DDL to issue statement on challenge to juice contract

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is preparing to make public its stance as it pertains to the recent loss of a bid to supply its Topco ® juices to government’s public school feeding programme.

The bid was won by Suriname’s Rudisa Beverage and Juices N.V.

“Yes we want to comment publicly…I am actually preparing a statement at the moment. The reason I am preparing a statement is that there are a lot of pertinent details that for the sake of clarity we prefer to put it in a written statement,” DDL’s Public Relations spokesperson Alex Graham told Stabroek News yesterday.

However, he explained that he could not say definitively when the statement will be released.