Sugar & Confectionery
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Processed banana products thrills Ugandan market
UGANDA- Officials from the Banana Industrial Research and Development Center-BIRDC have flagged off the sale of a processed banana product named ‘Tooke flour’ after an…
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Dangote Sugar Refineries appoints Mariya Aliko Dangote as new Executive Director
NIGERIA – The Board of Dangote Sugar Refineries, a leading sugar producer in Nigeria, has approved the appointment of Mariya Aliko Dangote as the company’s…
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Wilmar International divests stakes in Moroccan sugar miller Cosumar, strikes two other deals
MOROCCO – Singaporean food processing and investment holding company, Wilmar International, has announced the sale of its minority interest in Moroccan sugar processor Cosumar. The…
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Kenya to import sugar outside COMESA to curb high prices
KENYA – The government of Kenya has issued licenses to traders to import sugar from outside the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)…
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SA cane growers receive transformation intervention funding from South African Sugar Association
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s cane growers have received timely financing from the South African Sugar Association as the industry struggles with the milling sector…