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
Why is climate change being eclipsed by ‘bigger’ news stories?
While the media is busy covering the war in Ukraine, crucial climate reporting is going under the radar. Read more
AGRICULTURE GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE MEDIA VEGANISM RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE CLIMATE CRISIS
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
Strict controls help produce from Fukushima get back on the market
Agriculture was hit hard by the Fukushima nuclear disaster and exports from the area collapsed. 11 years later, thanks to strict safety measures, they've resumed giving a much-needed boost to local... Read more
AGRICULTURE FOOD FUKUSHIMA JAPAN