The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-04-08
Nestlé adds new Board members, opens US$67m pet food plant expansion in Australia | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWITZERLAND – Shareholders of Swiss food manufacturing giant Nestlé S.A. have elected Luca Maestri and Chris Leong to the company’s Board of Directors.Luca ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news people news
2022-04-07
ARS-Developed Varroa-Resistant Honey Bees Better Winter Survivors
Pol-line honey bees, a type of Varroa mite resistant honey bee developed by the Agricultural Research Service, are more than twice as likely to survive through the winter than standard honey bees,... Read more
honey bee survival imidacloprid diet behavior in bees
2022-04-07
Flour Mills of Nigeria receives global certification on information security management systems | Food Business Africa Magazine
NIGERIA - Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, owner of Nigeria’s iconic food brand “Golden Penny,” has received the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for information ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-04-07
Bangladeshi food assistance program to drive higher rice consumption | Food Business Africa Magazine
BANGLADESH – Continued government food assistance programs are expected to keep rice consumption high in the market year (MY) 2022/2023, a new report by the ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-04-06
DSM’s methane-reducing feed additive safe for use in cow feed following successful pilot test in Finland | Food Business Africa Magazine
FINLAND – A new feed additive by Dutch multinational health and nutrition company Royal DSM has successfully passed a pilot test in Finland and can be now s ... Read more
dairy & infant foods grains, milling, baking & feed supplier news & innovations sustainability
2022-04-06
Tate & Lyle completes sale of Primary Products business to KPS Capital Partners | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA - British-headquartered, global supplier of food and beverage ingredients Tate and Lyle has completed the sale of a controlling stake in its Primary Pro ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2022-04-06
Kappa Biosciences names Rena Cohen-First Vice President of Sales in North America | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA – Kappa Bioscience, the leading manufacturer of Vitamin K2 under the brand name K2VITAL, has appointed Rena Cohen-First as its new Vice President of Sal ... Read more
people news supplier news & innovations
2022-04-06
Packaging supplier Elopak partners Nippon Paper to expand presence in Oceania | Food Business Africa Magazine
OCEANIA –Norwegian carton packaging and filling equipment supplier Elopak ASA is strengthening its position in Oceania with a new licensing partnership with ... Read more
supplier news & innovations
2022-04-05
Two Scientists Named to ARS Science Hall of Fame
Two scientists have earned a place in the Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Science Hall of Fame for their pioneering and impactful research in human nutritional health and biobased product... Read more
ars science hall of fame biobased products terry isbell lindsay allen
2022-04-05
USDA's Agricultural Research Service Honors Scientists of the Year
For his outstanding contributions to veterinary virology and discovery and development of vaccines against African Swine Fever (ASF), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist
Manuel Borca is... Read more
microbiologist manuel borca distinguished senior research scientist of the year for 2022 plum island animal disease control vaccine for african swine fever herbert l. rothbart outstanding early career research scientist sheri spiegal range management research unit
2022-04-05
Kerry completes acquisition of US-based botanical extract supplier Natreon | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK – Irish multinational taste and nutrition company Kerry has completed its acquisition of US-based supplier of branded Ayurvedic botanical ingredients Nat ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2022-04-03
COFCO adds new bulk terminal in Brazil to strengthen grain handling capabilities | Food Business Africa Magazine
BRAZIL — Chinese state-owned food processing holding company COFCO has expanded its grain handling capabilities in Brazil through the acquisition of rights ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed