Kenya

Cheap Beer Boosts Full-Year Profit At Diageo’s Kenyan Unit

Low-end brands such as Senator helped East African Breweries Ltd., the region’s largest brewer, post a 7 percent increase in full-year profit to 10.3...

Kenya’s Coffee Crop Seen Benefiting From Rains Boosting Yields

Kenya, Africa’s third-biggest arabica- coffee producer, may get a bumper harvest later this year as rains in key growing areas boost yields. The c...

Brexit Costs Kenya Fruit Shippers $79,000 A Day As Pound Hit

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is costing Kenyan fresh-produce exporters 8 million shillings ($79,000) a day because of the pound&rsq...

Carrefour Kenya Signs Deal With Safaricom

Carrefour Kenya has signed a mobile payment deal to use the transaction software Lipa Na M-PESA, becoming the first supermarket chain to fully adopt the Sa...

Diageo’s Kenyan Subsidiary Appoints Cowan As Managing Director

Diageo Plc’s Kenyan unit appointed Andrew Cowan as its new managing director, replacing Charles Ireland who will swap roles with his successor. Co...

Carrefour Opens First Kenyan Hypermarket

Carrefour has opened its inaugural hypermarket in Kenya, in a collaborative effort with its franchise partner, the Majid Al Futtaim Group. The new...

Tesco To Prevent 135 Tonnes Of Green Bean Crop Going To Waste

Tesco has announced a new partnership with Kenyan produce growers that it says will save 135 tonnes of edible fine bean crop from going to waste each year,...

Uchumi Reveals New Franchise Arrangement And Expansion Plans

Kenyan supermarket chain Uchumi has reveals plans to shift to a new franchise arrangement with 200 mini shops as part of its turnaround strategy, reports A...

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Diageo’s Kenyan Unit Posts 39% Profit Growth as Sales Increase