Tsuneo Okubo to take charge of Seiyu as Investment firm KKR becomes majority shareholder
JAPAN – Seiyu’s shareholders confirmed the appointment of Mr. Tsuneo Okubo as CEO even as…
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EABL taps into parent company’s Britain Managing Director to be board member
KENYA – East African Breweries Limited has announced the appointment of Dayalan Nayager, as a…
Diageo completes purchase of Chase Distillery as its company secretary retires
US – British alcoholic beverages manufacturer Diageo has completed its acquisition of British gin and…
Danone CEO to step down even as the French dairy invests in Spain
FRANCE –Emmanuel Faber, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of the French dairy multinational Danone,…
Keurig Dr Pepper optimistic about 2021 after posting strong 2020 full year results
US – Leading producer and distributor of hot and cold beverages Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP)…
Coca-Cola to drive growth at Kenya’s coastal region, appoints Seth Adu-Baah as Coastal Bottlers limited CEO
KENYA – Coastal Bottlers limited, one of Coca-Cola’s leading local independent franchise bottling partners in…
Zambeef donates protective gears to Zambian schools, ensuring safety of learners, teachers
ZAMBIA – Integrated cold chain food products and agribusiness company Zambeef has issued its support…
Cargill promotes long serving executive Brian Sikes to chief operating officer
US – Brian Sikes, a long serving Cargill executive, has been promoted by the board…
Kenya Breweries Limited unveils academy to impart trade skills on 10,000 bartenders
KENYA – In order to impart bartenders with competitive industry skills, Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL)…
Donnie King appointed as Tyson Foods Group Chief Operating Officer
US – American multination meat corporation Tyson Foods has appointed group president of poultry Donnie…
Symrise appoints Dr Jean-Yves Parisot as head of newly created Flavor & Nutrition segment
GERMANY – Symrise AG, a major producer of flavours and fragrances, has appointed Dr Jean-Yves…
IFAD reappoints its president Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo for a second four-year term
TOGO – International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations…
Coca-Cola taps former Safaricom executive to be Vice President of East and Central Africa franchise
KENYA – Coca-Cola Africa has appointed Debra Mallowah as the new Vice President for the…
India’s United Breweries appoints Anand Vijay Jha as Chief of Corporate Affairs
INDIA – United Breweries, India’s largest producer of beer, has appointed former Walmart executive, Anand…
Zimbabwean Lindiwe Majele Sibanda to join Nestlé’s Board of Directors
SWITZERLAND – Accomplished South Africa based food expert Lindiwe Majele Sibanda has been nominated by…
Del Monte Kenya offers conducive working environment for Female employees by opening breast feeding center
KENYA – Leading fruit processor in Kenya, Del Monte has cut the ribbon to its…
Coca-Cola Africa names Phillipine Mtikitiki as Vice President of South Africa franchise
SOUTH AFRICA – Beverage giant Coca-Cola Africa has announced the appointment of Phillipine Mtikitiki as…
Sushant Dash to take charge of Tata Starbucks as CEO Navin Gurnaney exits
INDIA – Tata Starbucks, a 50/50 joint venture between Tata Consumer Products and Starbucks Corporation,…
Bruno Gruwez takes helm of Nigerian packed food manufacturer Promasidor
NIGERIA – Promasidor Nigeria, a food and beverage-products powerhouse has appointed Bruno Gruwez as its…
DSM CEO Chris Goppelsroeder retires, to be replaced by current COO Dimitri de Vreeze
NETHERLANDS – Dutch multinational food ingredients company DSM has announced that Chris Goppelsroeder, president and…
Pick n Pay CEO Richard Brasher to retire in April, his shoes to be filled by former Metro AG COO
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s supermarket chain Pick n Pay has announced the retirement of…
Food ingredients supplier AAK appoints Tomas Bergendahl as new Chief Financial Officer
SWEDEN – AAK, a global food ingredients company, has appointed Tomas Bergendahl as its new…
Coca-Cola appoints Alfred Olajide as new Managing Director for its Nigerian business
NIGERIA – The Coca-Cola Company has appointed Alfred Olajide as the new Vice President and…
American indoor farming startup, AppHarvest appoints Impossible Foods’ ex-CFO David Lee as President
US – AppHarvest, a leading AgTech company building some of the country’s largest indoor farms…