VLB Africa Brewing Conference 2025

South Africa | 130 participants met at the Hotel Sky Sandton in Johannesburg/ Republic of South Africa for the 5th African Brewing Conference from 2–4 June 2025.

In addition to current market assessments, the conference programme focused on brewing technology topics, including raw materials such as brewing grains, water, and hops, yeast and fermentation technology, sustainability, and modern filling and packaging solutions.

The supporting programme included tours of the Alrode Brewery (AB InBev) and the Sedibeng Brewery (Heineken), which offered exciting insights into two of South Africa's largest breweries. The discussion-oriented audience and a convivial evening at Gilroy’s Pub Brewery rounded off the VLB Africa Brewing Conference 2025.

Guest lecturers included Charlene Louw (Beer Association of South Africa, BASA), Christopher Day (Euromonitor International), Surinder Singh (Carlsberg New Technologies), Phumlani Zwane (Heineken South Africa), and Petr Vesely (AB InBev).

The event was sponsored by Platinum Sponsor Ziemann Holvrieka; Gold Sponsors Pall, KHS, and Steinecker; and also by Fermentis, Alfa Laval, Hopsteiner, Bucher Denwel, Siemens, Pure Malt, and corosys/M&L Consulting.