Hindi sakto? Coca-Cola halts operations in 4 plants due to sugar shortage
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. has temporarily halted operations at four of its facilities nationwide due to issues with the supply of sugar.
“On a day-to-day basis, we may be temporarily suspending operations in certain plants,” Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Corporate and Regulatory Affairs director Juan Lorenzo Tañada testified during the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the “sugar fiasco” Tuesday, August 30.
According to Tañada activities are temporarily halted at the Coca-Cola factories in Davao, Imus, Cavite, Zamboanga, and Naga City, Camarines Sur.
Despite the temporary suspension of operations, employees working in these plants are not required to come to work but they continue to receive their salaries and wages.
Coca-Cola Philippines has previously stated that the industry will require 450,000 metric tons of premium refined sugar in order for manufacturers to run at full capacity for the remainder of the year and fulfill requests from clients that depend on their products for their sales and profitability.
According to Tañada, the corporation expressed confidence that the government will heed the industry’s pleas.
It was already confirmed by press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles that 150,000 metric tons of sugar will be imported as proposed.
