Baking & Snacks – AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST
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PAUL sets up first bakery-café in Angola with Retail Group as franchise partner
The store will offer freshly baked breads, pastries, coffee and restaurant dining, bringing PAUL’s French-inspired bakery and café concept to Angola’s capital.
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Vicky Foods invests US$21.6M to double baked goods production capacity in Algeria
The project adds a new warehouse and two production lines, one for sponge cake sheets and one for bread.
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Kingsmil expands eggless muffin range with new six-pack packaging
The updated packaging retains the same soft, egg-free recipe that has made the muffins a favourite among local households, while offering shoppers more units per pack.
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Nexture expands Middle East presence with La Crema acquisition
The acquisition will give Nexture its first manufacturing footprint in the Middle East and strengthen its access to the region’s growing ingredients market.
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CTC approves Mega Market’s takeover of Lobels under strict competition conditions
The commission approved the vertical merger subject to conditions aimed at preserving competition in the flour market, protecting rival bakeries and limiting merger-related job losses.