Soft drink sector impacted by planned Bacardi pullout

By VERNON CLEMENT JONES, Senior Business Reporter

vernon@nasguard.com

Loss of the Bacardi plant may ultimately come at the expense of the local soft drink industry as it loses its cheap and ready supply of carbon dioxide — the gas putting the pop in soda.

"The supply from Bacardi ends by the end of September," said Carlos Palacios, general manager for Pepsi Cola Bahamas. "Carbon dioxide is an essential part of carbonation, and no one in The Bahamas can produce soft drinks without it.

"This is a major hiccup for the local industry."

It may be more than that, however. The loss may ultimately tab hundreds of thousands of dollars onto the cost of doing business...

http://www.thenassauguardian.com/business/320132683142558.php

They will have to add the cost of CO2 to the soda prices.

They will also be letting go of 1/4 off the employees at the end of THIS year.


"Ein I tell yinna dese thing dos have a ripple affect?

*suck teeth* :gi:

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Dam, while I hate to hear of job losses. I've often wondered how and why the price of sodas that were produced and bottled here is sooooooo expensive.

If they add anymore to the price, only a fool would pay to buy it. Right now its almost $4 for a sixpack.

Thank God I love drinking water.

i tell ya one thing ... learning that carbon dioxide is a huge part of a 'cuba libre' didn't make my day. 18 teaspoons of sugar in a single can of coke is one thing to have to come to terms with, but carbon dioxide too?? back to water and lime :-) ...

Wow, I didn't know that that is where they got their CO2 from.

look on the good side: there is opportunity for someone to go int business here!

Someone attach a hose to the House of Assembly and we should be able to get all the CO2 rich hot air we need.

Or attach to the US Senate and we can bring methane power to the Bahamas!

Someone attach a hose to the House of Assembly and we should be able to get all the CO2 rich hot air we need.
Or attach to the US Senate and we can bring methane power to the Bahamas!



CO2 from "The Pink Palace on Rawson Square."

LOL!

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why aren't we buying electricity direct from Florida? That would cut utility costs and maybe business will have better margins. The guys who get lay off from BEC can become deep sea divers, maintaining the cable an' t'ing!

why aren't we buying electricity direct from Florida? That would cut utility costs and maybe business will have better margins. The guys who get lay off from BEC can become deep sea divers, maintaining the cable an' t'ing!



I think Florida (FPL) may have a power generating situation all its own.

They do a good job, but most US utilities are looking to buy power, not sell it.


The Bahamas could make a mint if it built a nuclear power plant (like they do safely in France) on a deserted cay near (but away from) Freeport and sell the power to Florid Power and Light.

FL, NC and AL would probably salivate at the chance to buy electricity. and we could FINALLY keep the light on in Fox Hill.

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yeah, well, good luck with alla that ... as long as we allow BEC and Batelco to continue their little monopolies, you won't see much in the way of innovation around here.

and you certainly don't have any union leaders busting down the doors looking for new ways to diversify the economy, either ... they're too busy picketing for receptionists to make $1,000 a week :footmouth.

that sucks .. but yes I remember redhead telling me that on here before.
Well they will just have to get their own CO2 machines now wont they.
I dont see why the price will change, since they were simply paying Bacardi before, now they need to do what they should have done from day one and invest in their own equipment .. right?

as to BEC, I was speaking to someone from there the other day .. I never really knew how they got their power, well kind of but anyway, they just use generators also, and reuse the fuel. i told him give it to me basic as If i knew too much I might want to start my own EC like Sunny does :D

Anyway they said most of the problems they have are the lines going into Nassau, or elsewhere, and if it was all underground, there would rarely ever be any problems. Dont know how true that is though.

yeah, well, good luck with alla that ... as long as we allow BEC and Batelco to continue their little monopolies, you won't see much in the way of innovation around here.
and you certainly don't have any union leaders busting down the doors looking for new ways to diversify the economy, either ... they're too busy picketing for receptionists to make $1,000 a week :footmouth.



*Sunny offering Islandgyal her soap box and a spot at da microphone at the tuck shop -hands her a juice to wet her throat as she preaches the gospel according to the Bahamas*

Anyway they said most of the problems they have are the lines going into Nassau, or elsewhere, and if it was all underground, there would rarely ever be any problems. Dont know how true that is though.




Tommy Turnquest had stated when he was still the HNIC of the FNM, that he would cause the relevant regulations to be amended so that all new distribution lines would be placed underground. These comments were made in the wake of the devastating storms that hit Grand Bahama. We are still waiting, but maybe the new HNIC not feelin' that.