Egypt

New Zealand's Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world's largest exporter of dairy products, has announced its plans to enter the Egyptian dairy sector. Fonterra is already present in... 2008-08-12

Egypt has announced that it will resume rice exports at the start of September 2008, a reversal of an earlier policy statement which had said that it would suspend exports until April... 2008-08-04

Following years of negotiations, the European Union has reached a preliminary trade agreement with Egypt that will considerably liberalise trade in agricultural products. Under the... 2008-07-11

Following the devastation experienced from the outbreak of bird flu in 2006, Egypt's poultry industry is finally showing signs of recovery, as businesses that made it through the... 2008-06-25

Leading Egyptian dairy producer Juhayna Food Industries has announced its plans to establish two new subsidiaries that will have a combined capital of EGP450mn (US$84mn). The first... 2008-06-12

German retail giant Metro has announced that it will enter the Egyptian mass grocery retail (MGR) sector through its Cash & Carry format. The retailer has said that it plans to... 2008-05-19

Saudi edible oils specialist Savola Group has announced plans to lift its Egyptian sugar production by 400,000 tonnes via two separate investments in a bid to meet growing regional... 2008-05-06

American company Kraft Foods has been expanding its reach in the Egyptian market, following its acquisition of Danone Group's biscuit and snack division in a deal worth US$7bn. Kraft... 2008-04-25

As the local mass grocery retail mass grocery retail (MGR) market continues to expand, Egyptian retailers are increasingly looking for ways to get a slice of these profits and parlay... 2008-04-25

Sharply rising food prices have been the cause of growing unrest in Egypt, as the government has recently taken a number of new measures to deal with the mounting public discontent.... 2008-03-31