Africa

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Heineken to buy Distell, leading Africa expansion plans

By Rachel Arthur

Heineken intends to acquire control of Distell and Namibia Breweries: combining them with Heineken South Africa to create a new Heineken business with a total valuation of around €4bn ($4.58bn).

Arabica coffee fruits in Ethiopia.

‘This is the first time a coffee extinction risk assessment has been made – and the results are worrying’

‘This causes concern for the future of coffee production’: 60% of wild coffee species threatened with extinction

By Rachel Arthur

New research shows that 60% of all wild coffee species are under threat of extinction due to climate change, deforestation, and fungal pathogens and pests. Furthermore, wild Arabica coffee – the origin of the world’s most popular coffee – is now categorised...

Heineken invests $100m in Mozambique brewery

Heineken invests $100m in Mozambique brewery

By Rachel Arthur

Heineken has laid the foundation stone of its first brewery in Mozambique, identifying 'promising long-term economic perspectives' in the African country.

Africa: The fastest growing beer market

Africa: The fastest growing beer market

By Rachel Arthur

The beer market in Africa is predicted to grow faster than any other region over the next five years, driven by a rising population, urbanization, and increased GDPs.

Amcor Flexibles South Africa (AFSA) to buy Nampak

Amcor Flexibles South Africa (AFSA) to buy Nampak

By Jenny Eagle

The South Africa Competition Commission has approved, without conditions the intermediate merger whereby Amcor Flexibles South Africa (AFSA) intends to acquire the flexible packaging business of Nampak.

Cadbury Kenya to be sales & marketing arm for East Africa, but will no longer produce goods

Mondelēz abandons Kenyan manufacturing

By Oliver Nieburg

Mondelēz International will stop manufacturing from its Cadbury Kenya plant at the end of this month as it shifts capacity for Cadbury Drinking Chocolate to Egypt.

“Kerry’s Durban centre will support our global customers who are expanding their regional footprint...

Irish dairy group beefs up African ingredients presence

By Lynda Searby

The opening last week of a regional development and application centre in Durban, South Africa, signals a clear intent by Kerry Foods to ramp up its focus on the fast growing sub-Saharan African region.

Beverage can manufacturing is one of Nampak’s core businesses.

Nampak in $301m Alucan Packaging deal

By Jenny Eagle

Nampak will acquire beverage can manufacturer Alucan Packaging for $301m, in Nigeria, with an option to buy a rigid plastics company in the country.

Plastic milk bottle sales were flat in pound sterling terms

Nampak plans for African packaging expansion

By Rod Addy

Nampak plans to invest in expansion in its African heartland, according to outgoing chief executive Andrew Marshall, reporting on the packaging firm's interim results.

Nestlé eyes big food industry opportunities in Africa

Nestlé eyes big food industry opportunities in Africa

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Nestlé has identified Africa as one of the biggest areas of opportunity for the food industry in the next ten to twenty years – both within the continent and for European food makers, according to Dr Serigne Diop, director of Nestlé’s R&D centre in...

Into Africa

Into Africa

Softa Bottling Company Limited (SBCL) has launched Mecca Cola onto
the Kenyan market.