Food Business Africa - Week 22, News

AFRICAN NEWS HEADLINES

Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana inaugurates new US$24.4m production line, water treatment plant

BOTSWANA –?Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana (CCBB) has launched a new production line and water treatment plant worth US$24.4m to increase the factory’s production capacity significantly.?. .?More

Kenya to import 180,000 metric tons of sugar to curb surging prices

KENYA –?Kenya has decided to import 180,000?metric tons of sugar to cushion consumers against the skyrocketing prices of the products after the recent duty-free sugar failed to achieve the desired results.?. .?More

Arla Foods inaugurates state-of-the-art Dairy Farm in Kaduna, Nigeria

NIGERIA–Arla Foods,?maker of Dano Milk, has inaugurated its state-of-the-art dairy farm in Kaduna as part of the company’s efforts to ensure sustainable milk production in Nigeria.?. .?More

Ayman Shahin Export invests US$20m in new?malt beverage factory in Egypt

EGYPT–?Ayman Shahin Export, an export management and manufacturing company, has invested US$20 million in a new malt beverage factory in Egypt that will produce Carlsberg owned Moussy malt drink brand. . .?More

Kenyan tea processor invests US$2.1M in new orthodox processing line

KENYA –?Rukuriri Tea Factory, a KTDA affiliate company, has initiated plans to install a new orthodox tea processing line at the cost of?Sh300 million (US$2.16m) in a push?to tap into the growing market for the type of tea.?. .?More

GLOBAL?NEWS HEADLINES

Pernod Ricard appoints Julia Massies as new MD of UK business

UK?-?Pernod Ricard, the world’s second-largest wine and spirits seller, has promoted Julia Massies, currently chief financial officer of Pernod Ricard EMEA & LATAM, to be the new Managing Director of Pernod Ricard UK, effective 1 September 2023?. . .?More?

PepsiCo phases out natural gas in crisps production at Netherlands site

NETHERLANDS -?PepsiCo, in partnership with energy company Eneco, and leveraging technology from German start-up Kraftblock, has electrified the production of Lay’s and Cheetos crisps at its Broek of Langedijk site in the Netherlands. . .?More

Muller Dairy to close Cologne factory in Germany to comply with competition rules

GERMANY -??Muller Dairy, a German-based supplier and distributor of milk has announced a bitter but necessary move to close a German factory that it had purchased from Royal FrieslandCampina, to meet the competition regulations??. . .?More

Coca-Cola rebrands Minute Maid for the first time in 75 years history

GLOBAL -??The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s largest marketer of fruit juices and drinks, has made the first-ever global rebrand for Minute Maid in more than 75 years of being in the market.?. .?More??

Researchers in Japan develop allergen-free chicken eggs

JAPAN -??Consumers with egg allergies can now enjoy a protein-rich meal devoid of worries thanks to a Japanese invention that has utilized gene editing to produce allergen-free eggs?.?. .?More??