US-Iran war: Rising can and bottle costs can make your favourite drink costlier

The US-Iran war that has yet failed to reach a lasting truce is now threatening to raise the cost of your drink costlier. Now companies which make alcoholic beverages have urged state governments to allow a reasonable hike to cover for these hikes.

Kolkata: Thanks to the fallout of the US-Iran war, the cost of your favourite drink is about to go up. Alcoholic beverage makers have urged different state governments to allow a reasonable hike to tackle the input cost pressures due to the increasing costs of cans and bottles. The reason: supply chain disruptions triggered by the West Asia crisis have led to the rise in these bottles and cans. The formal request has come from Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) and the Brewers........

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