Tea, Coffee & Cocoa
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Nestlé launches sustainable agriculture program even as Japan unit debuts plant-based coffee lattes
SWITZERLAND – Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate Nestlé has partnered with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) to develop…
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Ghana chocolate export earnings rose by 16.6% in 2019 reaching US$13.4m
GHANA – Ghana, one of the world’s largest producer of cocoa earned US$13.4m from export of chocolate and other food preparation containing cocoa in 2019.…
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Kenya’s coffee earnings nearly double on back of improved production, prices
KENYA – Kenya’s coffee earning for the month of January 2021 reached Ksh. 5 billion, a 94% rise from the Ksh2.6 billion attained in January…
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Sushant Dash to take charge of Tata Starbucks as CEO Navin Gurnaney exits
INDIA – Tata Starbucks, a 50/50 joint venture between Tata Consumer Products and Starbucks Corporation, has announced the appointment of Sushant Dash as CEO designate…
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Tanzania’s tea production to rise by 40% in 2020/21 season as it targets 60,000 tonnes in 2024/25
TANZANIA – Tanzania expects tea production to rise by over 40% to 40,000 tonnes in the 2020/21 season, boosted by good weather conditions. This was…