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Global food prices rebounds in July

Global food prices rebounds in July

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#AfricaMonth: How Shoprite trailblazed trading in Africa

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Nine decades of Coca-Cola in Africa

Nine decades of Coca-Cola in Africa

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Global bread and bakery consumption continues to experience modest growth

Global bread and bakery consumption continues to experience modest growth

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Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

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Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

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World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

2 Mar 2018

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

20 Feb 2018

Unilever threatens to pull ads from 'divisive platforms'

Unilever threatens to pull ads from 'divisive platforms'

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Lee Applbaum, global chief marketing officer, Patrón Spirits International.

#MeettheMarketer: Marketers are relying too heavily on data

Louise Marsland 8 Feb 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

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Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Eleonore Voisard 7 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

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

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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

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Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

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AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

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Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

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Unilever threatens to pull ads from 'divisive platforms'

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How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

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Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

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Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

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Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

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Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

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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

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Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

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Africa's consumption revolution

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Heineken invests in African creativity

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

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

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

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Qatar's packaged food industry to take heavy hit amid diplomatic crisis

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4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

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Quick meals for Africa

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GM restructures African business, seeking growth

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