While it has been importing needed molasses to ensure the integrity of its products, Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL) is hoping that the current challenges associated with sourcing its supplies from the local sugar industry will be remedied in the shortest possible time, according to Executive Chairman of the company Komal Samaroo.
In a recent extensive interview with Stabroek Business, during which he provided insights into what is widely regarded as the company’s considerable success in the production of high-quality rums, Samaroo outlined the challenges linked to the impact of the significant scaling down of the country’s sugar industry on molasses supplies and some of the adjustments which DDL has had to make in order to avoid the disruption of its operations.
According to Samaroo, DDL’s concerns over the scaling down of GuySuCo and its impact on the ability of the state-run sugar industry to continue to supply the local rum manufacturers with adequate supplies of molasses had compelled the company to move to secure additional molasses supplies on the international market in order to ensure the continued smoothness of its operations.
