Operators and workers have said massive job losses in food and beverage companies are expected in the coming weeks. A lot of factors such as access to foreign exchange, unavailability of raw materials and the need to observe social distancing in the factories were responsible for the decision of the management of some companies in the sector to lay off workers. The acting Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Ambrose Oruche, said that breweries were going through a hard time because most of their warehouses were loaded with goods they could not sell. This is because their major customers bars, hotels, clubs have not been opened for business in the past two months. He explained that vendors that were dependent on the food and beverage companies had also been impacted by the poor state of business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices