Bel inaugurates first facility in sub-Saharan Africa
Bel Group, the maker of The Laughing Cow cheese, has officially opened its first production facility in sub-Saharan Africa with a ceremony at its new plant in Côte d'Ivoire.
View ArticleQuantum Foods warns on half-year profits
South African poultry Quantum Foods has warned on its half-year profits.
View ArticleABF to take full control of Illovo
Associated British Foods has reached an agreement to take full ownership of South African sugar business Illovo Sugar.
View ArticleTiger Brands CFO Funke Ighodaro to leave
South African food processor Tiger Brands has announced the exit of its CFO Funke Ighodaro.
View ArticleAstral Foods posts mixed H1 results
Astral Foods, the South African poultry group, has reported lower first-half earnings.
View ArticleArla opens milk packing site in Senegal
Arla Foods has opened a Dano milk powder packaging facility in Senegal as part of the European dairy group's bid to grow in western Africa.
View ArticleRhodes sees H1 sales, earnings jump
Rhodes Food Group, the South African condiments-to-canned pineapple group, has booked a jump in first-half earnings, boosted by higher sales.
View ArticlePioneer Foods lifted by mix improvement
Pioneer Foods, the South African food maker, booked "positive results" for the first six months of its financial year, with sales and earnings rising.
View ArticleMondelez International to step up efforts to tackle child labour in cocoa
Mondelez International will look to "strengthen" its moves to tackle child labour in its cocoa supply chain in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.
View ArticleTiger Brands H1 sales, profits rise
Tiger Brands, the South Africa-based consumer goods group, today (24 May) reported improved half-year sales and earnings.
View ArticleQuantum Foods posts H1 profit fall
Quantum Foods has, as expected, posted a fall in profits for the first half of the year on the back of higher costs and currency volatility.
View ArticleSovereign Food Investments books "strong" FY results
Sovereign Food Investments, the South Africa-based meat processor, has posted higher annual sales and profits, with the company's focus on its costs and on growing sales of "value-added" products...
View ArticleTiger Brands sells stake in Ethiopian venture to East Africa Group
Tiger Brands is selling its 51% stake in East African Tiger Brands (EATB), its Ethiopian joint venture, to partner East Africa Group (EAG).
View ArticleBRF in talks for potential investment in Namibia
BRF, the Brazil-based meat processor, has visited Namibia to discuss the possibility of launching "a specific project" in the country.
View ArticleFuchs to take over as MD of South Africa's Capespan
Johan Dique, the MD of South Africa-based produce supplier Capespan Group, is to step down for health reasons.
View ArticleSouth African regulators approve Nestle, R&R Ice Cream JV
The Competition Commission of South Africa has approved without conditions the proposed launch of an ice cream joint venture in the country - Froneri - by Nestle and R&R Ice Cream.
View ArticleNestle Zimbabwe to import 500 cows to boost milk output
Nestle Zimbabwe said it plans to import an additional 500 dairy cows at a cost of US$1m by the end of the year as part of the company's dairy revolving fund scheme that aims to boost milk production.
View ArticlePoultry group Astral plans "severe production cutbacks"
South African poultry group Astral Foods said today (20 July) that it plans to introduce "further and more severe cutbacks in the poultry production chain" following tougher than expected trading...
View ArticleTiger Brands hands CFO role to COO Noel Doyle
Tiger Brands, the South Africa-based consumer goods group, has named COO Noel Doyle its new CFO.
View ArticleFood market quotes of the week - South Africa's Pioneer Foods buys UK brand,...
South Africa's Pioneer Food Group already has own-label operations in the UK but this week entered the branded part of the sector, snapping up Fruit Bowl maker Stream Foods. Chobani spoke to us about...
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