BISCUITS INDUSTRY UNCERTAIN IN PAKISTAN
July 1st, 2007
SAEED AKHTAR BALOCH, in Lahore THE PAKISTANI biscuit and confectionery sector has been faring well, with 12-15% growth last year, but there are storm clouds on the horizons because of skyrocketing prices of sugar and flour. In recent years, these ingredient problems have been overshadowed by massive domestic demand, fed by more than 255 biscuit and wafer manufacturing units (42 mechanised) with an installed capacity of 47,000 metric tonnes for biscuits and 5,200 metric tonnes for wafers. As well as the growth in local demand - fuelled by the continuing surge in ...
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