Number 1 is being sold at a supermarket in HCM City. It is one of favourite non-alcoholic beverages in the Vietnamese market. — Photo thanhnien.com.vn

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — The Tan Hiep Phat Group has started operating the first phase of the Number One beverage factory in the northern Ha Nam Province.

With this, the factory has become the largest non-alcoholic beverage factory in northern Viet Nam.

Spread over 26 hectares in the Kien Khe 1 Industrial Park, the Number One factory has been built with a total investment of VND1.78 trillion (US$84.76 million) and has European technology capable of producing 600 million litres of the beverage annually.

The project is divided into two phases. The 2012 -17 phase will have five production lines, while the 2018-22 phase will have six lines.

Once it becomes fully operational, the factory will contribute billions of dong to the State budget. It will also create jobs, offering an average monthly income of VND5.5 million ($262) for about 2,000 local workers. — VNS