LEBANON FOOD MANUFACTURERS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER AFTER ISRAEL-HIZBULLAH WAR
October 1st, 2006
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut
LEBANON'S food manufacturing sector took a heavy blow during the 34-day conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hizbullah, recording tens of millions of US dollars in direct damages and more than US$500 million in indirect losses.
Several factories and warehouses were bombed during the war, including the country's leading dairy producer, Libanlait, which has lost an estimated US$21 million, and the US$50 million Maliban factory, a glassware and jar manufacturer that supplied the food and drinks industry.
During the war most ...
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