Month: August 2022 Posts

Castel Malawi hikes alcohol prices

Aug 31, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Castel Malawi has raised prices of beers, spirits and alcomix, saying the devaluation of the Kwacha and scarcity of forex has led to a high cost of production. In a letter to partners, Castel’s Head… ...

Sale of SOBO to Coca-Cola to be completed in a few days

Aug 23, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Castel Malawi Ltd says there are a few days left before the company hands over its soft-drink business, Southern Bottlers Limited (SOBO), to Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA). In a statement dated August 19, Castel has… ...

Chamba cha mowa: Castel launches Kuchekuche

Jun 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Castel has launched the rebranded Kuchekuche beer in Lilongwe. The new look Kuchekuche has been launched by the company’s convicted Ganja farming Managing Director  Herve Milhade Speaking during the event today, Milhade said customers had been… ...

Castel Malawi boss fined K1 million over Chamba

Jun 06, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Blantyre has ordered Castel Malawi Limited Managing Director, 60-year-old Herve Milhade, to pay a K1 million fine for cultivating Indian Hemp (Chamba). Milhade faces a one-year jail term if he fails to… ...

Coca-Cola’s Sobo takeover to be completed in June

May 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Castel Malawi says Coca-Cola Beverages Limited (CCBL), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), is expected to complete the takeover of Southern Bottlers Limited — SOBO's soft drinks business in mid-June this year. In a… ...

Nowhere to run: Castel Malawi raises prices of drinks

May 01, 2022 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

Castel Malawi has announced an upward adjustment of their products in the beer, alcomix, squash as well as carbonated soft drinks categories. In a press release, the company has stressed that the new prices are… ...

Castel Malawi MD out on bail following arrest over Chamba

Apr 09, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Castel Malawi Limited managing director (MD) Herve Milhade has been released on police bail following his arrest over Chamba. Police in Blantyre on Friday morning arrested Milhade at his Kabula residence in Blantyre. Deputy Police… ...