The latest news from the agricultural sector
2021-09-22
Austrian food company Agrana invests US$29m in expanding starch production capacity | Food Business Africa Magazine
AUSTRIA - International food ingredients supplier Agrana has announced a €25 million (about US$29m) investment in additional capacity at its three starch fa ... Read more
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2021-09-22
Alpla invests in new PET recycling plant in Romania as Clearlake Capital Group to acquire Mold-Rite Plastics | Food Business Africa Magazine
ROMANIA - Alpla Group, an Austrian-based global packaging, and recycling company, has invested in the construction of a recycling plant in Romania, as part ... Read more
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2021-09-21
Africa’s first lab grown meat developer Mzansi beefs up leadership team as it readies growth | Food Business Africa Magazine
SOUTH AFRICA - Mzansi Meat, Africa’s first cultivated meat start-up based in South Africa has appointed Dr Wade Edwards (PhD) to be its new Research and Dev ... Read more
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2021-09-21
Owners of South Africa based Consol Glass mull listing entity on JSE | Food Business Africa Magazine
SOUTH AFRICA - South African investment company Brait, has gone back to the drawing board and revived plans of listing its glass packaging business, Consol ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-09-21
Global packaging solutions provider Sidel to establish presence in Kenya | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA - Sidel, a leading provider of equipment and services solutions for packaging beverage, food, home and personal care products has announced that it wi ... Read more
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2021-09-20
Culinary ignorance can breed racism
Gene Weingarten's Washington Post bio sounds stellar. "Gene Weingarten is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writes 'Below the Beltway,' a weekly humor column." However, DW’s Ankita... Read more
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2021-09-17
Mane Kancor expands R&D capabilities with launch of new Innovation center | Food Business Africa Magazine
INDIA – Mane Kancor, a subsidiary of French flavour specialist Mane, has inaugrated a new Innovation center at its campus in Angamaly, India. According to ... Read more
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2021-09-17
Givaudan partners Bühler, Migros to launch cultured food innovation hub | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWITZERLAND - Givaudan, Bühler and Migros have joined forces to create a new pilot facility for cellular agricultural products, as they ... Read more
plant-based foods supplier news & innovations
2021-09-17
Kerry completes US$1B acquisition of Niacet as Prinova expands portfolio with purchase of Ingredient House | Food Business Africa Magazine
IRELAND – Global taste and nutrition company Kerry has completed the acquisition of leading food protection and preservation technology supplier Niacet. The ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2021-09-16
ADM opens new Chinese flavour facility in quest to expand global nutritional capabilities | Food Business Africa Magazine
CHINA - ADM has opened a new state-of-the-art, fully automated flavor production facility situated in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, China in line with goal to ... Read more
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2021-09-15
Examining the gendered impacts of cash transfers on migration in Mali
Exploring the complex interplay of work, migration, and gender. Read more
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2021-09-14
Oterra beefs up natural colour offering with acquisition of Symrise’s Diana Food’s coloring business | Food Business Africa Magazine
GERMANY - Oterra, formerly known as Chr. Hansen Natural Colors A/S, has signed a transactional agreement with German flavour and fragrance company Symrise, ... Read more
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