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Sona Breweries Targets Market Penetration
Sona Breweries has concluded plans to pursue further penetration into the Nigeria larger market through the manufacturing of high quality products and stimulation of customers demand through various reward programmes. To this end, the company has embarked on a nationwide consumer promotion campaign of one of its products ‘Goldberg larger beer’ with various attractive prices to reward its loyal customers. The consumer promo tagged “win win promo” would last till December 15, 2009. Mr Clement Agboraa, group brand manager of the company said the marketing penetration strategy was to continuously provide affordable quality brands to Nigeria. He noted that the flight of the product into the flight of the product into the future commenced in April 2009, with the launch of three new how grown national brands including ‘malta gold’ William Darla Ale Goldberg lager Beer’ and rebranding of the Sona corporate logo tagged “pride of Nigeria”. According to him, the vision at sona Group was to be number one in the provision of affordable quality beverage brands to Nigerians using the best available locally sourced materials in the country, adding that this is what has made the company an international standard organisation (ISO) and the Nigeria Industrial Standard (NIS) awards winners. Agboma said the new brands are fast becoming household names in Nigeria and beyond and the determination of the entire staff to make these brands a success cannot be over-emphasised. The group brand manager said all these are achieve through dynamic human resources and continuously updated strategy. He said the company has recently installed state of the act brewery equipment with a capacity to produce 1.5 million hectoliter remarking that it is part of its vision to face the future challenges. In a related development, Mr Felix Aighobani, sales general manager of the company added that the objectives of the promo was to connect the brand with the consumers across the country we are grateful to all our customers who have embraced this new product with consistent patronage”, Aighobali said. He further announced that various items such as generator sets, LCD television, fridges,DVD players, among others would be won through a raffle draw during the promo while over two million free drinks and other items would also be instantly won. According to him, the procedure was to simply collect two crowns marked ‘gold’ and I berg to make up the name ‘Goldberg’ and the person gets on instant prize and also qualifies for a draw. He explained that Goldberg large beer was launched into the market in May 2009 and the response has been astronomical. Aighobali said with a uniquely stylish bottle and a collector’s label, the brand was an instant hit in some parts of the country.
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Senate Orders NAFDAC To Ban Sachet Alcohol Production by December 2025 ………Lawmakers Warn of Health Crisis, Youth Addiction And Social Disorder From Cheap Liquor
The upper chamber’s resolution followed an exhaustive debate on a motion sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South), during its sitting, last Thursday.
He warned that another extension would amount to a betrayal of public trust and a violation of Nigeria’s commitment to global health standards.
Ekpenyong said, “The harmful practice of putting alcohol in sachets makes it as easy to consume as sweets, even for children.
“It promotes addiction, impairs cognitive and psychomotor development and contributes to domestic violence, road accidents and other social vices.”
Senator Anthony Ani (Ebonyi South) said sachet-packaged alcohol had become a menace in communities and schools.
“These drinks are cheap, potent and easily accessible to minors. Every day we delay this ban, we endanger our children and destroy more futures,” he said.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who presided over the session, ruled in favour of the motion after what he described as a “sober and urgent debate”.
Akpabio said “Any motion that concerns saving lives is urgent. If we don’t stop this extension, more Nigerians, especially the youth, will continue to be harmed. The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has spoken: by December 2025, sachet alcohol must become history.”
According to him, “This is not just about alcohol regulation. It is about safeguarding the mental and physical health of our people, protecting our children, and preserving the future of this nation.
“We cannot allow sachet alcohol to keep destroying lives under the guise of business.”
According to him, “This is not just about alcohol regulation. It is about safeguarding the mental and physical health of our people, protecting our children, and preserving the future of this nation.
“We cannot allow sachet alcohol to keep destroying lives under the guise of business.”
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