The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-03-01
Riviana Foods expands US presence with acquisition of specialty rice and grains grower InHarvest | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — Riviana Foods Inc., a subsidiary of Spain-based Ebro Foods S.A., has agreed to acquire the assets of InHarvest, Inc., in an effort to expand its footp ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed mergers & acquisitions
2022-02-28
SimpliFine’s Bakery division accorded ISO 22000 recertification | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA – SimpliFine, one of Kenya’s leading producers of bread, meat and vegetable products, has announced that it has renewed its International Organization ... Read more
food safety & regulatory grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-02-28
Renaissance BioScience receives regulatory approval for its acrylamide-reducing yeast | Food Business Africa Magazine
CANADA – Bioengieering company Renaissance BioScience Corp has received new patent allowances and grants for its non-GMO acrylamide-reducing yeast (ARY) fro ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed nutrition, health & wellness supplier news & innovations
2022-02-28
Packaging producer Multivac invests US$5.6m in expansion of Bulgarian facility | Food Business Africa Magazine
BULGARIA - Multivac one of the leading providers worldwide of packaging solutions is investing US$5.6 million in expanding production works at its site in B ... Read more
investments & funding news supplier news & innovations
2022-02-27
Dawn Foods expands Latin America capabilities with launch of new Innovation Studio in Mexico | Food Business Africa Magazine
MEXICO — Dawn Foods, one of the leading suppliers of bakery ingredients in North America, has opened a new Innovation Studio in Mexico City, its first innov ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed supplier news & innovations
2022-02-25
Angola launches vegetable oil, animal feed and meat processing facilities to boost economic growth | Food Business Africa Magazine
ANGOLA - Carrinho Group, one of Angola’s largest food processing companies, has inaugurated its newly built vegetable oil refinery and animal feed processin ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news meat, poultry & fish
2022-02-25
North America delivers another exceptional year for Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo | Food Business Africa Magazine
MEXICO – The North American unit of Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo delivered another strong year for the bakery with sales surging 22% when compared to th ... Read more
financials & economy grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-02-25
Hilton Food Solutions acquires minority stake in UK sausage brand to expand product portfolio | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK - Hilton Food Solutions, a subsidiary of UK-listed food packaging business Hilton Food Group, has acquired a 25% stake in Alf Turner Sausage Company to e ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2022-02-25
Endress+Hauser introduces new software for optimization and automation of water networks | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWITZERLAND — Swiss-based process and laboratory instrumentation and automation supplier Endress+Hauser has launched new software designed to enable compani ... Read more
supplier news & innovations
2022-02-23
Kenya’s Broadway Group appoints Francis Musila as new CEO | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA - Kenyan milling and baking company, Broadway Group of Companies, has appointed Francis Musila as its new CEO.Francis is an accomplished operations ex ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed people news
2022-02-23
Tetra Pak promotes circular economy adoption by investing in four new recycling facilities | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWITZERLAND – European multinational food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has co-invested over €11.5 million (US$13.05m) with recyclers and indus ... Read more
supplier news & innovations sustainability
2022-02-23
Nestle Health Science completes Vital Proteins acquisition, appoints Tracey Halama as CEO | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — Nestle Health Science (NHS) has completed its acquisition of Vital Proteins, a Chicago-based manufacturer of collagen-based foods, beverages and suppl ... Read more
nutrition, health & wellness supplier news & innovations