Argentina's Arcor forms candy joint venture in Angola with Switzerland's Webcor
Argentine confectionery giant Arcor is forming a US$45m joint venture with Switzerland-based Webcor Group to manufacture candy and cookies in the African country of Angola.
View ArticleBayWa affiliate TFC enters avocado JV in South Africa
TFC Holland, a Dutch affiliate of German trading and services group BayWa which supplies exotic fruit and vegetables, has formed a joint venture with South Africa's Afrupro Exporters.
View ArticleHow do food companies ensure cocoa supply meets future demand - sustainably?
Ben Cooper looks at food companies' efforts to put their west African cocoa supply chains on a truly sustainable footing.
View ArticleDanone warns pressure on Morocco arm to continue in H2
Danone is looking to new products and to its contracts with farmers to try to turn around the performance of its business in Morocco, where sales have slumped amid a boycott by consumers.
View ArticleUS poultry gains market access to Morocco
Morocco has agreed to accept imports of US poultry products for the first time.
View ArticleTiger Brands issues profit warning after listeria outbreak, cost pressures
South Africa-based food group Tiger Brands issued a profit warning for its annual results due to the impact from this year's listeria outbreak, which prompted the closure of a polony meat factory owned...
View ArticleLibstar Holdings in profit warning on mushroom oversupply, Sonnendal Dairies...
South Africa-based food company Libstar Holdings has issued a profit warning because of what it says was a nationwide oversupply of mushrooms and the impact from lower margins linked to its October...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Sea Harvest targets dairy sector with Ladismith Cheese deal
Sea Harvest, the South African frozen seafood business, has acquired local business Ladismith Cheese.
View ArticleLactalis snaps up infant-formula brands of South Africa's Aspen
Lactalis has purchased the infant-formula business of Aspen Pharmacare in South Africa for EUR740m (US$860.1m), giving the France-based dairy company ownership of the Alula, Infacare and S-26 brands.
View ArticleFrench tinned fish specialist Chancerelle invests in second Morocco plant
France-based tinned fish specialist Chancerelle, best known for its brand Connétable, is investing EUR4m (US$4.7m) in a second sardine processing plant in Morocco.
View ArticleCoca-Cola on-track to buy Nigerian dairy firm Chi outright
The Coca-Cola Co. has confirmed it is set to complete a 100% takeover of Nigerian dairy and soft drinks business Chi within the next six months.
View ArticleTiger Brands re-opens plant implicated in deadly listeria outbreak
South African food group Tiger Brands has re-opened a facility that was closed after it was implicated in an outbreak of listeria that killed more than 200 people.
View ArticleDanone reveals "significant" impact of Moroccan boycott
French dairy giant Danone has revealed that a boycott of its products in Morocco is continuing to have a marked impact on its performance there.
View ArticleSouth African dairy group Clover Industries in takeover talks
Clover Industries, the South African dairy group, is in talks over a possible takeover.
View ArticleIrvin & Johnson, Karan Beef referred over 'collusion'
South Africa-based processors Irvin & Johnson and Karan Beef have been referred to the country's competition tribunal over allegations of collusion.
View ArticleTiger Brands helps on South Africa's "first" food-safety centre
Tiger Brands, the South Africa-based business implicated in a deadly listeria outbreak earlier this year, is helping set up the nation's first centre for food safety.
View ArticleRhodes Food in deal for RCL's protein-snacking business
South Africa's Rhodes Food Group, a manufacturer of meat pies to baby food and canned fruit, is planning to purchase an unnamed protein-snacking business from a local peer.
View ArticleTiger Brands to offload stake in seafood firm Oceana Group
Tiger Brands, the South Africa-based food and drinks group, is to offload a minority stake in a local seafood business.
View ArticleTiger Brands to re-open plant at centre of listeria outbreak
South African's authorities have given their verdict on a plant owned by food business Tiger Brands that was linked to a listeria outbreak.
View ArticleSouth Africa's RCL Foods green-lighted for facility sale
A decision has been made by South Africa's Competition Commission on whether RCL Foods can sell its facility at Bronkhorstpruit to In2Food.
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