Sugar & Confectionery
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Mondelez asked to redesign, reformulate Bournvita in India over misleading information and high sugar content
INDIA – Mondelez International India, manufacturer of Bournvita, a chocolate health drink claiming to be enriched with Vitamin (D, B2, B9, and B12), has been…
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Uganda continues to import industrial sugar as millers experienced lower than expected demand
UGANDA – Uganda, the only country in the East Africa region producing industrial sugar, is having a liking for imported industrial sugar despite many sugarcane…
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South Africa’s canegrowers associations threaten to sue Tongaat and Gledhow sugar mills
SOUTH AFRICA – South African Sugar Association (SASA) threatens to take legal action against Tongaat Hulett (THL) and Gledhow Sugar Mill for defaulting to pay…
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Legislators oppose privatization of ailing Nzoia Sugar Company, push for US$3.76m funding
KENYA – The Agriculture Departmental Committee members led by Vice Chairperson Yegon Brighton plan to push for the allocation of Sh500M (US$3.76m) to bolster the…
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Barry Callebaut opens USA’s second Chocolate Academy Center in New York
USA – Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has opened its 27th Chocolate Academy and the second center…