Sugar & Confectionery
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Kenya National Assembly nullifies majority shareholding of farmers in privatized sugar mills
KENYA – Private investors in the Kenyan sugar sector are breathing a sigh of relief after the National Assembly Agriculture Committee rejected the proposal to…
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Sugar union in Kenya wants state to allow miller to import commodity to forestall laying off workers
KENYA – The sugar industry situation in Kenya is to become worse as the Kenya Union of Sugarcane Plantation Workers Secretary General Francis Wangara has…
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FOOD INGREDIENTS FOCUS: Monk fruit presents itself as a viable natural alternative to sugar
Research done by the Massachusetts General Hospital in August 2021 showed that cutting down 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could…
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Tongaat Hulett in Mozambique blames cheaper sugar imports on depressing situation in local industry
MOZAMBIQUE – Tongaat Hulett’s unit in Mozambique has revealed that cheaper sugar imports are negatively affecting the country’s local industry by depressing sales volumes amid…
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Illovo Sugar defends sugar pricing in Malawi despite protests
MALAWI – Illovo Sugar Africa, Africa’s largest sugar group, has insisted that the sugar prices in Malawi remain competitive and lower than in neighboring countries.…