World: Nestlé creates factory blueprint costing half the time, resources to build in Africa
Nestlé has created a blueprint for a factory that can be built in half the time of a more traditional one for about 50-60%...
Africas: FOGA Gum to digital processes with Chemometric Brain solutions
FOGA Gum enters into an agreement to use Chemometric Brain solutions to digitize quality control, facilitating sample analysis and validating quality, homogeneity and traceability...
World: Brenntag Chemicals Nigeria opens to offer warehouse services locally
Brenntag Chemicals Nigeria Ltd was recently established in Lagos, Nigeria.
The company says the country is currently ranking number one in terms of gross domestic...
Europe: Barry Callebaut, Tony’s Chocolonely partner on traceable sustainable cocoa
Barry Callebaut has installed a cocoa butter tank in its factory in Wieze/Belgium to produce cocoa butter from traceable beans sourced from Tony’s Chocolonely’s...
Africa: Coca-Cola fills beverages with fruit with KHS lines
Coca-Cola Canners in South Africa has opted for a high-performance hot filling line from KHS for its juice and sports beverages.
It was decided to...
Africa: Nespresso helps rebuild South Sudan’s coffee industry
Despite the ongoing conflict, South Sudanese coffee farmers are making progress in reviving the country's coffee industry.
The resulting Nespresso limited edition Grand...
Africa: Olam certified for water stewardship in Tanzania
Olam International has become the first agri-business globally to achieve the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard certification for its Aviv Coffee Plantation in...
Africa: Cargill opens licensed buying company in Ghana
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has established its licensed buying company (LBC) following the successful application for a license from the Ghanaian Cocoa Board...
Africa: Cameroon cocoa farmers beneficiaries of Cargill’s program
More than 9,500 cocoa farmers in Cameroon have received more than €1.4 million (US$1.57 million) in premium payments – the largest ever certification premium...
Africa: IFAD, AfricaRice to strengthen region’s rice sector
Two project concept notes from Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) totaling US$4 million were being considered by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for...