Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli launches new bar sweetened using cocoa pod from Swiss-Ghanaian start-up Koa
GHANA – Lindt & Sprüngli, a global leader in the premium chocolate sector has partnered…
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General Mills debuts Nature Valley granola bars in new recyclable wrappers
US – American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods General Mills has announced…
Nestlé fulfils wishes of plant-based fans with launch of vegan chocolate
SWITZERLAND – Swiss food manufacturing giant Nestlé is fulfilling the wishes of plant-based fans around…
Mondelēz invests US$20.5M to expand capacity of Cadbury manufacturing facility in UK
UK – American multinational confectionary company Mondelēz International has announced plans to invest £15 million…
Strong performance in developed markets boost Mondelēz’s 2020 results
US – American multinational food and beverage company Mondelēz International‘s net revenue for 2020 rose…
Nigeria opens first sugar institute to boost productivity, help attainment of self-sufficiency
NIGERIA – Nigeria has officially inaugurated the country’s first Sugar Institute to facilitate knowledge sharing…
Global tropical fruit processor Frutco partners Fooditive to develop sweetener from banana peels
SWITZERLAND– Global tropical fruit processor Frutco and plant-based ingredient supplier Fooditive have teamed up to…
Nestle’s popular snack brand Smarties switches to 100% recycled paper packaging as core cereal brands minimize plastic use
GERMANY – Swiss food manufacturing giant Nestlé has announced that its popular Smarties brand is…
US-based digital bakery Sugar Lab unveils new line of 3D printed chocolates
US – Los Angeles-based digital bakery Sugar Lab, in collaboration with Chef Melissa Walnock of…
Uganda’s sugar exports decline by US$29.2m in three years due to dwindling export market
UGANDA – Uganda exported sugar worth US$83.39m in the year ended November 2020, a decline…
SweeGen introduces new non-calorific sweetener targeting better-for-you beverages
US– Maker of sweet taste solutions for food and beverage manufacturers around the world, Sweegen…
Indian healthy snacks startup Slurrp farm raises US$2m to fund new product development
INDIA – Slurrp Farm, a Gurugram-based startup offering healthy snacks and mealtime options for young…
Kenya lifts ban on Ugandan sugar, limits imports to 90,000 tonnes annually
UGANDA – Ugandan sugar millers can finally breathe a sigh of relief following the lifting…
Italian chocolate maker Ferrero acquires UK snack and breakfast cereal company Eat Natural
UK – The Ferrero Group, the second biggest chocolate producer and confectionery company in the…
Ferrero partners Loop, Carrefour to explore reusable cans for its Nutella brand
FRANCE – Italian manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, Ferrero has partnered with Carrefour…
Tongaat’s turn around strategy yields results reporting 38% rise in half year revenue
SOUTH AFRICA – Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett has delivered significantly improved financial results in a…
Kenya’s ice cream, chocolate maker Glacier Products clinches investment from EXEO Capital
KENYA – Glacier Products Ltd, one of Eastern Africa’s leading ice cream and chocolate confectionery…
Tate & Lyle expands sweetener portfolio through acquisition of stevia manufacturer Sweet Green Fields
UK – Leading British ingredients company Tate & Lyle has fully acquired stevia producer Sweet…
Kind to acquire better-for-you snack bar maker Nature’s Bakery
US – American healthy snack manufacturer Kind has entered into an agreement to buy snack…
Multinational grocery retailer Lidl introduces new sustainably sourced chocolate bar in US stores
US – Multinational grocery retailer Lidl has partnered with Fairtrade to introduce a new private…
Ethiopia seeks a transaction advisor to oversee privatization plan of its sugar factories
ETHIOPIA – The government of Ethiopia is forging on with its plan of privatizing state-owned…
Kenya registers increase in sugar output as it gets extension on COMESA sugar import safeguards
KENYA – Kenya’s sugar production in the nine months to September has hit a four-year…
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…
European chocolate brand Ritter Sport goes green with new paper-based wrappers
AUSTRIA – Ritter Sport, a chocolate brand from the family-owned Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co….