AFRICAN Distillers (Afdis) says efforts to curb the smuggling of foreign alcoholic brands and the ban on the production of illicit spirits by the government has helped improve sales volumes.The widespread informalization of the economy has marked a rampant increase in the production and sale of cheap, illicit spirits nationwide, creating a congested and uneven…
Illicit spirits ban buoys Afdis
The company’s latest procurement figures show that local suppliers accounted for 48 percent of total procurement expenditure of US$72,69 million, reflecting its commitment to sourcing raw materials and services from within the country despite continued reliance on imports.