The 2022 Sanlam Financial Journalism Award Projecting Esomchi Foods
Pulitzer Center grantee Mr Ronald Adamolekun wins the 2022 Sanlam Financial Journalism award projecting Esomchi foods distruptive use of orange-fleshed sweetpotato puree in bread baking as the price of wheat soars.
In his award winning story, Mr Adamolekun who is a chief business correspondent for the Nigerian online newspaper Premium Times explains the emergence of orange-fleshed potato as an alternative to wheat for baking bread using Esomchi Foods as a case study.
As a result of this, Mr Ronald Adamolekun won the 2022 Sanlam Financial Journalism award. He was awarded best African Growth Story of 2022 for his solutions-focused reporting in Nigeria, including the Center-supported story “Facing High Wheat Prices, Nigerian Bakers Turn to Potato Puree.”
The 2022 Sanlam Financial Journalism Awards were held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 3, 2023. The Awards have recognized the best business journalism in Africa since 1974.
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