Tag: Africa
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: Authorities approve large soft drink operation
The South African Competition Tribunal has given the green light for The Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) merger parties - SABMiller plc, The Coca-Cola Company,...
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...
Africa: iFoodbag to reduce food wastage in region with 20M bags
iFoodbag has signed a purchasing contract with Equator One Logistics, with its head office in Nairobi, Kenya to distribute up to 20 million carrier...
Europe: Cargill program deploys in Cameroon’s cocoa cooperatives
The Cargill Coop Academy, an adult education managerial program aimed at cocoa farmer cooperative leaders, will now deploy in Cameroon.
The training aims at helping...
World: Hershey, partners build health center in West Africa
The Hershey Company, Blommer Chocolate and Olam Cocoa have together funded and built a community health center in Teapleau, Cote d’Ivoire as part of...
World: Klöckner Pentaplast introduces PET multi-pack system for yoghurt at show
Klöckner Pentaplast will introduce its newly developed polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-based technology for yogurt packaging clikPET at Propak Africa 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa this...
World: Cargill paid €14M paid to cocoa farmers in 2015
In 2015, cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire have received more than €7 million (US$7.77 million) in premium payments under the Cargill Cocoa Promise, while...
World: The Coca-Cola Company invests in Nigeria’s Chi
Coca-Cola Company has signed an agreement with Tropical General Investments Group (TGI Group) to acquire an initial minority equity shareholding in Nigeria's dairy and...
World: Beam Suntory buys 50% of South African company
Beam Suntory has acquired a 50% equity stake in ABV Brands Proprietary Ltd., an independent distributor of premium spirits in South Africa, from Cyprus-based...