Dairy Business Africa News Updates

AFRICAN NEWS HEADLINES

Lactalis to close Zambian manufacturing facility

ZAMBIA – Lactalis Zambia, producers of Parmalat products, has announced plans to close its Zambian manufacturing facility, opting instead to import products from South Africa.?. .?More

LASWARCO seals off FrieslandCampina

NIGERIA – The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) has sealed off three major companies for extracting large quantities of groundwater without the necessary authorization.?. .?More

Marcel’s opens new store at Gateway Theatre of Shopping

SOUTH AFRICA – Marcel’s Frozen Yoghurt has officially opened its newest store at Gateway Theatre of Shopping in uMhlanga, continuing its strategic expansion across South Africa .?. .?More

Uganda reveals missed opportunity in Algeria

UGANDA - Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, has reveled that Nigeria has missed an opportunity in Algeria’s US$1 Billion dairy market due to trade hiccups? .?. .?More

Niger Milk SA celebrates 30 years of excellence

NIGER – Niger Milk SA marked ?has achieved three decades of delivering quality products and services, thanks to the commitment and hard work of its team?.?. .?More

WORLD NEWS HEADLINES

Fonterra begins construction of US$150M UHT cream plant

NEW ZEALAND – Fonterra has officially begun construction on a US$150 million ultra-high-temperature (UHT) cream plant at its Edendale site in Southland, New Zealand?. . .?More

Danone Malaysia achieves B Corp certification

MALAYSIA – Danone Malaysia, a subsidiary of the multinational dairy company Danone, has become the first food company in Malaysia to earn B Corp certification?. . .?More

Wellful acquires Ancient Nutrition to enhance its presence

USA – Wellful, a US-based supplements and weight-management business, has acquired health-focused company Ancient Nutrition to strengthen its position in the health and wellness sector?. . .?More

Vertical Cold Storage opens new distribution center in Kansas City

USA – Vertical Cold Storage, an innovative cold storage and logistics solutions provider, ?has announced the opening of its new distribution center in Kansas City, Missouri?.?. .?More

Louis Dreyfus acquires BASF’s Food and Health Ingredients business

NETHERLANDS – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a prominent player in the global agriculture and food ingredients market, has acquired ?BASF’s food and health ingredients business?.?. .?More

PAST NEWS HEADLINES

Dairibord to expand in South African region?.?. .?More

Botswana launches MilkAfric dairy facility.?. .?More

Uganda unveils plans to expand breast milk banks?. . .?More

IDF names Gilles Froment as new president?.?. .?More

Amul partners Costco to enter US retail market?.?. .?More