Coop Group buys UK co-op retailer Nisa for US$162m
UK – Nisa, UK’s leading co-operative retailer, has announced that its members have voted in...
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Month: November 2017
Nordic Sugar invests US$22.7m in new silo at its sugar factory
SWEDEN – Swedish-based Nordic Sugar has invested US$22.7 million in a new silo to increase...
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Backward integration has built our capacity, improved local content – Nestle MD
NIGERIA – The Managing Director, Nestle Nig Plc, Mr. Mauricio Alarcon, has said his...
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Drought impact on SA table grape crop slowly emerging
SOUTH AFRICA – The 2017/18 table grape crop will likely be marginally above the 5-year average of...
Read MoreGovt orders repatriation of imported genetically modified maize
NIGERIA – The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) says it has, in conjunction with the Nigerian Customs Service, ordered that the genetically modified (GM) maize consignment illegally imported into Nigeria be sent back....
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Competition Authority says Tuskys wrangles to stall Nakumatt merger
KENYA – The competition regulator has told Tuskys Supermarket to resolve shareholder...
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Choppies builds US$200m war chest for branch expansion
KENYA – Botswana’s Choppies plans to open between 20 and 25 branches in Kenya, as it races...
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SABCO settles Ethiopia shares case, buys out local shareholders
ETHIOPIA – The dispute between the shareholders of East African Bottling Share Company,...
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Kalsec installs new laboratory at its Mildenhall, UK facility
UK – Kalsec, a natural spice and herb extract producer, has installed a new laboratory with...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s craft breweries on the rise
SOUTH AFRICA – “We’ve got plans to export to the US,” grins Luca Tooley who co-owns the Zwakala craft brewery in Limpopo. “Hopefully, within the next two to three weeks, we’ll be sending a full pallet of...
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