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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
RCL Foods posts 28.5% revenue growth in FY 2025
SOUTH AFRICA – RCL Foods has reported a 28.5% increase in full-year earnings, suppor [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Limuru Tea half-year loss deepens despite revenue growth
KENYA – Listed agricultural firm Limuru Tea PLC has reported a deeper half-year loss [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
India lifts ethanol production restrictions for 2025/26
INDIA – India has lifted restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Kenya’s export earnings fall in H1 2025 as tea sales decline by US$135.5M
KENYA – Kenya’s export earnings declined in the first half of 2025 for the first t [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Lipton Teas and Infusions appoints Marc Busain as new CEO
UK – Lipton Teas and Infusions has announced the appointment of Marc Busain as its n [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Pureis lab-grown CBD moves into final regulatory phase in UK novel food process
UK – Pureis, a pioneer in lab-grown cannabidiol (CBD), has advanced to the final stage of regulatory approval for its Ultra Pure CBD food supplement. The company has [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Kraft Heinz to split into two independent companies to accelerate growth
U.S.A – The Kraft Heinz Company has announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off, aiming to sharpen strategic focus and unlo [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Kerry Group reshapes regional leadership to drive global growth
IRELAND – Kerry Group has announced significant changes to its regional leadership Executive Team as it seeks to strengthen growth and align its executive structure with [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
IMCD Switzerland opens food & nutrition laboratory in Zurich to drive innovation
SWITZERLAND – IMCD has officially opened its new Food & Nutrition Laboratory in Zurich, marking a pivotal expansion in its innovation and technical support capabiliti [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Nigeria seeks Brazil’s biotech aid to boost stagnant cotton output
On 25th August 2025, during President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Brazil, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Nigeria and Brazil, focusing on science, technol [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Kenya set to launch e-voucher system for livestock vaccination
The Ministry of Agriculture is preparing to launch an electronic voucher system to improve livestock vaccination and disease monitoring, starting with counties that have high lives [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Urges Traditional Leaders to Protect Infrastructure in Omusati
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on traditional authority leaders in the Omusati region to protect government infrastructure from vandalism, especially those [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Abay River Carried Away Soil and Gold for Centuries: PM Abiy
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia's Abay River, the Blue Nile, which supplies up to 86% of the Nile's waters, has for centuries carried away n [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Nigeria: Unicef Launches Nutrition Supplements to Combat Malnutrition in Plateau
[This Day] Jos -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has handed over 5,392 cartons of Small Quantity Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (SQ-LNS) procured by the Plateau Stat [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
Nigeria: UK Announces £5 Million Partnership With AGRA to Boost African Agricultural Trade
[Premium Times] The partnership, according to him, aims to support the Kampala declaration and tap into the vast potential of Africa's agribusiness. [...]
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Date: 02-Sep-2025
HCCB partners with Telangana to empower women entrepreneurs
INDIA – Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), one of India’s leading FMCG companie [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Diageo to close Crown Royal bottling plant in Ontario amid supply chain restructuring
CANADA – Diageo has confirmed plans to close its Crown Royal whisky bottling facilit [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Ethiopia eyes cocoa as next major export commodity amid global supply gap
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia is positioning cocoa as a future export commodity to rival the e [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Ghana secures stable freight rates for 2025/26 cocoa export season
GHANA – Ghana has finalised stable freight rates for its cocoa exports for the 2025/ [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Pernod Ricard posts revenue decline as US, China weigh on 2025 performance
FRANCE – Pernod Ricard, the French spirits giant and owner of Martell Cognac, has re [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Kenya to open import window for raw sugar to support industrial production
KENYA – Kenya is set to open a special importation window for raw sugar to sustain i [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Carlsberg expands Phu Bai brewery to strengthen production capacity, sustainability in Vietnam
VIETNAM – Carlsberg has inaugurated the expansion of its Phu Bai Brewery in Thua Thi [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
dsm-firmenich restructures Executive Committee to sharpen strategic focus
SWITZERLAND – DSM-Firmenich has announced key leadership changes to its Executive Committee as part of efforts to accelerate growth in high-margin segments and strengthen [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Symrise launches “Accelerating Advantage” to drive food, beverage innovation
GERMANY – Symrise, a flavors and fragrances supplier, has launched a unified global platform, “Accelerating Advantage,” designed to help food and beverage companies i [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Pack’d launches organic frozen ingredients to cut household food waste, boost cooking convenience
UK – Frozen organic food specialist Pack’d has broadened its retail portfolio with the launch of a new range of organic frozen ingredients designed to make home cooking [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025