Insight from South African coffee product’s foray into the Middle East Published by Neil Hellmann on 26 July 2022 Founder of Ella Coffee shares lessons learnt from getting the product into a potentially lucrative market.
Ghana: CEO’s journey of building a mass-market snack-food business Published by Koromone Koroye on 26 July 2022 Geoffrey Fadoul, CEO of Daily Food, and his co-founder started an industrial bakery business that sells snack foods across West Africa.
‘Real Nigerian food, but vegan’: Interview with plant-based meat CEO Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 July 2022 VeggieVictory, which recently raised funding from international investors, produces plant-based meat alternatives in Nigeria.
How this South African soft drink brand made $1m worth of sales in one day Published by Staff Writer on 19 July 2022 The CEO of South African lower-sugar soft drink brand Pura Beverages recently attended an American trade show and secured $1 million in orders in just one day.
East Africa’s evolving venture capital industry Published by Niraj Varia on 13 July 2022 Niraj Varia, a partner at VC firm Novastar Ventures, discusses industry trends.
Morocco – a top fertiliser producer – could hold a key to the world’s food supply Published by Michael Tanchum on 11 July 2022 Morocco has a large fertiliser industry with huge production capacity and international reach.
Ideas and strategies to make money in Africa’s agribusiness and food industry Published by Jaco Maritz on 9 July 2022 Agribusiness-related ideas and success strategies that came across our desk in the first half of 2022.
Africa’s citrus industry buoyant despite global shocks Published by Seth Onyango on 7 July 2022 South African citrus farmers are finding alternative markets for shipments to Russia that decelerated following its military offensive against Ukraine.
Pay-as-you-go cold storage: Businessman wants to expand beyond Nigeria Published by Jeanette Clark on 6 July 2022 ColdHubs is a Nigerian company that operates solar-powered cold rooms, providing a pay-as-you-store service for fresh produce to smallholder farmers and market merchants.
Nigerian entrepreneur making progress on building the Alibaba of Africa Published by Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi on 5 July 2022 Uju Uzo-Ojinnaka has created a platform that connects buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities in Africa.
Profit-making idea: Turning Africa’s agricultural waste into electricity Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 July 2022 Plant-based organic material, also called biomass, can be converted into heat and electricity using processes similar to those used with fossil fuels.
Kenyan company tapping into ‘multibillion-dollar’ fish-farming opportunity Published by Tom Collins on 1 July 2022 Victory Farms has built a vertically integrated business which includes everything from a fish-farming operation in Lake Victoria to its own distribution network and retail branches.
From car boot to supermarket shelves: Nigerian food entrepreneur tells her story Published by Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi on 28 June 2022 Pap is a porridge made from fermented maize and eaten in many West African countries. Nigerian entrepreneur Oluyemisi Obe set up a food-processing company to produce high quality pap.
Nigeria: From a corner shop to a fast-growing retail chain Published by Staff Writer on 23 June 2022 How FoodCo has grown to become one of the largest supermarket brands in south-west Nigeria, outside of Lagos.
