Ethiopia’s Oromia Industrial Parks Development Corporation has signed an agreement worth Birr 7.8bn ($193.6m) to construct a food processing park in Oromia. The new park, which will process coffee, tea, edible oils, grains, dairy, meat and honey products, will come …

Unilever engineers have created a prototype nano factory capable of fitting in a 40ft container. The prototype can take raw materials, process them, package and label them. It is currently being trialed in the Netherlands, producing liquid bouillon. Unilever says …

The boycott of French goods by consumers in Muslim countries has reached Egypt, a key market for French supermarket chain Carrefour, as well as several major French FMCG brands including Danone and L’Oréal. We think there is a risk the …

Jumia is opening up its logistics network to third party businesses in 11 countries. The move means the internet retailer will offer its platform and network, enabling companies to use its final mile delivery capabilities. Prior to the announcement, Jumia …

Ethiopian dairy processor MB Plc, owner of the Family Milk brand, has announced plans to export UHT milk to the neighbouring markets of Sudan, Djibouti and Somaliland. MB is looking for new markets following the installation of a new UHT …

At face value, the deterioration in relations between Saudi Arabia and Turkey shouldn’t mean much for supermarket retailing in Africa. Except Turkish discounter BIM has large store networks in Morocco and Egypt and Saudi influence puts the supply chain to …

Egyptian cheese producer Domty and FrieslandCampina have signed an MoU to explore joint business opportunities in Africa. The companies plan to collaborate to export cheese to other African countries. Domty was founded in 1988 in Egypt. It is a leader in the Egyptian …

Pearl Dairy Farm Limited (PDFL), the largest dairy processor in Uganda, is expanding into Ethiopia, Malawi and South Sudan. The company, which markets its products under the Lato brand, is also looking at export markets as far afield as Algeria. Pearl …

Bambis, one of the most iconic supermarkets in Addis Ababa, has re-opened. The store, which was purchased by Pizza Hut franchisee Belayab Group, is co-branded as “Lewis Retails”. Originally due to  reopen in September 2019 after a renovation, the new …

Ethiopian edible oils company Turaco has attracted a $22m investment from French development finance organisation Proparco and South Africa’s Ethos Mezzanine Partners. The investment will fund the expansion of Turaco’s manufacturing operations, which include the Tena edible oil brand. Turaco manufactures …

Ethiopian conglomerate MIDROC, owned by one of the country’s wealthiest men, has opened the new $2.6m Sheger Bread & Flour industrial bakery capable of producing 1.6m loaves of bread per day. The site also houses a new flour mill that can …

DHL Express has taken a minority stake in Link Commerce, the UK-based e-commerce platform that sits beneath MallforAfrica.com and DHL’s Africa eShop service. DHL is betting on a fundamental change in purchasing behaviours in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which …

At Trendtype we have decided to put our thoughts down on paper, as it were. Headline: there are lots of reasons to believe that African countries may emerge from COVID-19 in better (or less worse) shape than developed economies in …