The CEO of major snack food supplier, SnackBrands Australia, says his business would need 250 acres of solar panels to run properly and that would only last about six hours a day in ideal weather conditions.
SnackBrands Australia manufactures and sells brands such as Kettle, Cheezels, Natural Chip Co., and Thins and employs around 600 staff. The company is based in the west of Sydney, a major manufacturing hub.
CEO Paul Musgrave says the company will be forced to raise the price of its products in the new year to deal with a range of rising costs, including a spiking gas bill that has increased from $3 million (US$1.93 million) per year to $9 million this year (US$5.79 million)….