Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has received three awards at the second edition of the Ghana Manufacturing Awards held in Accra.

The company was awarded the Beverage Manufacturing Company of the Year (Alcoholic Category), Brand of the Year and the Local Content Award for its exceptional quality products and sustainable production processes that improve livelihoods of local farmers in Ghana.

GGBL is the only beverage business listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange and produces a total beverage portfolio including Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, Star Lager, Orijin Bitter and Beer Johnnie Walker Blue, Platinum, Gold, Black and Red Labels, Baileys, Smirnoff Vodka, Smirnoff Ice, Malta Guinness, Alvaro, Orijin Zero among others.

Managing Director of GGBL, Gavin Pike, said the company feels very proud to receive the three awards from a competitive and diverse manufacturing industry in Ghana.

“GGBL has operated in Ghana for over 57 years and contributed significantly to the socio-economic development of the country through direct and indirect job creation as well as impactful sustainability and responsibility initiatives.

“These awards mean a lot to us and underscore our business purpose of Celebrating Life Every day and Everywhere. We will continue to delight our consumers with our existing premium total beverage portfolio and innovate new products to meet new consumer needs,” he said.

Receiving the awards with the GGBL team, Rita Agyeiwaa Rockson, Communications and Employee Engagement of GGBL said, “The performance ambition of GGBL is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer Products Company in the Ghana which means consistently producing and marketing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in a sustainable and responsible manner. GGBL prides itself in being one of the best in the beverage industry and the three different awards received are a testament to that. As a listed company, we ensure our end to end operations and processes - from sourcing, manufacturing, distribution to promotions always conform to the best in class”.

The Ghana Manufacturing Awards was instituted by Xo-dus Communications to reward deserving players in the manufacturing industry for various achievements in their respective sectors and the role they play in contributing to the growth and development of the country.