Ten Senses Africa collaborates with Pamoja Farms to ramp up macadamia sourcing in Tanzania
TANZANIA – Ten Senses Africa, producer and exporter of organic and fair-trade macadamia and cashew…
Fats, Oils, Oilseeds & Nuts
Swiss dairy company Hochdorf sells German flour, vegetable oils business
GERMANY – Hochdorf, Swiss market leader in developing, producing and marketing wholesome foodstuffs and ingredients…
Zimbabwe’s financial service group injects US$25m in production of sesame, olive oil seeds
ZIMBABWE – Cashbox Financial Services (CFS), a fully integrated financial services group in Zimbabwe has…
Cashew nut production in Tanzania projected to decline to 222,400 tonnes in 2020/2021 season
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s cashew nut production has been on the decline over the last few…
Cargill invests US$100m in Indonesian sweetener plant, to inject a further US$20m in Malaysian palm oil facility upgrade
ASIA – Agricultural commodities trading company Cargill is on a new expansion drive, injecting about…
Fat is not going anywhere anytime soon as young consumers demand more
WORLD – At a time when demand for healthy and functional foods seems to be…
ITFC issues grant to Senegal based ground nut oil processor to augment quality standards
SENEGAL – The Senegalese Groundnut Oil Processing Company, SONACOS has received a grant from the…
Bunge to sell refinery to raise cash for operational flexibility and efficiency
US – Agribusiness and food company Bunge Ltd. Has announced that its B2B edible oils…
Ghanaian agribusiness company Kingdom Exim to build US$15m cashew nut processing facility
GHANA – Ghanaian agricultural trader, Kingdom Exim Ghana is seeking to invest US$15 million to…
Vegetable Fat and Oil company AAK achieves 100% ownership of Indian subsidiary
INDIA – Swedish-Danish company and producer of vegetable oils and fats, AAK has acquired an…
B&G foods acquires oil and shortening company Crisco from JM Smucker
US – American holding company for branded foods B&G has acquire JM Smucker’s Crisco oils…
U.S. bans importation of palm oil from Malaysia’s FGV Holdings on alleged use of forced labour
USA – The United States has blocked importation of palm oil and palm oil products…
Utz Quality Foods acquires peanut butter-filled pretzels brand H.K. Anderson
USA – Utz Brands, Inc., has announced that its subsidiary Utz Quality Foods, LLC has…
Agro-allied industries in West Africa clinch US$1.4m financing from Bamboo managed ABC Fund
WEST AFRICA – The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund), a blended-finance impact fund has issued…
Bidco Africa launches sunflower farming initiative dubbed ‘Tujiinue Tena’ to boost local sourcing
KENYA – Bidco Africa, leading consumer good company in East Africa has partnered with Pan…
Bunge opens first shea butter processing plant in Ghana strengthening its processing capabilities
GHANA – Global agribusiness company, Bunge Limited through its specialty oils and fats business, Bunge…