Tag: Africa

Africa Food Manufacturing & Safety Summit (AFMASS) Conference & Expo – Western Africa edition

AFMASS Western Africa is the largest food, beverage and milling industry's largest conference and exhibition attended by key decision makers from Western Africa Africa to trade, network and learn the latest processing, packaging and safety technologies. Bringing together delegates and visitors from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin, Ivory Coast and surrounding countries in Western Africa, AFMASS…

Africa Food Industry Excellence Awards

The Africa Food Industry Excellence Awards celebrate the very best new products, projects and initiatives; and outstanding individuals in the food, beverage and milling industry in Africa. Through a competitive process judged by some of the most outstanding industry veterans, the Awards aim at boosting innovations and excellence in the region's food industry. The 2018…

Global tea production and consumption rises, according to FAO

Food Business Africa

WORLD - Global tea production and consumption will continue to increase over the next decade driven by rising demand in developing and emerging countries especially India and China which have seen accelerated growth, according to a May report by FAO. The report suggests the upward trend is attributable to a combination of higher incomes and…

Distell re-lists on JSE, seeks new opportunities in China and Africa

Food Business Africa

SOUTH AFRICA - Distell, the South African brewer has been re-listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the company is eying growth opportunities in China and the rest of Africa. The planned restructuring of its corporate structure involved suspension of Capevin, which holds a 29% stake in Distell from JSE on May 30 to form a…

AFMASS Eastern Africa Edition records 44% growth, stakeholders impressed with outcome

Food Business Africa

KENYA- The 2018 of AFMASS Eastern Africa edition has been hailed as a milestone event by attendees, sponsors and exhibitors who participated at the event held in Nairobi, Kenya on the last week of April 2018. The event was held on April 25-27, 2018 at the Nairobi Convention & Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The event recorded a 44% increase…

Brazil coffee volumes fall as Africa’s production rise 3.2% to fill gap

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UK - The world’s leading coffee producer Brazil’s total exports declined 10.5% to 2.52 million tonnes in March and this is offset by increasing coffee production in Africa and other countries, according to the International Coffee Organisation. Brazil is also said to be declining in coffee output in crop year 2017/18 estimated at 51 million…

Registration starts for AFMASS Southern Africa 2018 edition in Zambia

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ZAMBIA– The organisers of the Africa Food Manufacturing (AFMASS) Conference & Expo Southern Africa edition have announced that bookings for the southern Africa edition of the event set for in Lusaka, Zambia in October this year, is underway. The event, which will the first food industry conference and expo focused on the food, beverage and…

Nairobi Bottlers: Investing in new juice plant on the journey to a total beverage company

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Nairobi Bottlers Ltd commissioned a new juice manufacturing plant in May 2017, as the company expands its products offering to meet new consumer requirements for healthier beverages. Food Business Africa had a discussion with Duncan Kimani, the Manufacturing Director for Coca-Cola Beverage Africa’s portfolio of companies in Kenya to discuss the importance of this new…