The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-03-29
Egyptian baked snacks maker Edita attained impressive 54.7% growth in full year profit | Food Business Africa Magazine
EGYPT - Edita Food Industries, a leader in the Egyptian packaged snack food market, has recorded strong full year results for the period ended December 2021 ... Read more
financials & economy grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-03-29
Alapala to build new mill for Swedish cereal company Abdon Foods | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWEDEN – Turkey-based global supplier of grain milling and handling system technologies Alapala has agreed to build a new mill for Abdon Invest AB in Vaste ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed supplier news & innovations
2022-03-28
USDA-Agricultural Research Service and Weed Science Society of America Collaborate to Present Weed Science Webinar Series
The USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) today announced the launch of a free webinar series focusing on current research and advancements in managing... Read more
weed science webinars advancements in managing weeds
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
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