TUNISIA – Tunisia is staring at a looming shortage of its most loved food commodity, bread, following a strike by…
Read MoreTunisia stares at looming shortage of bread as bakers strike over unpaid US$80M subsidy funds
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US private equity Riverside snaps up Italian pasta maker Canuti
ITALY- Canuti Tradizione Italiana (Canuti), a family-owned producer of frozen pasta serving the food service channel, has been acquired by…
Read MoreUK flour and bread company Hovis appoints former Müller exec Jon Jenkins as new CEO
UK – Jon Jenkins, a former Müller UK & Ireland CEO, is set to take over leadership at leading UK…
Read MoreCompetition Authority of Kenya raises red flag on bread makers issuing misleading information to consumers
KENYA – Bread manufacturers in Kenya are on the radar of the Competition Authority of Kenya, after the authority found…
Read MoreIrish bakers latest casualty of Brexit trade deal as new tarrifs cause rise in product costs
UK – The UK’s new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with the EU is resulting in additional tariffs being applied…
Read MoreGranalo divests its Pandea baked goods unit to focus on dairy market
ITALY – Italian dairy company Granarolo has sold its Pandea baked goods unit to local bread maker Morato Pane, in…
Read MoreEthiopian agro-allied firm Horizon starts operations at its US$26m bread and flour factory
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian agro-processing venture company, Horizon Plantations Plc is set to commence operations at its 900 million Br (US$26m) state…
Read MoreNamib Mills invests US$9.2m in a new bakery to expand production capacity
NAMIBIA – Namib Mills Ltd, the largest grain processing company in Namibia has opened a new state-of-the-art bakery plant, situated…
Read MoreZimbabwe bakers fault lack of forex as bread shortage & prices shoot
ZIMBABWE – The National Bakers’ Association of Zimbabwe has attributed bread shortage in the market to lack of foreign currency…
Read MoreMillers and packaging manufacturers deliberate mealie prices on high packaging costs
ZIMBABWE – Millers and packaging manufacturers are seeking to reach a consensus on mealie prices following an increase in the…
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