Industry Developments

A good argument could be made that Uganda's consumer sector has emerged as arguably the East African Community (EAC) region's second most dynamic behind Kenya over the past few years.... 2011-07-11

HomePlus, the South Korean subsidiary of Samsung Tesco, is reaching out to the tech-savvy local consumers as it revs up its push against leading (in terms of store numbers) South Korean... 2011-07-08

Nestlé is going to spend nearly US$1.5bn in capacity expansion to grow its business in Africa over the next few years to 2015. Right now, Africa is still pretty peripheral in the grand... 2011-07-06

Whereas beer very much plays second fiddle to Diageo's main premium spirits business internationally, the reverse is true in Africa. In the six months to December 2010, between lager... 2011-07-05

Dubai Duty Free (DDF) is going from strength to strength as it continues to piggyback off terrific momentum provided by Dubai's booming aviation industry. Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates... 2011-07-04

Even though the cost of making and selling beer has been rising in Nigeria, margins generally still look pretty good to us. The likes of Heineken-owned Nigerian Breweries Limited (NBL)... 2011-06-29

We have highlighted Saudi Arabia's Almarai as probably the star performer in the Gulf food and drink universe over the past few years. It has a very strong dairy business and has taken... 2011-06-28

We have been arguing for some time that convenience stores are going to become a lot more important in the UAE, especially those that are modern and fresh-food focused. Traditionally... 2011-06-27

While Pernod Ricard can certainly claim to have one over on Diageo in Asia where it has grown tremendously over the past few years, it is a different story in Africa. Although Africa... 2011-06-27

Both BMI's Food & Drink and Africa desks see Zambia as an exciting opportunity for consumer companies. There is so much scope for incomes to grow, which will drive up spending on... 2011-06-17