ETHIOPIA – Consultants hired to shape the future sugar sector in Ethiopia have urged the government to remove the existing 33 percent excise tax levied on local producers, reports The Reporter. In a public consultation […]
ETHIOPIA – In the wake of privatizing Ethiopia’s state-owned sugar plants and properties, heavyweight industry players are joining the race with Coca-Cola Company under its subsidiary in Ethiopia and Nigeria-based Dangote Group expressing their interest. […]
KENYA – Mr PVR Rao, Mumias Sugar Company’s receiver manager appointed by KCB has picked Francis Wabuke as acting general manager of the sugar company, part of his plan to revive the miller. Mr Wabuke […]
SOUTHERN AFRICA – Illovo Sugar Africa, a Pan-African consumer centric agri-business with roots in growing and making sugar and related products, has launched the Making Sense of Sugar campaign in Southern Africa region aimed to […]
KENYA – Data from the Sugar Directorate indicate that, Kenyan private millers were the highest performing in the sugar industry in the nine months to September compared to state owned sugar companies. Leading the pack […]
KENYA – According to Kenya’s Sugar Directorate, Sugar imports in the nine months to September, grew by 70 percent compared with the same period last year as the county shipped in more of the sweetener […]
KENYA – The Kenyan High Court has extended orders stopping sale of the assets belonging to the troubled Mumias Sugar Company by the Kenya Commercial Bank and its receiver manager. The court said the status […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore plans to implement a ban on advertisements of certain fizzy drinks and juices as part of a raft of measures to curb high diabetes rates associated with consumption of sugar. As one […]
SOUTH AFRICA – South African based sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett, has again postponed the release of its audited financial statement for the latest full year ended March 31 from the previously anticipated release date of […]
WORLD – Increasing demand for natural lower calories sweetener is expected to drive growth in the global stevia market grow at a CAGR of approximately 7% in the next decade (2019-2029). This is according to […]
