AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Uganda’s Crown Beverages invests in new water processing plant, launches jumbo sized returnable bottle of Nivana water brand
UGANDA – PepsiCo, through its subsidiary Crown Beverages Limited (CBL), has established a new plant with two dedicated water processing lines in Uganda. Boosting the…
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Kenya’s manufacturing giant Devki Group invests US$16m in new fertilizer plant, seeks to pump in US$46m to revive Mumias Sugar
KENYA – Devki Group of Companies, industrial manufacturing giant in Kenya, has pumped Ksh 1.8 billion (US$16m) in the establishment of a new fertilizer plant.…
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Nigerian Agritech startup Thrive Agric partners with USAID to launch US$10m project to support smallholder farmers
NIGERIA – Thrive Agric, the Abuja-based agritech startup, has launched a one-year project that aims to support 50 000 smallholder farmers and will be supported…
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Pick n Pay partners with Fortress to establish inland distribution site in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – South African retail chain, Pick n Pay, has entered into an agreement with real estate investment company, Fortress, to establish one of…
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South Africa based canned food maker RFG names Pieter Hanekom as new CEO to succeed Bruce Henderson
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s leading producer of fresh, frozen and long-life convenience meal solutions, RFG Group has announced that the company’s long-serving CEO, Bruce…