Premium Beverage Innovation & Investment Workshop
Fruit to Spirit Workshop™
Turning local crops into premium spirits, branded beverages and new revenue streams.
- Date
- Thu, 29 Oct 2026
- Time
- 11:00 – 14:00
- Venue
- Czech House, East Legon
- Format
- Hands-on industry workshop
- Duration
- 3 hours · 11:00 – 14:00
- Live demo
- Working copper still run
- Tasting
- Guided fruit spirit tasting
- Seats
- Limited · free to attend
The opportunity
Ghana grows it. Few people bottle it.
Ghana has an abundance of fruits, agricultural crops and sugar-rich resources with significant potential for local value addition. Yet much of this opportunity remains underdeveloped beyond fresh produce, basic processing and traditional consumption.
Fruit to Spirit Workshop™ is an industry-focused workshop exploring how locally available fruits, crops and agricultural feedstocks can be transformed into premium beverage alcohol and differentiated consumer products.
It brings together investors, beverage entrepreneurs, food processors, hospitality groups and agribusinesses to explore the commercial opportunities emerging at the intersection of agriculture, food processing, beverage manufacturing and premium consumer brands.
What participants will gain
- The fundamentals of fruit and agricultural feedstock distillation
- How local fruits and sugar-rich crops can be transformed into premium spirits
- Product categories and market opportunities across spirits and premium beverages
- Value addition opportunities for agricultural producers and food processors
- Developing differentiated local beverage brands for domestic and international markets
- Opportunities to integrate local sourcing, processing and beverage manufacturing
- The economics of small-to-medium-scale beverage production
- Quality, consistency, product development and scalability
- How hospitality and tourism businesses can develop locally sourced premium products
- Pathways for expanding from initial products into broader beverage portfolios
Programme rundown
Workshop agenda
Thursday, 29 October 2026 · 11:00 – 14:00 · Czech House, East Legon
Download the programme agenda (PDF)- 12:20
Technology Demonstration — Live Distillation Run
A working demonstration on the Czech-built copper distillation system: mash preparation, charging the still, column operation and separating the spirit run. Participants see the equipment, controls and output at close range.
Feedstocks
From local ingredients to premium products
Who should attend
Built for people making decisions
Presenters
Who is leading the workshop
Martin Habart is a Czech entrepreneur and international business leader focused on connecting European technology and expertise with Africa's growing markets. As CEO and Co-Founder of SEDA Group, he leads initiatives across water infrastructure, food processing, manufacturing, and technology, with a strong focus on Ghana and broader Africa. Martin is passionate about building practical partnerships that transform technology, local resources, and investment into scalable businesses and sustainable development.
Bako Ambianda is a Cameroonian-born entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author, and global speaker focused on building businesses and investment platforms that accelerate Africa's economic transformation. He is the Chairman of Bako Group Holdings, a diversified Pan-African investment group with interests across finance, energy, agriculture, mobility, real estate, and media, and CEO of Backbone Capital Ventures, an investment platform backing Africa's next generation of technology startups.
Venue
Czech House – Technology & Training Center
Takako Heights, Boundary Rd, G12, East Legon, Accra
The Czech House was officially opened by Czech President Petr Pavel during his state visit to Ghana in April 2025, with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic Pavel Bílek, Ghanaian ministers and distinguished guests from diplomacy and business.
Free to attend
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