The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-02-13
SPX FLOW’s new technology to reduce homogenizer water use by up to 90% | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA - Pumps and pumping equipment company SPX FLOW, Inc., has launched a sustainability initiative aimed at drastically reducing the total amount of clean ... Read more
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2022-02-13
Mettler Toledo unveils new x-ray inspection system for high-speed detection of contaminants | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA - Multinational manufacturer of scales and analytical instruments Mettler Toledo has introduced a new x-ray inspection system to enhance the effectivene ... Read more
supplier news & innovations
2022-02-09
AAK sees recovery in Chocolate & Confectionery Fats business, injects US$55m in Danish plant to cut CO2 emissions | Food Business Africa Magazine
AAK – Specialty ingredient supplier AAK has reported a recovery of its Chocolate & Confectionery Fats business of AAK which was negatively impacted by ... Read more
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2022-02-08
Uganda’s second largest sugar miller Kinyara Sugar opens US$15m industrial sugar refinery | Food Business Africa Magazine
UGANDA - Kinyara Sugar Limited, one of Uganda’s leading sugar processing companies, has inaugurated East Africa’s first industrial sugar refinery in Masindi ... Read more
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2022-02-08
Elopak partners Nippon Paper Industries to advance collaborative efforts in liquid-paper packaging | Food Business Africa Magazine
NORWAY - Leading global supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment Elopak is partnering with Japan based Nippon Paper Industries to advance collabor ... Read more
supplier news & innovations
2022-02-08
Azelis strengthens position in Turkey with acquisition of ingredient company Tunçkaya | Food Business Africa Magazine
TURKEY - Global service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry Azelis has acquired Turkish distributor of food ingredients and a ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2022-02-07
Puratos refreshes visual identity to reflect ambition to enhance positive global impact | Food Business Africa Magazine
BELGIUM - Puratos Group, a Belgium based ingredient company that supplies bakers, patissiers and chocolatiers, has debuted a new brand identity featuring a ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed supplier news & innovations
2022-02-07
Finlay's taps flavour expert Firmenich to expand reach of tea and coffee extracts portfolio | Food Business Africa Magazine
EUROPE - Leading independent B2B supplier of tea, coffee, and botanical solutions Finlays has partnered with fragrance and taste company Firmenich to expand ... Read more
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2022-02-06
Ingredion full year profits plunge 66% on higher corn, transportation costs | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — American multinational ingredient provider Ingredion, Inc., saw higher corn costs, a slower ramping up of plant protein production facilities than exp ... Read more
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2022-02-05
Ugandan commodity trader Pela installs country’s first aflatoxin removal machine | Food Business Africa Magazine
UGANDA - Pela Commodities, a Ugandan processes and trader of agricultural grain products, is currently finalizing the installation of the country’s first Af ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-02-04
Ultra-modern US$36m rice mill opens in Nigeria driving self-sufficiency agenda | Food Business Africa Magazine
NIGERIA - Nigerians have welcomed the opening of a new state-of-the-art rice processing factory, Gerawa Rice Mills Limited, in Kano State, established by in ... Read more
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2022-02-04
Olam Food Ingredient expands board with two new non-executive appointments | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK – Olam Food Ingredients, a global leader in naturally good food & beverage ingredients, has appointed two Non-Executive Directors to its Board of Dir ... Read more
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