AGRICULTURE NEWS - It is expected that it will take years for South Africa’s craft distillers and brewers to recover from the nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and resultant prohibition on the sale of alcohol.
This emerged in a panel discussion recently hosted by Messe Muenchen South Africa.
The discussion was moderated by Clive Belcher, chairperson of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) Africa and managing director of Global Beverage Solutions.
The panellists’ discussion highlighted the challenges that resulted from the sudden implementation of the lockdown, including brewers being left with beer still in tanks, key contracts and cash flow drying up, and the negative impact on supply chains.
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