United Spirits to stop manufacturing operations in Bihar due to alcohol ban
United Spirits announced a stellar first quarter performance as it reported a 277% rise in net profit to Rs43.80 crore for the quarter ended 30 June
Bengaluru: Liquor maker United Spirits Ltd said it will look to exit from all manufacturing and related activities from Bihar in the “medium term" as well as scrap its plans to export from the state.
The comments by the Diageo Plc-owned company come nearly two months after the Bihar government decided to impose a total ban on alcohol in the state.
“Our medium term intent is actually exit the state of Bihar from all manufacturing and related activities," Anand Kripalu, managing director and chief executive of USL said in a conference call on Wednesday.
He said that USL’s other plants are self sufficient and there were no capacity related issues which would help move out operations without slowing down production.
“Maybe we won’t even plan to export from Bihar," Kripalu said.
The company, which is slowly emerging out of the shadows of financial irregularities under its previous management led by beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya, have had to deal with multiple prohibition calls in other states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala among others in the recent past.
Kripalu said that if there was any activity like reprocessing or export the existing stock of Bihar, it would be a one-time activity but not on a sustained basis.
USL had announced a stellar first quarter performance as it reported a 277% rise in net profit to ₹ 43.80 crore for the quarter ended 30 June from ₹ 11.60 crore in the corresponding period last year.
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