MAN Firebacks at NGOs Advocating for SSB Tax Hikes
Nigeria’s per capita consumption of sugar is 7.1kg as at 2023, well below the WHO recommended 9.1kg and the global average of 21.4kg,” said Ajayi-Kadir .
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Food and Beverage Manufacturers Ask SON to Reduce Frequency of Checks on Factories
The Association of Food, Beverage, Tobacco Employers (AFBTE) has requested the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to reduce the frequency of regulatory checking on their productions process . The AFBTE Chairman, Mr. Fred Chiazor, bore the minds of the member companies during a courtesy visit to the Director- General/Chief Executive of SON, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso…
Illict Trade : WTO estimates $30-50bn annual losses to food industry fraud
The impacts of illicit trade can be far-reaching, affecting different segments of society and the economy
Food and Beverages Sector in Nigeria Holds Largest Manufacturing Shares
The Food, Beverage, and Tobacco sub-sector, accounted for 34 percent of the entire manufacturing sector in Nigeria and contributed approximately five percent to the GDP in 2022. Mr. Ekuma Eze, the Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability at Rite Foods Limited, disclosed this during the 2024 annual general meeting of the Food, Beverage, and Tobacco…