The latest news from the agricultural sector
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
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
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
supplier news & innovations tea, coffee & cocoa
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
financials & economy grains, milling, baking & feed supplier news & innovations
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
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
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
people news supplier news & innovations
2022-02-04
Kerry launches program to support Europe’s transition to sustainable dairy farming | Food Business Africa Magazine
EUROPE - Kerry Group, one of the leading taste and nutrition companies in the world, has launched a €6 million (US$6.7 million) dairy sustainability pr ... Read more
dairy & infant foods supplier news & innovations sustainability
2022-02-03
Argentina’s wheat production in MY2021/22 to hit record levels buoyed by excellent weather | Food Business Africa Magazine
ARGENTINA - Wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2021/2022 is estimated at a record 21.8 million tons, according to a Global Agricultural Information Net ... Read more
agriculture & agribusiness grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-02-03
Fiber fortification associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK - Adding fibre to everyday foods – including baked foods, dairy products, soups, smoothies and dressings- could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed nutrition, health & wellness