South Africa’s Kaap Agri revenue rises 8% as wheat business pays
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s agricultural retailing and service company, Kaap Agri has recorded…
Month: November 2018
Tanzania Bureau of Standards to launch new laboratory for efficiency
TANZANIA – Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) is set to launch a new special laboratory…
Tanzania to construct international shipping port to promote fishing
TANZANIA – Tanzania is set to construct an international shipping port to promote Sustainable Blue…
Namibia’s MeatCo to cut 650 jobs for sustainable operations
NAMIBIA – MeatCo, Namibia’s meat processing company has said that it plans to cut down…
Uganda approves safe development of genetically engineered foods
UGANDA – Uganda’s parliament has passed the Genetically Engineering Regulatory Bill, 2018 which aims at…
Uganda considers rice import ban to improve domestic production
UGANDA – Uganda’s government is considering to stop importation of unprocessed rice by processors so…
Kraft Heinz acquires US condiments firm Primal Nutrition for US$200m
USA – Kraft Heinz has announced that it has agreed to acquire the US based…
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola to invest US$1.4b in Pakistan
ASIA – The world’s beverage giants are planning to invest in Pakistan with PepsiCo lining…
Cargill to invest US$70m in Thailand’s seafood and poultry in 2 years
ASIA – The American grain and agricultural trading corporation, Cargill has announced that it is…
Chr. Hansen expands natural colors range with new Red FruitMax
DENMARK – Global Bioscience company, Chr. Hansen has developed a new red natural colour ingredient,…
Kellogg’s to adopt ‘traffic light’ labeling on cereal packaging in UK
UK – Global cereals firm, Kellogg’s plans to include colour coding (traffic light labels) on…
Cargill to invest US$235m in 2 years in Philippines to grow business
ASIA – Cargill has said that it has lined up US$235 million (PHP 12.5 billion)…
Unilever may top Nestle in US$3.4b cash bid for GSK nutrition business
INDIA – The British consumer goods giant, Unilever may walk away with the Glaxo SmithKline’s…
Coca-Cola Amatil confirms Australian SPC fruit unit sale
AUSTRALIA – Coca-Cola Amatil has confirmed that it will be selling its fruit and vegetable…
SA’s largest feedlot looks to China for booming exports trade
SOUTH AFRICA (Bloomberg News)– The world’s largest cattle feedlot is expanding South African beef exports…
Sino Agro signs MoU with Nortus for an aquaculture facility in Angola
ANGOLA – Sino Agro Food, a China-based US diversified protein food company, has signed a…
Syngenta to scale development of hybrid wheat ahead of 2020 release
USA – The world agricultural company, Syngenta has said that it remains committed to development…
Buhler names Andy Sharpe new North American president and CEO
USA – Buhler Inc., global company in process engineering and technology for food, feed, and…
Syngenta expands Board with new directors from ChemChina
SWITZERLAND – Swiss-based global company Syngenta has announced that ChemChina has appointed two additional Directors,…
Bunge names Robert Coviello new executive VP and chief strategy officer
USA – Bunge Ltd has appointed Robert Coviello as the company’s new executive vice-president and…
Nestle Cereals launches new Oat Cheerios breakfast cereal range in the UK
UK – Nestlé Cereals has launched new Oat Cheerios breakfast cereals, expanding its range of…
Danone Manifesto Ventures backs UK Ayem to launch Breakfast Protein Pots
UK – Danone Manifesto Venture, the New York-based venture arm of Danone is supporting a…
Nigeria’s Senate asks government to suspend new alcohol and tobacco tariffs
NIGERIA – The Senate of Nigeria has requested the federal government to halt its decision…
Tanzanian government lifts ban on maize export after a bumper harvest
TANZANIA – The Tanzanian government has lifted the ban on maize export following a bumper…