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USA- CONFECTIONARY AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURER, MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN THE PROSPECTS OF ITS CHOCOLATE WING DESPITE CHALLENGES IN THE COCOA SUPPLY CHAIN.  The company’s ...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/mondelez-shows-confidence-in-its-chocolate-business-despite-challenging-operating-environment/

IVORY COAST– IVORY COAST HAS SUSPENDED THE FAIRTRADE COCOA PROGRAM AMID SUSPICIONS OF CONTAMINATION WITH UNCERTIFIED COFFEE BEANS. The suspension follows suspiciously high volumes of Fairtrad...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/ivory-coast-temporarily-halts-fairtrade-cocoa-program-amid-fraud-concerns/

UK- FROZEN FOOD COMPANY, MCCAINS FOODS HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW LINE OF FROZEN POTATO PRODUCTS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR AIR FRYING, STARTING WITH TWO LAUNCHES IN THE UK.  Mark Hodge, McCain’s Ma...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/mccain-foods-introduces-a-frozen-potato-line-designed-for-air-frying/

KENYA— AGRITECH STARTUP, TWIGA FOODS HAS NAMED CHARLES BALLARD ITS CEO FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF PETER NJONJO EARLY THIS YEAR.  In his new role Ballard will oversee all aspects of Twiga�...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/ex-jumia-boss-charles-ballard-takes-helm-at-twiga-foods/

USA – KETTLE CHIPS, THE PREMIUM SNACK BRAND UNDER VALEO FOODS, HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED TWO NEW FLAVOURS TO THEIR LINEUP: CHORIZO & RED PEPPER AND SOUR CREAM & CHIVE. According to the company ...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/kettle-chips-by-valeo-foods-introduces-two-new-summer-flavours/

NEW ZEALAND – NEW ZEALAND SEAFOOD GIANT SANFORD HAS APPOINTED DAVID MAIR AS ITS CEO, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. Mair, the former CEO of Skellerup Holdings, steps into the role previously held by ...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/new-zealands-seafood-company-sanford-appoints-david-mair-as-ceo/

USA – MARS WRIGLEY, A WORLD LEADING CONFECTIONERY MANUFACTURER, HAS RECENTLY UNVEILED ITS LATEST CONFECTIONERY CREATION: SKITTLES GIANTS GOOEY. These new candies boast oversized, soft, fruit-...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/skittles-unveils-new-giants-gooey-confectionery-creation/

MOROCCO – MOROCCO’S COMPETITION COUNCIL IS INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL COMPETITION STANDARDS VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE SARDINE MARKET. The council has raised concerns about the possibility of a pri...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/moroccos-competition-council-probes-sardine-market-violations/

KENYA – KENYAN POULTRY BUSINESSES ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM, WARNING OF POTENTIAL ECONOMIC LOSSES AMOUNTING TO SH172 BILLION ANNUALLY IF THE UNITED STATES BEGINS EXPORTING FINISHED CHICKEN PRODUCT...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/kenyan-poultry-industry-faces-economic-threat-as-us-chicken-imports-loom/

US – BEAM SUNTORY, A GLOBAL LEADER IN PREMIUM SPIRITS, HAS UNDERGONE A SIGNIFICANT REBRANDING INITIATIVE, REBRANDING ITSELF AS SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, MARKING A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN ITS EVOLUTION...

https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/beam-suntory-rebrands-to-suntory-global-spirit/