Tata Beverages Company honours workers

21-01-08
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TATA Beverages Company Limited has honoured 13 workers who distinguished themselves last year with a call on the government to adopt measures that will reduce the cost of producing local products.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Mr Frank Ayim Damptey, who made the call, noted that “our cost of production and numerous taxes are very high making the prices of our products higher than the imported ones”.
“I still believe that the government should protect local industries from the influence of products which are manufactured abroad,” he said.
The awards ceremony which was the fourth saw Emmanuel Aboagye being crowned the overall best worker for the year 2007.
Mr Damptey said in spite of the fact that last year was full of challenges with increases in the prices of raw materials, the company was able to make progress.
He said a visit to the market revealed a pathetic sight with the display of foreign drinks to the disadvantage of locally-manufactured drinks.
He indicated that the company’s products — One Touch Aromatic Bitters, Tatapack and Tropical Ginger Milk — had made great impact in the country and the other West African countries like Togo and Nigeria.
He said the company had three products awaiting certification by the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) for the production of carbonated soft drinks and a gin product.
He commended workers of the company for their dedication and hard work over the years, adding that “we could not have been where we are this day if you had not put in your best”.
The Deputy Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Commodore Albert Addison, charged the workers to remain committed to their work.