Energy price increases ‘putting intolerable strain on food sector’

The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) proposals for gas and electricity price increases could put an already pressurised sector under intolerable strain, a food and drink industry representative claimed today.

“Serious questions must be asked of the regulator who has once again critically failed to deliver a competitive energy price for consumers,” said Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) director Paul Kelly today.