Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Thermo Fisher launches first Orbitrap HRAM System for environmental, food safety testing
USA – Thermo Fisher Scientific has unveiled the Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris EFOX Mass Detector, the world’s first high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) Orbitrap [...]
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Date: 25-Oct-2025
Global probiotic market projected to surpass US$280B by 2032
GLOBAL – The global probiotic market size, which grew from USD 62.3 billion in 2018 to USD 99.29 billion in 2024, is anticipated to reach a valuation of USD 280.37 billio [...]
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Date: 25-Oct-2025
FAO launches Regional Food Safety Research and Innovation Network in Near East, North Africa
AFRICA – The FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) has launched the Regional Food Safety Research and Innovation Network (RFSRIN), a collaborative [...]
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Date: 25-Oct-2025
Johnvents Industries launches US$67.5M commercial paper to boost cocoa processing, exports
NIGERIA – Johnvents Industries Limited has announced a ₦100 billion (US$67.5 milli [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Jungbunzlauer expands mineral portfolio with launch of Magnesium Bisglycinate
USA – Jungbunzlauer, a global player in high-quality, sustainable ingredients, has announced the expansion of its mineral portfolio with the launch of a fully-reacted mag [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
TWIX launches limited-edition hallowmas collection
USA — TWIX®, part of Mars Wrigley North America, is blending Halloween and festive traditions this year with the debut of Hallowmas™, introducing limited-edition TWIX [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
M&M’S named official supplier of the Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes with Zwift
FRANCE – Mars Incorporated has announced that its chocolate brand, M&M’S®, will serve as the official supplier of both the Tour de France and the Tour de France Fe [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Global food additives market set for US$183.51B growth through 2032
GLOBAL – The global food additives market will expand significantly over the next decade, rising from USD 120.49 billion in 2024 to USD 183.51 billion by 2032 – Credenc [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Marketpoint launches AI-powered recall platform
UK/US – Marketpoint Recall has introduced a new AI-powered, cloud-based platform designed to transform how food and beverage companies manage product recalls. The sy [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Noma, Novonesis unite to redefine food through biosolutions
DENMARK – BioSolutions company, Novonesis, has joined forces with Noma, a world-renowned restaurant known for its pioneering work in fermentation and foraging, to merge g [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Bunge restructures reporting segments following Viterra merger
USA – Bunge Global SA, a leading agribusiness and food company, has announced a significant overhaul of its financial reporting structure following its recent merger [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Kraft Heinz appoints three new members to its board of directors
USA – The Kraft Heinz Company has announced the appointment of three new members — L. Kevin Cox, Mary Lou Kelley, and Tony Palmer — to its Board of Directors, effecti [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Malawi: Lilongwe Water Board Constructs 3rd Water Treatment - to Be Ready in May, 2026
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has disclosed that the construction of its Third Water Treatment plant with a capacity of 50,000 cubic metres per day will be completed [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Kenya: Two Rivers Sez Designated As a Project of Strategic National Importance
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Center (TRIFIC) has been designated as a project of strategic national importance, setting the stage for [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Kenya: Two Rivers Sez Gains Faster Project Approvals After National Status
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Projects under the Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC) will now enjoy faster government approvals after being designated a Proje [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Africa: Nigeria's Building Boom Lifts Lafarge Africa's Nine-Month Profit By 246 Percent
[Premium Times] A wave of real estate development in the cities and urban centres of Africa's most populous nation, where the government requires $6.25 billion in yearly investment [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Liberia: Over 100 Farmers Benefit From Rivercess-Grand Bassa Exchange to Boost Rice Production and Food Security
[Liberian Investigator] Published: October 22, 2025 [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Free Range Poultry Association Celebrates 10th Anniversary
[The Herald] THE Zimbabwe Free Range Poultry Association (ZFRPA) is today celebrating a decade of promoting poultry production as part of efforts to improve household and national [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
South Africa: Meat Madness As Prices Hit Seven-Year High
[Scrolla] Meat prices have increased again, with stewing beef up 32% and overall meat inflation at 11.7% - the highest in seven years. Eggs, milk and rice have become cheaper, of [...]
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Date: 23-Oct-2025
Sazerac invests over US$38M to expand Indiana distillery operations
USA – Sazerac Company has announced plans to invest more than US$38 million in e [...]
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Date: 22-Oct-2025
France imposes temporary ban on cattle exports as lumpy skin disease spreads
FRANCE – France has introduced a nationwide ban on cattle exports and public livestock events, including bullfighting, in an effort to contain the spread of lumpy skin di [...]
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Date: 22-Oct-2025
New Zealand red meat exports maintains high value amid global demand
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand’s red meat exports remained strong in July, with total export earnings reaching about US$513 million (NZ$864 million), supported by firm globa [...]
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Date: 22-Oct-2025
Taiwan’s first seafood farm joins ASC improver programme
TAIWAN – Tuna Rich Trade & Fishery Co., Ltd., based in Kaohsiung, has become the first seafood farm in Taiwan to enter the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Impro [...]
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Date: 22-Oct-2025
Nigeria’s livestock ministry introduces special vehicles for safer animal transport
NIGERIA – The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development is introducing specially designed vehicles to enhance animal transport across Nigeria under cleaner and more regul [...]
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Date: 22-Oct-2025
Morocco signs new fisheries cooperation agreement with Russia
RUSSIA – Morocco has entered into a new maritime fisheries cooperation agreement with Russia, setting the stage for continued fishing operations by Russian vessels in Mor [...]
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Date: 22-Oct-2025