December 21, 2023 | Africa

Varun Beverages acquires Bevco in South Africa

The acquisition will allow VBL to increase its presence in Africa and expand its operations across the continent The board of directors of Varun Beverages Ltd (VBL) has approved the…

December 19, 2023 | Africa

Nestlé launches Maggi soya chunks

Maggi Soya Chunks, a tasty, affordable, plant-based meat alternative that enables consumers in Central and West Africa to add high-quality protein to their everyday food Nestlé is actively exploring the use…

November 15, 2023 | Africa

Afreximbank announces $2Bn for food security initiative in Africa

The initiative is intended to help address food insecurity in Africa, which includes a nearly 20 per cent hunger rate, by reducing dependence on other regions for much-needed food commodities…

November 10, 2023 | Africa

WorldFish to develop South-South collaboration platform for Blue Food Revolution

Knowledge exchange between Asia and Africa is the backbone of WorldFish’s new Asia–Africa BlueTech Superhighway (AABS) project Under the newly launched WorldFish-led Asia–Africa BlueTech Superhighway (AABS) project, a pioneering South-South collaboration platform is…

October 30, 2023 | Africa

Kerry opens manufacturing facility in Tanzania

The facility expands Kerry’s capacity in East Africa and is its first manufacturing facility in Tanzania Kerry, a world-leading provider of taste and nutrition solutions, has officially opened a new manufacturing…

October 19, 2023 | Africa

WorldFish unveils fish trade potential programme in Egypt

WorldFish also welcomed a group of 50 Egyptian aquaculturists, producers, and small-scale farmers WorldFish in Abbassa Egypt hosted a visit from a delegation representing the United States Soybean Export Council…

October 17, 2023 | Africa

olam food ingredients adds manufacturing capacity across Middle East and Africa

Through commissioning a new milk powder dryer and gravity flow production system, ofi remains laser-focused on servicing customers across the Middle East and Africa olam food ingredients (ofi), a global…

October 11, 2023 | Africa

IFC and OCP launch an agri-finance platform for sustainable food systems

The new platform will build and support sustainable food production and distribution systems in Africa IFC and OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate-based fertiliser producer launched an agri-finance platform to…