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Arla Foods Establishes New Sales and Packaging Facility in Ghana
Sep 1, 2017Dairy products supplier Arla Foods has set up a new sales and packaging facility in Accra, Ghana. Arla, owned by 11,200 farmers, is planning to expand its business in Sub-Saharan Africa by selling its products including powdered milk ...
Tags: Dairy products, Packaging
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Arla Foods Opens New Innovation Centre in Denmark
May 18, 2017Arla Foods has opened a new innovation centre in Aarhus, Denmark where researchers are expected to create novel packaging technologies for the dairy industry. The innovation center features a dairy pilot plant, several laboratories, a ...
Tags: Arla Foods, packaging
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International Collaboration Receives Grant to Advance Improvements in Cassava Harvests
Dec 16, 2016The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan institutions recently received a five-year, $10.46m grant The grant has ...
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NOKIA Battles Android Market, The First New Machine Prices!
Dec 12, 2016A few days ago, Andy by "NOKIA," China today return to to inform you about the return of NOKIA intelligent mobile phone market news, NOKIA mobile phone back to our eyes. NOKIA and its brand authorized service company Finland HMD ...
Tags: NOKIA, intelligent mobile phone, HMD
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Time Magazine Named The 2016 World The 25 Best Invention Enough Fresh?
Dec 12, 2016Every time a year near the end of the U.S. "time" magazine will be named the "twenty-five best inventions", the standard magazine founded in 1923 are surprisingly consistent, is to make the world a better and more intelligent, more ...
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Bringing Electricity to Rural Locations
Aug 25, 2016Identifying the potential for running pumps as turbines originated because companies wanted to assess the impact on their systems if a pump stopped and went into reverse operation. One international pump manufacturer decided to examine the ...
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Ford Invests $170m at Silverton Assembly Plant in South Africa
Apr 11, 2016Ford has invested $170m at its Silverton Assembly plant in Pretoria, South Africa to manufacture new Ford Everest and Ford Ranger. The American car-maker says that this investment will create about 1200 jobs in Ford South Africa and in ...
Tags: Ford, Investment, Silverton Assembly Plant, Ford Everest, Ford Ranger
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Wheat Researcher Says Stem-Rust Disease Is Spreading
Mar 21, 2016WASHINGTON (FERN's Ag Insider) - This week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $24 million grant to Cornell University, funding a global wheat research group, known as Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat. The aim is to develop new ...
Tags: Stem-Rust Disease, Wheat
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Arla Plans New'Good Growth 2020’ Strategy for Global Expansion
Dec 11, 2015Scandinavian dairy cooperative Arla Foods has introduced its new Strategy 2020, which charts out the company’s growth plan in eight global dairy categories and six market regions around the globe. Under the new strategy, the ...
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Constantia Flexibles Acquires Pemara Labels
Nov 12, 2015Constantia Flexibles has acquired Australia-based Pemara Labels for an undisclosed amount, a move that will bolster the former's footprint in the Southeast Asian labels market. Founded in 1966, Pemara operates four plants in Australia, ...
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Kellogg to Set up Joint Venture with Tolaram to Expand in West Africa
Sep 17, 2015US-based food manufacturer Kellogg Co is creating a joint venture with the African unit of Singapore's Tolaram Group, as part of its strategy to drive future growth in the West African market and advance its breakfast and snack food ...
Tags: Kellogg, Tolaram, breakfast, snack food
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Arla Starts Two Joint Ventures in West Africa
Sep 11, 2015Arla has floated two joint ventures in Nigeria and Senegal in Africa, as part of its strategy to extend its network outside the European Union. The company has tied up with local partners - Tolaram in Nigeria and Attieh Group in Senegal - ...
Tags: Arla, Dairy Products, powdered milk products
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Amcor Has Acquired South African Flexible Packaging Giant Nampak Flexibles
Jul 7, 2015Amcor has acquired South African flexible packaging giant Nampak Flexibles and with it, market leadership in the region. In combination with Amcor’s current business in Africa, the closing of this deal firms up Amcor's leadership ...
Tags: Amcor, flexible packaging
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Namibian Works to Take Maximum Advantage of The AGOA
Jul 7, 2015The Namibian government is working on a strategy to take maximum advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that has been extended till 2025, the Namibian Press Agency has reported. The original Act expires on September 30, ...
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Bangladesh Would Lose Its Competitive Edge in The American Market
Jun 19, 2015Bangladesh has expressed concern over the US trade bill concerning the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) apprehending that a less developed country (LDC) like Bangladesh would lose its competitive edge in the American market due to ...
Tags: US trade bill, American market, Apparel