Johannesburg from August 11-12, 2025.
The second edition of this premier B2B event unites culinary and tourism experts from South Africa and the continent of NH Johannesburg Sandton to explore the “restaurant business.”
Under the theme of “Cultivating the African Food Industry,” the main discussion will focus on identifying solutions to industry challenges, growing sustainable culinary businesses and careers, promoting professional kitchen creativity and innovation, and strengthening the global gas tourism market share.
Participants will be looking forward to two days packed with valuable insights, networking opportunities, and tailored learning experiences specially designed for restaurant owners, executive chefs, culinary and tourism SMME, students, food service suppliers, and stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality sector.
The conference will present an impressive lineup of South Africa's most famous executive chefs and speakers such as Ryan Cole, Wandir Mavaso, Johannes Richter, Candice Phillip, Vusindlovu, Moses Moloi, Catregom Lab, Nti Lamaboa and Cocolinals.
Additionally, industry leaders such as Grace Harding, Gregory Henderson and James Khoza will contribute to the discussion along with key tourism and hospitality figures, including SA Tourism CEO Nombulelo Guliwe, SATSA CEO David De Kock, Saaci CEO Glenton De Kock, and representatives from strategic partner Fedhasa.
SA Chef Conference & Expo Headline Sponsor's Unilever Food Solutions will be appearing on both the stage and the fair, along with top suppliers and food service providers who showcase their diverse industry offerings.
Lance Gibbons, CEO of SA Chef Media, said, “After the successes and valuable insights gained from the first edition of the SA Chef Conference & Expo held in Cape Town last year, we are excited to bring this event to Johannesburg, the premier commercial hub of the continent. Best practices suitable for customers from across the gastronomy spectrum have the opportunity to build connections, share insights and inspiration.
For more information and full programme, the speaker roster and exhibitors can visit https://www.sachefmagazine.co.za/sa-chef-conference-expo-2025/.
Tickets start at the R1200 and are available from Quicket. Now https://www.quicket.co.za/events/301886-sa-chef-conference/
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