Sugar & Confectionery
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Illovo Sugar pilots new tech in Malawi aimed to minimize water loss during irrigation
MALAWI – Pan-African consumer centric agri-business company, Illovo Sugar Africa, is piloting at scale an award-winning irrigation management innovation dubbed Smart Water and Irrigation Management…
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Nestlé to invest US$73m in new plant-based food factory in Serbia
SERBIA – Swiss food manufacturing group Nestlé plans to invest CHF67m (US$73m) in the construction of a new plant-based food production facility in Serbia. The 18,440…
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Utz Brands completes acquisition of Clem Snacks and J&D Snacks, appoints Satyaki Lodh as chief information officer
USA – U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks Utz Brands, Inc., has completed the acquisition of the assets of two existing third party direct store…
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Mondelez invests US$23m to expand Oreo cookies production capacity in Indonesia
INDONESIA — American multinational confectionery and snack food company Mondelez International, has invested US$23 million to expand its production capacity in Indonesia to meet rising…
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Malaysian cocoa manufacturer GCB expands into UK with plans to build new chocolate factory
UK – Guan Chong Berhad (GCB), a Malaysian-owned cocoa manufacturer, is expanding its presence in the UK with plans to build a new ‘world-class’ cocoa…