The latest news from the agricultural sector
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
2022-02-03
Dr. Oetker appoints John Brassington as new UK joint managing director | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK - Frozen pizza manufacturer Dr. Oetker has appointed John Brassington to succeed Georg Heerdegen Parsbo as the joint managing director of its UK operatio ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed people news
2022-02-02
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
ComBase, an online quantitative food microbiology database with more than 65,000 records, helps companies design and implement better food safety programs, document regulatory compliance, and test new... Read more
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2022-02-02
Unga Group, Nutreco receives go ahead for formation of animal feed JV in Kenya, Uganda | Food Business Africa Magazine
EAST AFRICA - Unga Group, a Kenyan-based holding company with investments in flour milling, manufacturing of human nutrition products and animal feeds, has ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed mergers & acquisitions
2022-02-02
Flour Mills of Nigeria showcases robust growth, reports 49% growth in top line performance | Food Business Africa Magazine
NIGERIA - Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Nigeria’s leading integrated food and agro-allied business has reported 51% growth in revenue in its third quarter per ... Read more
financials & economy grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-02-02
SIG bolsters sustainable packaging capabilities with US$1.53B acquisition of Scholle IPN | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA – Aspectic packaging manufacturer SIG Combibloc is set to expand its sustainable packaging capabilities with the acquisition of packaging solutions comp ... Read more
mergers & acquisitions supplier news & innovations
2022-02-02
Olam secures US$4B to finance ongoing re-organisation plan | Food Business Africa Magazine
SINGAPORE – Leading global food and agri-business, Olam International Limited has secured multiple bank facilities amounting to US$4.0 billion, as it contin ... Read more
investments & funding news supplier news & innovations
2022-02-02
Sweegen makes sweetener brazzein commercially available to expand sugar reduction options for F&B companies | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA – Global supplier of sweet taste solutions Sweegen has launched brazzein, a high-intensity sweetener that is reportedly 500 to 2,000 times more sweetene ... Read more
sugar & confectionery supplier news & innovations
2022-02-01
Alpla, Coca-Cola Femsa advance circular economy in Mexico with establishment of new recycling plant | Food Business Africa Magazine
MEXICO - Austrian-based international plastics manufacturer Alpla has partnered with Coca-Cola Femsa to establish a new recycling plant in Mexico as part of ... Read more
supplier news & innovations sustainability
2022-01-28
Dan Fisher to succeed John Hayes as the Ball Corporation CEO | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA – American multinational packaging company, Ball Corporation has appointed Dan Fisher as its next chief executive officer. Fisher, the current presiden ... Read more
people news supplier news & innovations
2022-01-28
Feed the microbes
Why soil is key to addressing climate change. Read more
agriculture production climate change environment and natural resources science, technology, and innovation global
2022-01-28
Feed the microbes
Why soil is key to addressing climate change. Read more
agriculture production climate change environment and natural resources science, technology, and innovation global