The Kumasi branch\u00a0of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), Ghana\u2019s chocolate producers, has run out of supply of the product ahead of this year\u2019s Valentine’s Day (chocolate day).<\/p>\n
Both retailers and chocolate consumers in the metropolis have expressed disappointment at the timing of the shortage.<\/p>\n
February 14, every year, Saint Valentine\u2019s Day, has been declared a \u201cnational chocolate day\u201d by the Ghana government, to highlight the nutritional benefits of cocoa, an important cash crop, and to encourage people to consume more of cocoa products locally.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Philomena Osei, a provisions\u2019 shop owner at Adum, in an interview said, the shortage was going to badly affect her business.<\/p>\n
She indicated that, chocolate and other related products including pebbles produced by the CPC tend to be in high demand during the month of February, and that was when they got good sales.<\/p>\n
Miss Agatha Agyeiwaa, a vendor at the railway station, described the lack of supply as a huge blow.<\/p>\n
The Ashanti Regional Representative of the Company, Mr. Augustine Apom, confirmed that the company\u2019s factory was experiencing some technical challenges, and that had affected the production.<\/p>\n
He said it was unfortunate that this should happen at the peak season, when demand for their products is high.<\/p>\n
Mr. Apom said the limited stock had already been distributed to the retailers, but admitted this was not enough.<\/p>\n
He however gave the assurance that, the company\u2019s engineers were working around the clock to fix the problem and expressed the hope that the situation would improve in the coming days – to address the shortfall.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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