[ 2016-11-14 ]

Accra Brewery Limited wins Beverage Industry of the year award
Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), has emerged winner in
the “Beverage Industry of the Year” category
at the Association of Ghana Industries 5th Ghana
Industry Awards ceremony.

The company was awarded for their outstanding
achievements and their immense contribution to the
development of Ghana`s economy.

This year’s event had seven award categories and
21 sector awards. Some of the sector awards
included, Beverage, Automobile Sector Awards,
Agribusiness, Electricals and Electronics, Oil and
Gas, and Pharmaceuticals, among others.

The glamourous event, held in Accra at the State
House was under the theme: “Growing Local
Industry for Export Development and Job
Creation”. It was also used to honour companies
that had performed excellently in various sectors
of the company.

Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) has in recent years
seen a complete revamp of its production processes
with the completion of a USD100million expansion
project.

ABL has over the years also introduced innovative
beverages and shown commitment to the best
practices in its manufacturing processes by
placing emphasis on conserving water as well as
reducing energy use and waste reduction.

The company has embarked on numerous community
support initiatives across the country including
campaigns in schools against under-age drinking
and in hospitals on the negative effect of alcohol
during pregnancy. Its retailers have also
benefited from responsible alcohol retailing
programmes and business appreciation skills
training.

Additionally, ABL has steadily increased the use
of locally grown raw materials over the past ten
years and today approximately 50% of its
agricultural input is sourced locally.

Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs at ABL,
Ms. Adjoba Kyiamah expressed delighted that ABL's
efforts have been recognised.

“This year marks the 85th anniversary of ABL as
a business. We are proud, as the current crop of
employees at ABL, to be building on the legacy of
our predecessors. It is our ambition that we will
carry the mantle placed upon so successfully that
future generations will also come to benefit from
ABL. For the AGI to give us this recognition is an
icing on the cake" she intimated.

At the ceremony, the President of AGI, Mr. James
Asare-Adjei, stated that, the high unemployment
rate in the country will reduce if industries
experience sustainable growth.

He said such growth was particularly crucial in
the private sector as it was the vehicle through
which the country could achieve development.

“An estimated 90 per cent of our economically
active population is employed by the private
sector and it is for this reason that the sector
deserves government support to expand,” Mr.
Asare-Adjei stated.

ABL has previously won awards for Best Company in
Sustainable Manufacturing Practices and Best
Company Employer at the Ghana Industry Awards.

Source - Joyfm

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