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…
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Unilever appoints Jaime Aguilera as Non-Executive Director
NIGERIA – Unilever Nigeria Plc, a consumer good manufacturing company has announced the appointment of…
Amy Byrick to head Novozymes’ Strategy & Business Transformation Unit
DENMARK – Danish biotechnology company Novozymes has appointed Amy Byrick as the new Executive Vice…
US milling conglomerate Grain Craft appoints Pete Frederick as CEO
US – America’s largest independent flour miller Grain Craft has appointed Pete Frederick President and…
Food ingredients company Kerry Group names Thomas Ahlinder new CEO for European taste and nutrition business
EUROPE – World’s leading taste and nutrition company Kerry Group has announced the appointment of…
Peter Brown to succeed Darwin Sand as CEO of pork processing giant Seaboard Foods
US- American multinational agribusiness conglomerate, Seaboard Corporation has announced the appointment of Peter Brown as…
Carlsberg appoints Joris Huijsmans as new as Chief Human Resources Officer
DENMARK – Dutch national, Joris Huijsmans has been appointed as the new Senior Vice President…
Africa Improved Foods appoints Edouard Spicher as company’s new CEO
RWANDA – Africa Improved Foods (AIF), Rwanda based local manufacturer of fortified foods has named…
Richard Wyeth appointed CEO of Yili-owned Westland Dairy Company
NEW ZEALAND – Richard Wyeth, the immediate former chief executive of Taupō-based milk processor Miraka,…
Bernard Meunier to head Nestlé Strategic Business Unit as David Rennie takes charge of group’s Coffee Brands
SWITZERLAND – The Board of Directors of Nestlé S.A has appointed Bernard Meunier, currently Head…
Global spirit company Quintessential Brands announces changes in senior leadership team
UK – International spirits company, Quintessential Brands Group, has appointed James Lousada as its new…
Dangote Sugar elevates acting Managing Director to Company’s CEO
NIGERIA – Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Ravindra Singhvi…
Kakuzi Plc appoints new Chair, gives Board seat to its 2nd largest stakeholder in governance changes
KENYA – Kenyan fresh food producer and exporter Kakuzi Plc has named Nicholas Ng’ang’a as…
Nestle Ghana names Georgios Badaro as its new Managing Director
GHANA – Nestle Ghana has appointed Georgios Badaro as its new Managing Director, to be…
EABL adds Ory Okolloh to company’s board as Non-Executive Director
KENYA – The East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has appointed Ory Okolloh Mwangi as an…
Nestlé on forefront of inspiring women by appointing first female factory Manager in Central and West Africa
WEST AFRICA – Nestle has appointed Joëlle Abega-Oyouomi as the first ever female factory manager…
Ag Growth International appoints Jim Rudyk as company CFO
CANADA – Ag Growth International (AGI), a leading provider of solutions for the global food…
Spur Corporation Chief Operating Officer Mark Farrelly resigns
SOUTH AFRICA – Spur Corporation, steakhouse franchise restaurant headquartered in South Africa has announced that…
Bühler appoints CEO Stefan Scheiber to group’s board as Ruth Metzler announces resignation
SWITZERLAND – Swiss grain and food processing solutions provider, Bühler Group has elected the company’s…
Flour Mills of Nigeria appoints company’s newly assigned COO to Board of Directors
NIGERIA – Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, a diversified Nigerian agribusiness company has announced the…
Spur Corporation CEO Pierre van Tonder to retire in December
SOUTH AFRICA – Spur Corporation, South Africa based fast–food chains operator has announced the retirement…
Tiger Brands names Deepa Sita as group’s CFO
SOUTH AFRICA – South African packaged food group, Tiger Brands has appointed Deepa Sita as…
PepsiCo Names Tertius Carstens as its sub-Saharan Africa CEO
SOUTH AFRICA – The New York headquartered food and beverage giant, PepsiCo has appointed Pioneer…
Cadbury Nigeria appoints Nigel Parsons as Non-Executive Director
NIGERIA – Cadbury Nigeria Plc, subsidiary of snack and confectionery firm Mondelez International has announced…