Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverages See 20-25% Increase in Prices

Prices of non-alcoholic malt beverages have increased by 20-25% and the Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverages Producers Association is no longer in charge of pricing, as the Consumers and Producers Protection Organization has delegated pricing to production companies, secretary of the association said. 
“Forty-four companies are members of the association and at present 19 companies are producing malt beverages,” Hamidreza Kamal Alavi was also quoted as saying by ILNA. 
“A significant part of the raw materials needed for the production of malt beverages such as malt grains, barley, hops, essential oils and aluminum cans are being procured via imports. Exports account for 10% of the production,” he added.