The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-03-28
Lantmännen introduces gluten-free wheat starch with good baking properties | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWEDEN - Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen has introduced a new gluten-free wheat starch with good baking properties that do not affect the final ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed nutrition, health & wellness supplier news & innovations
2022-03-28
Ingredion launches guide to help foodservice operators drive sustained clean label growth | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA – American multinational ingredient provider Ingredion has unveiled a new foodservice growth guide with insights on how operators can drive sustained cl ... Read more
food service, retail, e-commerce supplier news & innovations
2022-03-27
Bimbo to install solar microgrids in US baking plants in push to cut carbon emissions | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU), a subsidiary of Mexican multinational baking company Grupo Bimbo, is installing solar energy microgrids at its facilities in ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed sustainability
2022-03-25
Koch Foods opens US$60m poultry feed mill in Alabama | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — Koch Foods, one of America’s vertically integrated poultry companies, has opened its new US$60 million poultry feed mill in Attalla, Alabama, US. The ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-03-25
Kenya’s corn production set to recover triggering 12.5% decline in import volumes | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA - Corn production in Kenya in the Marketing Year (MY) 2021/2022) is estimated to decline by 23 percent year-on-year to 3.1 million metric tonnes (MMT) ... Read more
agriculture & agribusiness grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-03-25
Olam puts brakes on London IPO of food ingredients unit, to sell 35% stake in Olam Agri | Food Business Africa Magazine
SINGAPORE – Ofi, formerly Olam Food Ingredients, has put brakes on its initial public offering (IPO) planned to take place in Q2 of 2022 due to market disru ... Read more
investments & funding news mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2022-03-25
Roquette invests US$27.5m in French facility to boost production of liquid and powder polyols | Food Business Africa Magazine
FRANCE - Global leader in plant-based ingredients Roquette is boosting its liquid and powder polyols production capabilities with a US$25 million (US$27.5 m ... Read more
sugar & confectionery supplier news & innovations
2022-03-25
ADM consolidates Latin America presence with opening of new innovation center in Brazil | Food Business Africa Magazine
BRAZIL — ADM, an American multinational food processing and commodities trading corporation, has inaugurated a new innovation center in Hortolândia, Brazil. ... Read more
supplier news & innovations
2022-03-24
ADM unveils alternative to contentious food whitener titanium dioxide | Food Business Africa Magazine
EUROPE – Commodity trading and food ingredient supplier ADM has presented a new alternative to the contentious food whitener titanium dioxide. Unveiled und ... Read more
food safety & regulatory supplier news & innovations
2022-03-24
KHS debuts new packaging line retrofits to wrap beverage cans in paper instead of film | Food Business Africa Magazine
GERMANY - KHS, an international manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage and food, has introduced new packaging line retrofits that ... Read more
beverages supplier news & innovations
2022-03-23
SA’s grains production expected to register mixed bag of performance with wheat attaining all-time high | Food Business Africa Magazine
SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa has one of the most flourishing grain sectors in the region, with the industry highly contributing to the country’s economy.Acco ... Read more
agriculture & agribusiness grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-03-23
CP Kelco partners biotech startup Shiru to produce plant-based food ingredients | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — CP Kelco, a global leader of nature-based ingredient solutions, is expanding its plant-based protein capabilities through a new partnership with biote ... Read more
plant-based foods supplier news & innovations