The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-01-05
Darling Ingredients acquires Valley Protein to expand global ingredient portfolio | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA – Darling Ingredients Inc., a global collector and recycler of animal processing by-products and used restaurant cooking oil, is expanding its portfolio ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-12-17
Berlin Packaging expands European footprint with acquisition of wine bottle company Gerfran | Food Business Africa Magazine
FRANCE – US-based supplier of packaging solutions Berlin Packaging is continuing its European expansion with the acquisition of French glass packaging compa ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-12-16
Lesaffre promotes Brice-Audren Riché to Group chief executive officer | Food Business Africa Magazine
FRANCE – Lessaffre, a leading French fermentation specialist, has appointed Brice-Audren Riché as chief executive officer to spearhead the Group’s overall d ... Read more
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2021-12-10
SA paper packaging giant Corruseal Group seeks to acquire industry peer Neopak | Food Business Africa Magazine
SOUTH AFRICA - Ethos Private Equity through its Ethos Fund VI, has agreed to offload its 100% stake in South Africa based paper and packaging business, Neop ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-12-08
Florida Food Products eyes greater share of US food ingredient market with acquisition of Comax | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA - Florida Food Products has acquired the majority stake in Comax Manufacturing Corp. In an effort to expand its share of the US food ingredient market. ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-12-07
Symrise acquires Giraffe Foods to bolster its taste solutions portfolio | Food Business Africa Magazine
CANADA – German multinational food ingredients supplier Symrise has signed an agreement to acquire Canadian food ingredients suppler Giraffe Foods. Symrise ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-12-07
Diversey launches clean-in-place data analytics tool to enhance hygiene compliance | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA - American provider of cleaning and hygiene products Diversey is launching its IntelliCIP (Clean-in-Place) cloud-based data analytics platform globally ... Read more
food safety & regulatory supplier news & innovations
2021-12-07
Kerry Group expands presence in Africa with acquisition of East Africa based Afribon | Food Business Africa Magazine
RWANDA - Global food ingredients, taste and nutrition solution provider, Kerry Group, has expanded its footprint in Africa with the acquisition of Rwanda-ba ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-12-07
Saxco expands shrink labeling capabilities with acquisition of We Sleeve-It | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA –Saxco International, a leading supplier of bottles, cans, and jars, has acquired the We Sleeve-It (WSI) assets from the RB Dwyer Group o ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-12-06
Nampak reports improved performance in all divisions registers 24% growth in revenue | Food Business Africa Magazine
SOUTH AFRICA - Africa’s leading diversified packaging manufacturer, Nampak, has reported a 24% rise in revenue to R14 billion driven primarily by strong res ... Read more
financials & economy supplier news & innovations
2021-12-06
Alapala expands capabilities in pasta production technology with acquisition of Axor Srl | Food Business Africa Magazine
ITALY - Global grain milling and handling system technologies provider, Alapala is set to acquire a majority of the shares of Axor Srl in an effort to bolst ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-12-06
Barry Callebaut makes progress in sustainable chocolate goal, reduces carbon intensity by 17% | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWITZERLAND – Swiss chocolate manufacturer, Barry Callebaut has revealed that it is on track to towards its goal to produce completely sustainable chocolate ... Read more
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