Food Business Africa- Week 10, News

AFRICAN NEWS HEADLINES

Heineken appoints Maarten Schuurman as new MD of East and West Africa

Region AFRICA –?Dutch multinational brewing company, Heineken, has appointed?Maarten Schuurman, as the new Managing Director of their?East and West Africa region, effective 1 April 2023?.?. .More

South Africa to export poultry to EU and Saudi Arabia markets

SOUTH AFRICA?- South Africa Poultry Association announced that it is preparing an application for export accreditation in the EU and Saudi Arabian markets to secure the industry’s future competitiveness?.?. .?More

Bio Foods Managing Director Tom Jansen steps down

KENYA -?Tom Jansen, the Managing Director of Bio Food Products Limited, a leading processor of premium dairy products, has announced that he is stepping down from the role at the end of February?.?. .?More

SAB begins business restructuring

SOUTH AFRICA –??South African Breweries (SAB), a unit of global brewing giant AB InBev, has embarked on a restructuring process that will lead to a headcount reduction at its local operations. . .More

US$5M milk processing plant launched in Angola?

ANGOLA -????A new US$5 million milk processing plant was recently inaugurated in Angola, as a joint venture between?beverage manufacturer Refriango and a Spanish dairy group Pascual?. . .?More

GLOBAL?NEWS HEADLINES

Cindy McCain to head United Nations World Food Programme

ITALY-??United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organization, has tapped the current serving as the United States Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Cindy McCain as its new Executive Director, effective April.???. . .?More

EU antitrust regulator closes Coca-Cola regulatory probe

EUROPE -?The European Commission has closed its preliminary investigation into whether Coca-Cola and two of its bottling subsidiaries had potentially conducted anti-competitive practices in several EU member states?.?. .?More

Danone pledges to never launch HFSS products for children in the UK, Ireland?

UK/IRELAND -??French dairy giant has promised never to launch a High in Fat, Salt, and Sugar (HFSS) product for children in the UK and Ireland as part of its new health commitments for its milk, plant, and water-based products..?.??.?.More

Glanbia?proposes to sell??mozzarella JV to?Leprino Foods?

USA?-?Glanbia PLC, an Ireland-based nutrition business, has announced its intentions to sell its stake in mozzarella joint venture business Glanbia Cheese to its partner, US firm Leprino Foods Company?for US$170.4M?.?. .?More

Popular zero-calorie food sweetener erythritol associated with heart attack

?GLOBAL?-??A sugar substitute popular in snack bars and low-sugar ice cream, erythritol, may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, new research carried out by the Cleveland Clinic has revealed?.?. .?More