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February 3-5: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 14th African Fine Coffee Conference & Expo
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Nampak to expand in Nigeria, Ethiopia
March 6-8: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Pack Ingredients opens Uganda office
4th World Coffee Conference
www.coffee2016.com March 15-18: South Africa Propak Africa, Johannesburg,
www.propakafrica.co.za April 26-28: Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria agrofood
www.agrofood-nigeria.com April 30- May 2: South Africa South African Cheese Festival, Stellenbosch,
www.cheesefestival.co.za June 19-21: South Africa Africa’s Big Seven - Johannesburg,
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from continuing operations by 10%, but were hit by uncontrollable foreign exchange issues in some key markets, booking R141 million in Angola and Nigeria.
INVESTMENTS – South African based packaging producer Nampak plans to open new glass bottle factories in Nigeria and Ethiopia at a cost of $155 million as part of the South African packaging firm’s strategy of generating half of its profit outside its home market in five years, reports Reuters. The bottle plant in Nigeria would cost about $90 million and the one in Ethiopia would need about $65 million, said Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter. The Ethiopian plant will produce up to 30,000 tonnes of glass per year, driven by the beer industry, while the Nigerian plant will produce 50,000 tonnes of glass per year. During the latest financial reports, both revenue and trading profit from the rest of Africa rose 43%, boosting group trading profit
NEW OFFICE – Specialty ingredients provider Pack Ingredients has opened a new office and warehouse for its improvers, baking oils and other ingredients in the capital city of Uganda, Kampala. The new facility is targeted at servicing the growing market in Uganda, Sudan and the Great Lakes Region, and provides a whole range of products and technical service that were not originally available in the country. “The baking industry of today requires more than just supplying products to customers. Technical service, product and market knowledge are key to delivering in this increasingly competitive market,” says Philemon Aduda, the Technical Manager, Pack Ingredients. “By opening the Uganda office, we believe we shall offer all these, contributing to the industry’s growth into the Great Lakes region,” he added.
Buhler introduces high definition camera for fruits and vegetables
June 8-10, 2016 nairobi, kenya
African Food Manufacturing & Safety Conference & Expo The region’s food processing, packaging and safety industry event Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi, Kenya Visit the website for more info:
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TECHNOLOGY – Processors of frozen fruits and vegetables can now gain from a new high definition camera technology pioneered by the Swiss equipment manufacturer, Bühler. The new technology offers better detection and removal capabilities for a wide range of foreign materials in different stages of the processing and packing line and is particularly beneficial for processors with stringent safety specifications such as for the baby food market. The new InGaAsHD cameras are now available for Bühler’s SORTEX E product line. Processors that are already operating SORTEX E optical sorters with Enhanced InGaAs cameras will be offered an upgrade option, enabling them to benefit from the improved detection performance of the new HD cameras with their current solution. “By combining a new hardware, software and lens package, we were able to engineer a new camera with double the resolution. As a result of this in-house development, our sorter will be able to identify foreign material objects down to half the previous size,” Benedict Deefholts, Head of Sensor Development at Bühler, describes the key advantage of the new HD cameras. foodbusinessafrica.com