Big Food’s stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds
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Tiger Brands
South Africa’s Tiger Brands exits Nigeria venture with UAC Foods
Tiger Brands has not disclosed the price it will get for the 49% holding.
Tiger Brands partially re-opens in wake of riots
The South Africa-based FMCG group had closed all its operations in Kwa-Zulu Natal, one of the provinces at the centre of the unrest.
Tiger Brands debuts VC fund to capture growth opportunities
South Africa's Tiger Brands is seeking to capture innovation and growth opportunities.
2020 – The year in food industry M&A
Andy Coyne looks at significant transactions and emerging themes in merger, acquisition and investment activity in the global food sector during a year like no other.
Tiger Brands cuts 400 jobs as annual profits plummet
Tiger Brands has cut hundreds of jobs right across the South African food business as annual profits plummeted amid a drop in consumer spending linked to coronavirus. The publicly-listed owner…
Tiger Brands expects earnings to be down on last year
Tiger Brands, the South African food business that sold its processed meat operations during the summer, has issued yet another profit warning amid an impairment charge on its investments. In…
Covid-19 food industry updates – Friday 18 September (free to read)
just-food is providing daily updates on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the world's packaged food sector. *This article is no longer being updated. Please visit our new, daily briefing…
Tiger Brands hires advisers to sell fruit assets
The reshaping of Tiger Brands' business is set to continue, with another of the South African group's units being prepared for the block. Tiger has hired advisers at South Africa-based financial…
Tiger Brands issues FY profit warning
Tiger Brands, the South Africa-based food group, has forecast the company's underlying earnings could fall by as much as a third in its current financial year. In a trading update, Tiger…
Tiger Brands confirms Molare and Silver Blade as buyers of meats business
South African food group Tiger Brands has revealed it is selling its processed meats business to two different local companies for a combined price of ZAR428m (US$24.7m). In a statement…
