The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-03-18
Indian miller PV Sons expands corn flour capacity with Bühler’s Prime Masa plant | Food Business Africa Magazine
INDIA – PV Sons Corn Milling, a leading flour producer in India, has integrated Buhler’s Prime Masa technology into its milling line in an effort to expand ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-03-17
Cargill opens US$5m technical application center to boost dairy innovation in Turkey | Food Business Africa Magazine
TURKEY - American global food corporation Cargill has opened a new technical application center in Turkey to boost dairy innovation throughout the Middle Ea ... Read more
dairy & infant foods supplier news & innovations
2022-03-17
Louis Dreyfus opens new R&D facility to get a foothold in the lucrative plant protein market | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA – Dutch multinational agricultural commodities trading giant Louis Dreyfus has opened a new R&D facility in the US to spearhead the company’s foray ... Read more
plant-based foods supplier news & innovations
2022-03-16
Seal Sugar Mill seeks green light for establishment of sugar processing factory in Kenya | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA - Seal Sugar Mill, a local Kenyan firm is seeking the approval of the environmental watchdog, National Environment Management Authority (Nema), to con ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-03-16
Atlas Copco expands portfolio with acquisition of two European pump manufacturers | Food Business Africa Magazine
EUROPE - Swedish multinational industrial company has announced plans to buy two European industrial pump manufacturers in an effort to expand its pumping s ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2022-03-16
GEA launches new leakage valve to meet safety needs of extended shelf life processing | Food Business Africa Magazine
GERMANY – Food processing equipment supplier GEA has launched a new leakage valve to help processors maintain high safety standards in their UltraClean proc ... Read more
dairy & infant foods supplier news & innovations
2022-03-16
Kerry completes US$125m investment in US integrated taste and nutrition facility | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — World's leading taste and nutrition company, Kerry has cut the ribbon on its newly upgraded integrated taste and nutrition solutions manufacturin ... Read more
investments & funding news supplier news & innovations
2022-03-15
Egypt revises trade of key commodities to ensure food security, support local sector | Food Business Africa Magazine
EGYPT - The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has decided to exclude, for one year, imports of rice, beans and lentils from the 100-percent cash margin requiremen ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-03-15
Ethiopia sets turbines rolling at Tana Beles 1 sugar processing factory after 10 years wait | Food Business Africa Magazine
ETHIOPIA - State owned Ethiopian Sugar Corporation (ESC) has officially commenced operations at its recently completed sugar manufacturing unit, Tana Beles ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-03-15
Kenyan cereals millers refute new cereal cess bound to increase cost of products | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA - Kenyan cereal millers operating in the country’s capital Nairobi, have faulted the County government for introducing a new market cess for cereal pr ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-03-14
Italian supplier of milling equipment Ocrim builds wheat processing plant in Sudan | Food Business Africa Magazine
SUDAN - Morouj Commodities Ltd, one of Sudan’s largest food industry players, mainly focused on packaging, processing, import and export of products has ent ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-03-13
Berlin Packaging strengthens Canadian presence with acquisition of United Bottles & Packaging | Food Business Africa Magazine
CANADA - US packaging company Berlin Packaging has acquired Canadian glass and closures distributor, United Bottles & Packaging (UB&P) in an effort ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations