Keroche Breweries takes on EABL over over alleged foul play ▷ Kenya News

Two alcohol manufacturers in the country are engaged in a vicious fight over bottles used to package the drink which is arguably in high demand during the December festive season.

Keroche Breweries has accused the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) of using its dominance to stifle competition after the latter put up an advert in one of the local dailies announcing an alleged injunction to stop it from using the international Euro bottles to package its Summit Lager, KB Lager and Viena Ice alcohol brands.

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Keroche Breweries has taken EABL head on over alleged foul play on bottles used to package alcoholic drinks. Photo: Keroche Breweries Ltd.
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In a press release to the media on Friday, December 20, the Keroche Distributors Association said the bottle existed before the two companies came into place and as such EABL cannot lay claim to it.

“The Euro bottle does not belong to anyone. It is a universal bottle. The brown beer bottles are not available to any beer manufacturer to patent or pretend to trademark. We are going to court to challenge EABL for engraving the mark EABL on a bottle they do not own,” the statement read.

The East African Breweries had alleged in the advert some of competitors were using its trademark bottles to package alcoholic drinks.

“Notice is hereby given to all persons dealing in EABL engraved bottles or packaging non-EABL alcoholic beverages in an EABL engraved bottle that this action is in contravention of the law and court order,” part of the advert read.