SOUTH AFRICA – Not even Tashas regulars have been immune to SA’s economic crunch. Releasing interim results on Monday, Famous Brands’s research showed that customers visited casual dining and quick-service restaurants 16% less frequently than […]
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s largest beverages manufacturer Delta Corporation has proposed that Government adopts a new excise duty regime on alcoholic beverages premised on absolute alcohol content as opposed to the type of alcoholic beverage, ahead […]
BRAZIL – Flavours and colours specialist Firmenich has officially inaugurated its manufacturing plant for encapsulated flavours in Sao Paulo, Brazil, extending its footprint to Latin America. The ceremony, which was conducted in the presence of […]
USA – The amount of material used to make PET, HDPE and glass water bottles fell by more than 40% between 2007 and 2015, according to a report into the environmental footprint of North America’s […]
USA – DanoneWave, the newly combined business unit of the U.S. dairy operation of global food company Danone and WhiteWave Foods, will invest up to US$60 million in its plant-based beverage manufacturing operation in Rockingham […]
NIGERIA – Global beer brand Heineken has launched its first Africa inspired fashion collection, in collaboration with Africa’s emerging design talent, Lulu Mutuli and Azra Walji. The collections were unveiled on the catwalk of the […]
ETHIOPIA – A company that has been involved in farming and imports and exports, Gonde Import & Export Enterprise, plans to commission a tomato processing plant in Adama (Nazareth), 100Km South-west of Addis Ababa. According […]
KENYA – The battle to save Nakumatt Supermarkets yesterday took a new turn after rival Tuskys offered to inject Sh650 million into the troubled retail chain and recurring payment guarantees of between Sh1.5 billion and […]
ANGOLA – Angolan food delivery startup Tupuca is planning on adding new features and expanding to neighbouring countries having seen solid uptake since its launch. Founded in 2015, Tupuca is Angola’s first food delivery platform, allowing users […]
KENYA – Reduced supply of subsidised maize flour has hit supermarkets days to the end of the subsidy scheme, raising fears of shortages. Some supermarkets did not have flour on Friday while others had only […]
