Baking company, Hostess Brands launches Innovation Lab to bolster production
USA – Hostess Brands, an American bakery company, has announced the opening of a new Innovation…
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Castel Malawi to engage local farmers for raw material for malt beer production
MALAWI – Castel Malawi Group, a leading producer and distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages…
Wheat production in France projected to decline by 25% leading to reduced exports in 2020
FRANCE – Wheat production in France is projected to be about 31 million metric tons…
Kenya Bureau of Standards stipulates 24 new guidelines to enhance quality and safety of animal feeds
KENYA – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has released a set of 24 new…
Spanish ingredients supplier Iberchem Group merges its brands in SA creating Iberchem South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – The Iberchem Group, a Spain-headquartered flavour and fragrance company, has announced that…
Zambia to promote value addition in fruit sector with launch of US$5.5m processing plant
ZAMBIA – The Zambian Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in partnership with Workers’ Compensation Fund Control…
Diageo aces its 2015-2020 sustainability and responsibility goals with myriad of achievements
UK – Global beverage company, Diageo has announced the successful conclusion and achievement of its…
World Food Programme launches first nutrition programme in Khartoum to curb malnutrition
SUDAN—The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched its first nutrition support programme in…
General Mills to expand its Tonito’s pizza snack plant in Ohio
USA – General Mills Inc., an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods has announced…
Irish premium alcohol company C&C Group rebrands to Bulmers Ireland after merger
IRELAND – C&C Group plc, a leading, vertically integrated premium drinks company has combined its…
IDFA cheers on USA-Kenya free trade negotiations eyeing bigger dairy market share
KENYA – The governments of Kenya and the United States launched free trade negotiations in…
Coca-Cola SA goes clear on Sprite from iconic green bottle to enhance recycling
SOUTH AFRICA – The Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has embarked on the roll-out of…
Kenyan government sets new regulations to govern sugar importation into the country
KENYA – The government of Kenya has gazetted new regulations known as the Crops (Sugar)…
Ghana’s Agricultural Development Bank posts impressive results despite of COVID19 challenges
GHANA – Ghana’s Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has posted impressive financial growth in its half year…
Farm cooperative Alceco to acquire full ownership of Ag Partners co-owned by Cargill
USA – Alceco, a farm cooperative, is planning to acquire full ownership of Ag Partners, LLC,…
Flour Mills of Nigeria reports triple digit growth in profit after tax to US$30m despite economic headwinds
NIGERIA – Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), one of Nigeria’s leading food business and agro-allied…
Proparco disburses US$18.7m financing to Kenya Nut Company to spearhead developmental projects
KENYA – Proparco, a subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD), is supporting Kenya Nut…
Upfield introduces Flora Plant Butter in US under its new plant-based brand
USA – Upfield Group, producer of plant-based spreads and butters, has debuted a new plant butter…
Cargill establishes US$15m cattle supplements plant in India to manufacture superior bypass fat
INDIA – Cargill has opened a US$15m high-pressure hydrogenation plant in Kurkumbh, Maharashtra western India,…
Ghana Cocoa Board promotes transparency in cocoa value chain with use of electronic sealable weighing scales
GHANA – The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is seeking to procure tamper-proof electronic weighing scales…
Coca-Cola Foundation launches ‘Catalyst for Change’ women empowerment program in Nigeria
NIGERIA – The Coca-Cola Company through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation, has partnered with…
Cameroonian pasta producer AFM to construct US$23.4m durum flour mill
CAMEROON – Africa Food Manufacture (AFM), leading producer of pasta in Cameroon has a signed…
Algeria’s cereals import bill ups 2.46% in Q1 triggered by increase in demand
ALGERIA – Algeria’s import bill for cereals rose by 2.46 percent in the first quarter…
Presco towers above COVID19 challenges posting impressive 71% jump in half year profits
NIGERIA – Presco Plc, one of Nigeria’s fully-integrated agro-industrial company, has distinguished itself as one of…