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Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growthKerry Elliott

Global food prices rebounds in July

Global food prices rebounds in July

7 Aug 2023

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Retail sales drop 1.4% for May

20 Jul 2023

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

4 Dec 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

2 Nov 2017

Africa's consumption revolution

Africa's consumption revolution

2 Nov 2017

Heineken invests in African creativity

Heineken invests in African creativity

1 Nov 2017

Four things this packaging company teaches us about Africa's consumer goods industry

Jaco Maritz 24 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

5 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

A barley harvest from a local sourcing partnership Heineken initiated in Ethiopia.

Heineken on the ins and outs of local sourcing in Africa

Justin Probyn 27 Sep 2017

Bruno Witvoet, Unilever Africa president and Mechell Chetty, Unilever vice president for HR, Africa, at the opening of Unilever’s new Africa hub.

Unilever's brand plan to grow business across Africa

19 Sep 2017

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Sep 2017

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

13 Sep 2017

(L-R) Joana Filipe Simplício, legal consultant; Silvia Fernandes, head of department (Chefe de departamento in Portuguese), UTIP; Martin Bachmann, group head active management, Quantum Global Group.

Angolan beverage plant gets approval

15 Aug 2017

Austria's Alpla acquires SA's Boxmore Packaging in its biggest buy-out

Austria's Alpla acquires SA's Boxmore Packaging in its biggest buy-out

11 Jul 2017

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

7 Jul 2017

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

FMCG sector: Walking the tightrope between margins and prices

FMCG sector: Walking the tightrope between margins and prices

Atmosphere PR 13 Jun 2016

Hello Africa! Tell me how you're doin'!

Hello Africa! Tell me how you're doin'!

Marthinus Van Loggerenberg 18 Jan 2016

Getting a feel for the luxury market in Africa

Getting a feel for the luxury market in Africa

Leigh Andrews 28 Jul 2015

Coca-Cola earnings rise despite dollar drag

Coca-Cola earnings rise despite dollar drag

24 Jul 2015

Swedish farmers' future turning sour as milk's popularity wanes

Swedish farmers' future turning sour as milk's popularity wanes

19 Feb 2015

SAB is expanding its malting plant and will provide malted barley to other African countries. Image: SAB Miller

SAB seeks African growth via larger maltings plant

Nick Hedley 13 Mar 2014

An employee at the Onitsha brewery in Nigeria checks a batch of beer. Image: SABMiller

SABMiller invests US%110m in Nigeria

24 Jan 2014

A row is brewing after a cashier at Marks & Spencer refused to handle pork or alcohol when serving a customer. Image: Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer's row over Muslim refusal to sell alcohol

24 Dec 2013

Margins improve on fast foods for Famous Brands. Image: Steers

Famous Brands half-year earnings up 20% to 180c

29 Oct 2013

Enjoying a glass of cider. Image:

Distell sees cider as means to quench thirst for growth in Africa

Marc Hasenfuss 18 Oct 2013

Premier buys Li-Lets to get other FMCG categories says Brait

Premier buys Li-Lets to get other FMCG categories says Brait

Nick Hedley 14 Oct 2013

Mozambique seeks to curb boozing

Mozambique seeks to curb boozing

17 Sep 2013

Quick meals for Africa

Quick meals for Africa

Zeenat Moorad 16 Sep 2013

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Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

2 Nov 2017

Africa's consumption revolution

Africa's consumption revolution

2 Nov 2017

Heineken invests in African creativity

Heineken invests in African creativity

1 Nov 2017

Four things this packaging company teaches us about Africa's consumer goods industry

Jaco Maritz 24 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

5 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

A barley harvest from a local sourcing partnership Heineken initiated in Ethiopia.

Heineken on the ins and outs of local sourcing in Africa

Justin Probyn 27 Sep 2017

Bruno Witvoet, Unilever Africa president and Mechell Chetty, Unilever vice president for HR, Africa, at the opening of Unilever’s new Africa hub.

Unilever's brand plan to grow business across Africa

19 Sep 2017

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Sep 2017

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

13 Sep 2017

(L-R) Joana Filipe Simplício, legal consultant; Silvia Fernandes, head of department (Chefe de departamento in Portuguese), UTIP; Martin Bachmann, group head active management, Quantum Global Group.

Angolan beverage plant gets approval

15 Aug 2017

Austria's Alpla acquires SA's Boxmore Packaging in its biggest buy-out

Austria's Alpla acquires SA's Boxmore Packaging in its biggest buy-out

11 Jul 2017

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

7 Jul 2017

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

FMCG sector: Walking the tightrope between margins and prices

FMCG sector: Walking the tightrope between margins and prices

Atmosphere PR 13 Jun 2016

Hello Africa! Tell me how you're doin'!

Hello Africa! Tell me how you're doin'!

Marthinus Van Loggerenberg 18 Jan 2016

Getting a feel for the luxury market in Africa

Getting a feel for the luxury market in Africa

Leigh Andrews 28 Jul 2015

Coca-Cola earnings rise despite dollar drag

Coca-Cola earnings rise despite dollar drag

24 Jul 2015

Swedish farmers' future turning sour as milk's popularity wanes

Swedish farmers' future turning sour as milk's popularity wanes

19 Feb 2015

SAB is expanding its malting plant and will provide malted barley to other African countries. Image: SAB Miller

SAB seeks African growth via larger maltings plant

Nick Hedley 13 Mar 2014

An employee at the Onitsha brewery in Nigeria checks a batch of beer. Image: SABMiller

SABMiller invests US%110m in Nigeria

24 Jan 2014

A row is brewing after a cashier at Marks & Spencer refused to handle pork or alcohol when serving a customer. Image: Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer's row over Muslim refusal to sell alcohol

24 Dec 2013

Margins improve on fast foods for Famous Brands. Image: Steers

Famous Brands half-year earnings up 20% to 180c

29 Oct 2013

Enjoying a glass of cider. Image:

Distell sees cider as means to quench thirst for growth in Africa

Marc Hasenfuss 18 Oct 2013

Premier buys Li-Lets to get other FMCG categories says Brait

Premier buys Li-Lets to get other FMCG categories says Brait

Nick Hedley 14 Oct 2013

Mozambique seeks to curb boozing

Mozambique seeks to curb boozing

17 Sep 2013

Quick meals for Africa

Quick meals for Africa

Zeenat Moorad 16 Sep 2013

Crunch time for fruit exports

Crunch time for fruit exports

16 Sep 2013

Nearly time to buy shares

Nearly time to buy shares

2 Sep 2013

Retailers hit sweet spot in Africa

Retailers hit sweet spot in Africa

Zeenat Moorad 26 Aug 2013

Africa lifts SA fruit and veg retailers

Africa lifts SA fruit and veg retailers

Shannon Sherry 16 Aug 2013

Africa's demand for services growing

Africa's demand for services growing

5 Aug 2013

Genes may stem rust growth

Genes may stem rust growth

3 Jul 2013

IMF forecasts "solid growth" for Africa

IMF forecasts "solid growth" for Africa

17 Apr 2013

SA to develop its aquaculture farms

Linda Ensor 2 Apr 2013

Nampak optimistic over Africa growth

Nampak optimistic over Africa growth

25 Feb 2013

[2013 trends] Africa's dynamic markets

[2013 trends] Africa's dynamic markets

Obaika Consulting Team 31 Jan 2013

[2013 trends] Out-of-the-box branding

[2013 trends] Out-of-the-box branding

HKLM Exco Team 31 Jan 2013