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No fizz for soft drinks
By: Don Robertson

There could again be a shortage of soft drinks following a three-week maintenance shutdown of the Afrox gas plant, although this would affect certain bottle sizes only.

This is similar to the shortage experienced over a year ago following problems at Petro SA, the sole suppliers of CO2.

Janine van Stolk, communications manager for South African Breweries which controls Associated Beverage Industries, the major supplier of Coca Cola and other soft drinks, said there had been some impact, along with other bottlers, but it had been sporadic and relatively small.

The effect on beer will be minimal as CO2 is a natural by-product of the brewing process.

“We have been able to offset the effect of the CO2 supply shortages through the internal contingency plans that have been in place over the past several months,” said Van Stolk.

Source: Daily Dispatch

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[30 Apr 2008 09:24]

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