Sectors - Food & Drink  

A private equity fund focused on food and agribusiness investments is looking to grow its new coconut oil business which a new management team will help to develop

A growing consumer demand for quality processed beef products in Tanzania has prompted a leading investment house to put its money where the beef is

A major summit on Africa's agriculture industry will discuss how production levels can be raised and highlight some of the progress that is already being made in the sector

While Kenyan tea exports are set to increase by four percent this year, a strategy has put in place to find other uses for the humble tea leaf

Rwanda's second largest export crop took a knock in 2012 due to a glut in the market which pushed down prices

Plans to establish new maize milling plants across Zambia is aimed at meeting the country's demand and boosting its economy

An initiative in Namibia to protect and promote pig farming and eradicate issues with cheap imports on local pricing has resulted in a wave of interest from small farmers

Fears that South African-based Tiger Brands could soon hold a monopoly has prompted calls for a closer inspection of its activities

Nigeria's soybean farmers look set to benefit from a food company's investment in a new processing factory which will bring sustainability to the market

Steps to localise production of food and agricultural products has been backed by South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry who says it will reap rewards for all

The government and private sector have provided a cash boost for the production of soya beans following a rise in demand for the product

There has been a re-shuffle among the hierarchy of Coca-Cola's businesses in Africa, resulting in the appointment of a new Managing Director in Nigeria

The World Cocoa Conference is scheduled to open on Tuesday in Cote d'Ivorie one of the four major producers in the world

A top tourism company has won yet more recognition for the work it does to help improve the lives the community in which it operates

Staff are celebrating at East African Breweries Ltd after beating 16 other top companies to the coveted best employer accolade

A major conference discussed the impact smallholder farmers could make on South Africa's economy if more help were given to them

Plans to give Namibia's government a 30 per cent stake in Meatco, the country's largest beef exporter have met with opposition from livestock farmers

The continued co-operation between Kenyan and Chinese public and private enterprise is set to take a hit of caffeine

Tanzania is to become the first East African country to produce and export chocolate

More and more people are being lured into the world of commercial farming, where they can earn up to three times their current income

Water and food security is the theme for the 20th World Water Day

Sobriety Week Campaign kicks off as figures state abuse from drinking costs country's economy R9 billion per yea

Global drinks giant will enter South Sudan beer market

Brewer will be questioned over report alleging tax avoidance strategies

Backsberg takes innovative step and uses PET bottles for award-winning wine

Peroni, Grolsch and Castle brewer boosted by growth in emerging markets

Alcohol giant's sales double in Africa in past five years as Guinness continues to dominate

Kenyan-based brewing power East African Breweries Ltd (EABL) was given about a week to relish in its reported 10 percent profit hike from the latest fiscal year before the attention turned to President Kibaki and his promise to reform Kenya’s beverage industry.

The firm’s Compagri maize processing facility in Tete has re-opened and the buying programme from local farmers is underway, Agriterra announced today.

Through Masibuyele Emasimini tractor mechanization program, which is a four-year initiative, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries aims to encourage black citizens back into the agricultural sector. The department has decided to make an initial allotment of R100 million, to be followed by R50 million to each of the South Africa’s nine provinces.

Food imports to the continent from the developed world have reached $33 billion annually, according to Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Abdoulie Janneh.