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Nigeria’s GDP grows by 3.13% in Q1 2025 – NBS
Nairametrics
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July 21, 2025
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.13% year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marks a solid improvement from the 2.27% growth recorded...
Dine Out Lauderdale and Miami Spice 2025: Best restaurant deals for your dollars
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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July 25, 2025
Diners seeking deep restaurant discounts this summer are once again spoiled for choice during Dine Out Lauderdale and Miami Spice, both returning Aug. 1. Dine Out Lauderdale, Broward County’s recipe for recharging restaurants through the slow...
Guinness Nigeria returns to profitability with US$10.6M gain amid revenue surge
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 25, 2025
NIGERIA – Guinness Nigeria Plc has recorded a significant turnaround in its financial performance, reporting a profit after tax of ₦16.2 billion (US$10.6M) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. This marks a strong recovery from a loss of ₦54.7...
How Maria Bradford is bringing vibrant West African cuisine to sleepy Sevenoaks
Restaurant
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Sevenoaks isn’t an obvious location for a creative Afrofusion restaurant It certainly isn’t. The majority of people we’re serving have never even tasted West African food before. I was actually warned off opening here by friends and family because...
How Nestlé Nigeria Is Driving Its CSR Through Food Fortification, Media Empowerment, And Environmental Sanitation
Daily Independent
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July 25, 2025
3 In a country still grappling with a fragile health system, environmental degradation, and a glaring lack of data-driven journalism, one corporate player is steadily demonstrating what it means to align business with national development goals....
How Corporate Interests Are Sabotaging Nigeria’s Salt Reduction Efforts- Experts
Daily Independent
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July 25, 2025
1 Nigeria’s fight against rising cases of hypertension, stroke, and other non-communicable diseases is being quietly undermined, not by the absence of policy, but by the unchecked power of the food and beverage industry. This was the central...
South African hospitality teams unite to tackle hunger
The South African
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July 25, 2025
Six thousand vulnerable South Africans were served warm meals in a spirited Mandela Day cook-off to fight against hunger. This was all thanks to the combined efforts of Marriott International and the non-profit organisation Chefs with Compassion....
Restaurant Interlude at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens is named AA Restaurant with Rooms of the Year
Sussex World
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July 21, 2025
Michelin-starred Sussex gem earns national recognition for its immersive estate-to-plate dining and boutique overnight experience. Restaurant Interlude, set within the spectacular Grade I listed Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens in West Sussex, has been...
This new downtown Shreveport restaurant will have a new chef, menu every three months
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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Business partners Diane Davis and Marshall Nelson want to do something no other local restaurant has tried before. They plan to change out the chef and menu every three months at their new Fusion Bistro Experience at 605 Texas St. in downtown...
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: A New Platform for Farmers in Tanzania, the Future of the EPA, and New Data on Global Malnutrition
Food Tank - Maryland
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July 25, 2025
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. U.N. Food Systems Summit Stocktake Kicks Off in a Few Days From July 27–29, the second U.N. Food Systems Summit Stocktake will convene in...
Largest sectors in the Nigerian economy as of Q1 2025
Nairametrics
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July 25, 2025
Nigeria’s economy continues to evolve, and the recently rebased GDP, now benchmarked to 2019 instead of 2010, providing a more current reflection of sector size and performance. The new base year helps reduce overstatement in older sectors and...
Keurig Dr Pepper Q2 revenue surges 6.1% amid strong beverage sales, warns of tariff challenges
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 25, 2025
USA – Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue, supported by solid performance in its U.S. beverage segment and growing demand for energy drinks and soft beverages. However, the company warned of potential...
Bad news for meat lovers in South Africa
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 25, 2025
Meat has become the biggest driver of food inflation. The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in South Africa has led to a significant increase in meat prices over the past three months. FMD is a highly contagious viral disease of livestock...
Outrage after man eats KFC chicken inside vegetarian Iskcon restaurant
IOL
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Yoshini Perumal|Published 6 minutes ago 6min HINDU religious leaders have slammed a British man for eating KFC chicken at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) vegetarian restaurant in London, and filming the incident, which...
From Minsk to Dubai: Five dishes to try at seafood restaurant John Dory
The National News
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Tucked into one of the deeper nooks of Dubai Festival City Mall's The Market Island, a modern food hall with communal seating, this Belarusian seafood brand is making its first international foray after more than a decade of service in Minsk. You...
African man enrages netizens as he eats chicken inside ISKCON's Govinda restaurant in London: ‘Hindus have to act rough’
Mint
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July 21, 2025
An African-British man has stirred a controversy online as he “shamelessly” ate chicken at London's Govinda restaurant, a well-known pure vegetarian restaurant operated by ISKCON. Enraged by the act, netizens have called for Hindus to unite and...
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Rough Draft Atlanta - Georgia
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July 25, 2025
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‘I Want To Make Benybite Foods Game-Changer In Nigeria’s Food Processing Industry’
Daily Independent
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July 25, 2025
1 Food processing is becoming an important sector of the Nigerian economy because of the value-addition it brings to the table. One of the companies in the sector is Benybite Foods Nigeria Ltd which has Mr. Benjamin Kayode-Ojo Managing Director...
DESIGNSPARK KEEPS PRODUCTION LINES MOVING IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
South Africa Today
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July 24, 2025
RS South Africa, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1) and a leading provider of industrial product and service solutions, understands that finding fast and effective solutions to equipment issues is crucial in the food and beverage sector....
Cultivating intrapreneurship for Africa’s financial and economic transformation
Business and Financial Times
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July 24, 2025
By John AWUAH Africa is similar in many ways – Matatus in Kenya, are Trotros in Ghana, Danfos in Nigeria, Combis in Botswana/Namibia; Dala dala in Tanzania, Louage in Tunisia etc. In the same vein most African countries have their own versions of...