ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian Sugar Corporation is set to inaugurate Omo Kuraz Sugar Factory Three on October 14, built with US$286.12 million loan from China Development Bank. According to the state corporation, the new factory will have the capacity of upto a thousand tonnes of sugar per day, producing three types of sugar with modern technology…
ETHIOPIA - The Ministry of Trade has cautioned the public against Classy Water bottled by Belay Industrial Plc on water quality issues, leading to the closure of the facilities, reports Fortune. The warning to avoid and stop drinking the product was issued on 20 September 2018 by the ministry saying a batch of bottled water…
ETHIOPIA - Bunge SA and Hakan Agro DMCC have placed offers to supply the government of Ethiopia wheat worth US$49.50 million amidst shortages of the commodity in the market. The Herald reports the two were the only among 12 companies who bought bid documents after expressing interest in supplying the commodity meant for both government’s…
ETHIOPIA - Heineken Ethiopia has invested US$145.98 million in an expansion project at its plant in Qilinto set to be inaugurated this month to increase its production capacity by a third of its previous output, reports Addis Fortune. The project which took 14 months came after Heineken received US$46.37 million letter-of-credit facilitation from the government…
ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian Trading Business Corporation through the state grain buyer, Public Procurement and Property Disposal Service (PPPDS) has tendered to procure 200,000 MT of wheat grain or milling wheat even as the country faces a shortage of wheat. PPPDS has invited eligible bidders both from local and international countries for the supply of the…
ETHIOPIA - The government of Ethiopia has announced a new bidding process for the construction of stalled sugar projects and is considering awarding the work to Chinese firms for completion, reports Addis Fortune. Sugar Corporation, the government-owned sugar milling firm responsible for the construction of the sugar factories has invited three companies to visit the…
ETHIOPIA - Food & Drug Administration Authority of Ethiopia has banned the import of one-litre Rani Mango juice after it had earlier removed the product from all food shelves in the market. Addis Fortune has reported that the newly structured authority took the action following a public alarm that the colour of the juice packaged…
ETHIOPIA - Ethiopia’s new entrant in the bottling industry, Top Water Company is investing US$1.44 million in new water purification and bottling machine to boost its production capacity by 133%, reports Addis Fortune. The new machine will boost will push up the production capacity of the company to 42,000 litres of water an hour from…
ETHIOPIA – German engineering and electronics maker, Bosch Appliances, will open its next regional outlet in Ethiopia this year as it eyes further expansion across Africa. According to the Business Daily, the multinational engineering and electronics maker said it will then open similar stores in Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria…
ETHIOPIA - Diageo Ethiopia, the owner of Meta Abo Brewery has launched a QR code system, an application that allows consumers to identify counterfeit whisky as well as authorized importers and distributors of the products, Addis Fortune has reported. Introduced by Diageo International, the parent company three years ago, the system enables consumers to scan…
