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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) could provide a $15 million loan to Agrofusion, the largest Ukrainian vertically integrated industrial tomato paste producer created by former co-founder of Sandora juice producers businessman Serhiy Sypko. According to a posting on the EBRD’s website, the long-term loan would help the company to partially finance construction

On Sunday, 6th of November 2016, it was reported that Africa’s top tomato paste maker, Eric Umeofia, is already making plans to exit the Nigerian market. According to reports, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) confirmed this from Eric Umeofia, the CEO of Erisco Foods Limited in an interview, which took place in Lagos on

TomGEM – a Horizon 2020 research project designs heat-tolerant tomato varieties and management practices In the light of the forecasted world demographic growth and the global changes in climate, it is becoming a major challenge for society to provide sufficient amounts of fruit of high nutritional and sensory quality. While we are entering a period

JBT has partnered with the University of Parma, in Italy, to trial a coil heat exchanger in aseptic systems, to sterilize fruit and vegetable puree and concentrate. JBT works with F&B processors to improve the quality and shelf life of ambient shelf-stable products for metal, glass and plastic containers. Stork food & dairy systems Speaking

Few days after Erisco Foods Limited threatened to shut down its tomato factory, Dangote Industries Limited last Friday, disclosed plans to stop tomato paste production because of the harsh operating environment that gives advantage to imported production. Group Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Sani Dangote disclosed that the group recently stopped tomato paste

Ingomar’s ownership group is pleased to announce the addition of Kagome as a new equity member in the company. Kagome has purchased a 20% interest, effective October 1, 2016. Kagome joins Vaquero Farms, John Bennett Ranches and Del mar Farms as principals in Ingomar. Vaquero Farms will continue as the majority owner and managing member