{"id":38939,"date":"2021-12-16T14:04:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=38939"},"modified":"2021-12-16T14:04:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:04:52","slug":"bua-moves-to-spur-agricbusiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/bua-moves-to-spur-agricbusiness\/","title":{"rendered":"BUA moves to spur agricbusiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BUA Group&nbsp;&nbsp;says its consolidating its market leadership in the agribusiness and food processing sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group is exploring growth opportunities in the economy and the export prospect presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for sustainable economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve this, the group&nbsp;&nbsp;formally unveiled BUA Foods, under which its food businesses are now consolidated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The food businesses that were merged into BUA Foods are BUA Sugar Refinery Limited, BUA Rice Limited, BUA Oil Mills Limited, IRS Flour, and IRS Pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have perhaps the largest food business in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. To realise our full potential as a business as we drive the food security needs of the country, we recently consolidated our food businesses under a single entity to be known as BUA Foods,\u201d said the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe restructuring will enable us to be nimbler and more responsive to the food needs of the population as we continue to build a sustainable business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chairman said BUA Foods is well positioned to take advantage of the AfCFTA considering its investments in the foods sector over the years. 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