State-owned beverage manufacturer GIHOC Distilleries is on the brink of a significant shakeup as its new leadership confronts what it describes as "deep-rooted inefficiencies" severely impacting productivity and financial viability.

The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Jones Borteye Applerh, has strongly hinted at imminent rationalisation amidst low output.

Speaking to the press, Mr.

Applerh laid bare the stark reality of GIHOC's operational decline: "In 2020, we had a staff strength of about 270, and we were producing about 625,000 cartons a year.