Die Paarl se legendariese sjokoladefabriek, De Villiers Sjokolade, gehuisves by Spice Route, sluit sy deure aan die einde van September n\u00e1 13 stroopsoet jare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Pieter de Villiers, die mede-eienaar van De Villiers Chocolate, wat die onderneming saam met sy vrou, Cornell, bedryf, is hulle \u201chartseer\u201d oor di\u00e9 besluit en sal hulle die herinneringe wat in die amper een en \u2019n halwe dekade gemaak is, vir ewig koester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pieter het telefonies aan Paarl Post<\/span> ges\u00ea hy is \u201cdankbaar\u201d vir die mense, en veral Paarliete, wat die onderneming ondersteun en aan hul \u201cdroom\u201d geglo het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In \u2019n radio-onderhoud met Cape Talk<\/span> het Pieter verduidelik die rede vir di\u00e9 slegte nuus is die finansi\u00eble opdraande wat die onderneming in die laaste paar jare ervaar het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luidens \u2019n sosialemediaplasing van die onderneming sluit hierdie opdraande die Covid-19-pandemie in, waarin internasionale en plaaslike ekonomie\u00eb insinkings beleef het, sowel as die huidige oorlog tussen Oekra\u00efne en Rusland, wat sekere invoere bemoeilik het, sowel as die alombekende beurtkrag wat produksiebeperkings veroorsaak het, asook \u2019n \u201crampspoedige\u201d brand in die sjokoladefabriek in November 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens die sosialemediaplasing het die prysstygings van onder meer kakaobone ook tot die besluit bygedra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pieter s\u00ea dit 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