LETTER: PIC can take over canning factory to save jobs
The Langeberg facility near Ceres is inherently viable and if rescued will again be profitable
27 June 2022 - 15:34
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If ever there were an occasion to create a state-owned enterprise, Tiger Brands has to be the candidate. Talk is that the Langeberg fruit canning factory near Ceres will be closed since, due to load-shedding and constipation in SA’s ports, it is no longer profitable. Thousands of jobs and farmers’ livelihoods are at stake.
Yes, the government is at fault for the failures at Eskom and the ports, but for once the government can also remedy the situation by having the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) take over this crucial canning facility, which produces Koo and other well-known brands.
This business is inherently viable and if rescued by the PIC (which has said it wants to build up a private portfolio) will again be profitable when functionality is restored to SA’s power supply and transport logistics.
Willem Cronje Cape Town
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LETTER: PIC can take over canning factory to save jobs
The Langeberg facility near Ceres is inherently viable and if rescued will again be profitable
If ever there were an occasion to create a state-owned enterprise, Tiger Brands has to be the candidate. Talk is that the Langeberg fruit canning factory near Ceres will be closed since, due to load-shedding and constipation in SA’s ports, it is no longer profitable. Thousands of jobs and farmers’ livelihoods are at stake.
Yes, the government is at fault for the failures at Eskom and the ports, but for once the government can also remedy the situation by having the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) take over this crucial canning facility, which produces Koo and other well-known brands.
This business is inherently viable and if rescued by the PIC (which has said it wants to build up a private portfolio) will again be profitable when functionality is restored to SA’s power supply and transport logistics.
Willem Cronje
Cape Town
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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