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Finnish food packaging specialist Huhtamaki to relocate Malaysia paper cup manufacturing facility
MALAYSIA – Global food packaging specialist Huhtamaki has announced a €10 million (about US$ 12.15 million) investment in a new manufacturing site in Malaysia, in…
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Morocco lifts import duties on wheat to build up stock following low production
MOROCCO – The Government of Morocco has extended the suspension of import duties on common wheat and products until May 31, 2021 in a bid…
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Rift valley region in Kenya undertakes dry-run of its newly built juice processing facility
KENYA – The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA), a regional development organization in Kenya operating in the Rift Valley region has kicked started operations at…
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Retailer Choppies to pay US$12m owed to banks and suppliers as it exits East African market
EAST AFRICA – Botswana-based retailer Choppies Enterprises Ltd is facing a US$12.4 million debt owed to banks and suppliers in Kenya and Tanzania, as the…
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Danone to power its Spanish production plants with 100% renewable energy
SPAIN – Danone España, a subsidiary of French multinational food-products corporation Danone S.A., has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Iberdrola, a Spanish…