15 August
2016
AfriAg Global
PLC
(“AfriAg Global”
or the “Company”)
AfriAg Global –
New UK Based Fresh Food Marketing Division
AfriAg Global PLC (ISDX: AFRI) announces that it has launched a
new 100% owned UK subsidiary, AfriAg International Limited (“AfriAg
International”), to promote and sell fresh food produce from
southern African producers directly in to the UK and European
market places.
AfriAg International is represented in the UK by Mr Tim Stokes working under the management of
AfriAg Marketing, the Company’s 100% owned South African food sales
and market division.
AfriAg International will provide a UK representational base for
AfriAg Marketing’s Sub-Saharan based growers, who are already
permitted to sell their fresh food produce directly in to the EU
markets, and provide them with direct access to UK and European
retailers.
AfriAg International intends to offer fresh food and vegetables
from producers across Kenya,
Zimbabwe, Mauritius and South
Africa that are sustainable, renewable and responsibly
grown.
Our fresh produce offer will include: Apples, Pears,
Blueberries, Physalis, Lychees, Citrus, Table Grapes, Fine beans,
Sugar snap, Mange tout, Pineapples, Passionfruit, Herbs,
Chilies, Butternut and Sweet potatoes.
David Lenigas, AfriAg Global’s
Executive Chairman, commented;
“We feel this new division fills a gap in the market place. It
will also diversify our supply base, feed our logistics business
and can potentially offer better benefits back to the primary
grower by way of increased margins.”
The directors of the Company accept responsibility for the
contents of this announcement.
-ENDS-
For further information, please
contact:
AfriAg Global Plc:
www.afriagglobal.com
David Lenigas (Executive Chairman)
+44 (0) 20 7440 0640
Anthony Samaha (Finance
Director)
Hamish Harris
For UK fresh food
enquiries from Africa, please
contact:
Tim Stokes (AfriAg
International) |
+44 (0) 7798
576877 |
Company’s Advisors:
Peterhouse Corporate Finance Limited
+44 (0)20 7469 0930
Guy Miller
Fungai Ndoro