Uganda’s sugar exports decline by US$29.2m in three years due to dwindling export market
UGANDA – Uganda exported sugar worth US$83.39m in the year ended November 2020, a decline…
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SweeGen introduces new non-calorific sweetener targeting better-for-you beverages
US– Maker of sweet taste solutions for food and beverage manufacturers around the world, Sweegen…
Kenyan county government disburses US$2.7m financing for cane development ahead of reopening of Mumias Sugar Company
KENYA – The County Government of Kakamega is gearing up for the opening of state-owned…
Kenya lifts ban on Ugandan sugar, limits imports to 90,000 tonnes annually
UGANDA – Ugandan sugar millers can finally breathe a sigh of relief following the lifting…
Tongaat’s turn around strategy yields results reporting 38% rise in half year revenue
SOUTH AFRICA – Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett has delivered significantly improved financial results in a…
Tate & Lyle expands sweetener portfolio through acquisition of stevia manufacturer Sweet Green Fields
UK – Leading British ingredients company Tate & Lyle has fully acquired stevia producer Sweet…
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…
Kenya registers increase in sugar output as it gets extension on COMESA sugar import safeguards
KENYA – Kenya’s sugar production in the nine months to September has hit a four-year…
Flour Mills of Nigeria’s CEO acquires additional shares in the company
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s leading integrated food business and agro-allied group, Flour mills of Nigeria Plc…
The dwindling state of government owned sugar factories in Kenya
KENYA – Kenya’s state-owned sugar mills characterized by huge debts, poor governance, ageing and obsolete…
SweeGen expands sweetener portfolio with new stevia-based ingredient
US – Sweetener manufacturer SweeGen has launched its latest natural sweetener, Bestevia Reb I, an…
West Kenya Sugar factory to double power generation capacity to feed sister company
KENYA – Kenya’s leading sugar miller, West Kenya Sugar Company is planning to set up…
DouxMatok partners Lantic to commercialize revolutionary sugar reduction ingredient
ISRAEL – Israel-based sugar reduction ingredient company DouxMatok has unveiled a manufacturing partnership with Lantic,…
Egyptian sugar processor Delta Sugar reports 15.4% revenue rise in Q3
EGYPT – Delta Sugar, a public listed company on Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has reported that…
Somalian woman entrepreneur establishes Atika Sugar Factory in Northern Uganda
UGANDA – The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has inaugurated the multibillion Atiak Sugar Factory…
Müller launches fat-free Skyr yogurt containing 0% added sugar
UK – Müller Yogurt & Desserts has launched a fat-free Skyr yogurt, Müllerlight Skyr, containing…
PHE reports a 3% reduction in sugar in food products in the last 4years, way below their target
ENGLAND – Public Health England (PHE) has released a report that shows a small 3%…
Sugar consumption in South Africa expected to rise by 4% despite decline in production
SOUTH AFRICA – Raw sugar production in South Africa is forecasted to decline by 3%…
West Kenya Sugar ltd enters into US$5.5m equipment leasing deal with RentCo Africa
KENYA – Kenya’s leading sugar miller, West Kenya Sugar Company has inked a Ksh.600 million…
Uganda’s sugar sector grapples with stockpile amidst dwindling export market
UGANDA – According to Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association, Uganda is currently grappling with stockpiles of…
Kenyan sugar imports rise by 21% in the first five months with Ugandan sugar fetching highest price
KENYA – According to the Sugar Directorate of Kenya, the country’s sugar imports between January…
Government owned Komenda Sugar Factory attracts new US$28m investor
GHANA – The Cabinet of Ghana has approved Park Agrotech Limited, a Ghanaian company in…
Kenyan sugar imports rise by 23% in the first four months despite improved production
KENYA – Kenya has registered a 23% increase in sugar imports in the first four months…
ITFC finances Egypt’s wheat, sugar imports with US$100m facility
EGYPT – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank…