TANZANIA - A new cereals and other produce regulatory authority that will set cap prices for various crops is expected to come into being before the end of the year. This was said by the Cereals and Other Produce Board of Tanzania (CPB), Acting Director General, Mr John Maige in an interview with the TBC…
TANZANIA - The government in collaboration with various food processing industries is setting plans to boost production and supply of wheat flour in the East African region, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Investment, Prof Adolf Mkenda said yesterday. The PS said the idea was to increase the production and supply of wheat…
KENYA - Kenya has imposed a steeper inspection fee on Tanzanian wheat imports, threatening to escalate the trade war between the two neighbours. The government has increased the cost of wheat inspection at the border from Sh600 per truck to Sh8,000, a move that would technically lock out the commodity. The two East African countries…
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s antitrust agency has fined East African Breweries Ltd an undisclosed amount over failure to meet the terms attached to the deal when the company acquired a controlling stake in Serengeti Breweries.
KENYA – Kenyan millers have strongly opposed the government’s move to allow Tanzanian firms to bring in wheat flour duty-free, fearing they will be priced out of the market.
KENYA – The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) and Amref Health Africa have officially launched a partnership that will sustainably improve the health and enable the economic empowerment of more than 500,000 people in Eastern Africa.
KENYA – The Court of Appeal has allowed two firms who took up a distribution deal with Dutch brewer Heineken to join a contract case filed against it.
TANZANIA – The government has reiterated that the ban on maize exports is here to stay and that those trying to go contrary to the directive may face the music.
TANZANIA – An excise duty rise on beer and spirits can lead to an increase in the consumption of illicit brews and subsequent reduction in company earnings and government revenues, brewing industry players warn.
TANZANIA – Soft-drink producers have called on the government to reduce multiple regulatory fees in its 2017/18 budget.
