Suntory PepsiCo inaugurated its fifth manufacturing facility. — VNS Photo

Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverages (Suntory PepsiCo) inaugurated its fifth manufacturing facility in the country at the Dien Nam – Dien Ngoc Industrial Park in the central province of Quang Nam on Tuesday.

The US$56 million plant has 10 production lines with a total capacity of 850 million litres a year. Five have been put into operation and the remaining will be installed in the second phase.

The production lines, workshops, warehouses, testing rooms meet the global standards of PepsiCo and also Viet Nam’s food quality, hygiene and safety standards.

It employs around 300 people directly and indirectly, mostly from the local area.

Its products are expected to serve the needs of the domestic market as well as exports.

It is considered one of the most modern and largest of Suntory and PepsiCos plants anywhere in the world. — VNS