PZ Cussons is selling its Nigerian dairy business, Nutricima, to FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina. The moves comes after PZ Cussons profits in Nigeria had fallen dramatically for the second successive year, prompting a strategic review. …

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 …

EDLP Nigeria, a new player in Nigeria’s supermarket sector, is set to open its second discount supermarket. The new store, in Benin City, follows the successful launch of the company’s flagship store in Jara Mall, Ikeja (Lagos). EDLP Nigeria’s first …

Eat’N’Go has opened its 50th Domino’s Pizza outlet in Nigeria. It is Eat’N’Go’s 106th fast food outlet in Nigeria – the company is also the master franchise holder for Coldstone Creamery ice cream and Pinkberry frozen yoghurt chains in Nigeria. The …

SA mall owner Hyprop Investments, which has 54,569m² of exposure to struggling SA retailer Edcon, is still looking to sell its underperforming malls in Ghana and Nigeria. The company has stakes in Accra Mall, West Hills Mall and Kumasi City …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted foreign exchange waiver to six dairy companies to import milk into the country. In effect, it reverses a de facto ban on the importation of milk. But only for the largest dairy …