Here’s the latest in ESM’s routine series, Notes From Africa, which brings you the latest retail, durable goods, and food-and-beverage stories from throughout the African continent. Past editions can be discovered here.
Kenya: Carrefour Opens New Branch
French grocery store chain Carrefour has actually introduced a brand-new outlet at the Business Bay Square Mall in Eastleigh, Nairobi. With the brand-new addition, Carrefour now runs 20 shops countrywide, with 16 in Nairobi.
The relocation becomes part of the growth of the seller’s footprint in the Kenyan market, where they deal with stiff competitors from Naivas and Quickmart. Carrefour opened its very first store in Kenya in 2016.
Nigeria: Arla Launches Farm in Kaduna State
Danish dairy giant Arla Foods has actually commissioned a brand-new dairy farm in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The farm, situated on a 200-hectare website, can accommodate 400 dairy cows and an overall of 1,000 animals. It is likewise Arla’s very first dairy farm outside continental Europe.
The functional stage of the task is set to begin by the end of June. The farm can produce over 10 tonnes of fresh milk daily, which will be utilized solely for processing to satisfy the requirements of the regional market for different dairy items.
It will likewise supply training sessions and technical assistance to help around 1,000 regional dairy farmers enhance their yields, herd well-being, and breeding success. Nigeria presently produces 500,000 tonnes of milk yearly, compared to a requirement of around 2.2 million tonnes according to main figures.
Botswana: Coca-Cola Inaugurates New Production Line
Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana (CCBB), a unit of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), has actually inaugurated a brand-new modern assembly line. The plant is the most sophisticated polyethylene phthalate (ANIMAL) assembly line in the nation, according to the business.
With a capability of 13,500 bottles per hour, the brand-new line is anticipated to make the production of family pet items more effective and boost CCBB’s efficiency.
Algeria: Cevital Unveils Cooking Oil Production Plant
In Algeria, Cevital Group has actually inaugurated its cooking oil production plant in Béjaïa. Covering a location of over 1.2 hectares, the brand-new plant has an everyday squashing capability of 22,000 tonnes of soybean, sunflower, and rapeseed. It will produce over 6,820 tonnes of cooking oil daily and 15,200 tonnes of oilseed cake for animals feed.
The plant’s production will be devoted to the domestic market and for export, sourcing basic materials in your area with the goal of producing a 100% Algerian cooking oil brand name. The plant is anticipated to decrease the cooking oil import costs, as the nation is the world’s third-largest importer of soybean oil, behind India and Bangladesh, having actually bought more than 600,000 tonnes in 2021.
Kenya: Rukuriri Tea Factory Unveils New Orthodox Processing Line
Rukuriri Tea Factory, an affiliate business of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) in Embu County, has actually started strategies to set up an orthodox tea processing line worth Sh300 million ($2 million). The factory ends up being the very first in the county and the 12th in the nation to set up such a line for processing orthodox tea.
The relocation comes as KTDA looks for to invest in specialized tea, which brings much better rates in global markets compared to black tea.
Egypt: Ayman Shahin Commissions $20 Million Soft Drinks Plant
The Ayman Shahin Group, mainly running in the food market in Egypt, has actually inaugurated a non-alcoholic malt drink system. The production will be marketed under the brand name Moussy, owned by Danish developing giant Carlsberg. The brand-new plant, costing an overall of $20 million, is based upon an 8,000-square-metre website in the city of 10th of Ramadan in the governorate of ach-Charqiya.
It has a production capability of 30,000 bottles per hour, with 75% of the output satisfying the usage requirements of the regional market, while the staying stock will be delivered to neighbouring markets in North Africa and the Middle East. Company authorities anticipate the plant to produce sales of $13 million in its very first 12 months of operation.
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