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Punjas Group of Companies faced issues with its rice products during the lockdown period

Punjas Group of Companies faced issues with its rice products during the lockdown period

By Dhanjay Deo
27/04/2020
A range of Punjas rice products. [image: Punjas.com]

Punjas Group of Companies says it faced some issues with its rice products during the Lautoka and Suva lockdown period however it has been sorted and stocks are being replenished in supermarkets.

Procurement Manager, Avnit Kumar says their shipment from Vietnam and Thailand had to be diverted to New Caledonia during the lockdown period.

Kumar says this is why some of their rice products like Long Grain, Jasmine and Calrose Rice got affected on the shelves.

He says the issue has been rectified and they now have a good amount of stock of these items.

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