Sechaba Feels Pinch Of Beer Regulations

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The tough trading environment for alcohol-related products is said to have weighed heavily on the sales of Sechaba Brewery.

In the group’s results for the half-year period ending September 30, 2015, the brewer stated that total volumes for the period ended 0.74 percent below the year before.

Clear beer, alcoholic fruit beverages and sparkling soft drinks showed promising growth, while the ongoing water and power shortages affected the performance of the non-alcoholic beverages category, but more especially the traditional beer category.

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