The People’s Committee of southern Binh Duong province on March 25
granted an investment license to Maruzen Foods Corporation of Japan
to build a 100 million USD factory in My Phuoc Industrial Park.

Covering an area of nearly 130,000 square metres, the factory, the
fifth built by the Japanese corporation globally, plans a trial run in
January, 2014 before officially operating in April.

Once operating, the factory is capable of producing 150 tonnes of
beverage materials, 2.5 million packages of bottled beverages like
coffee, tea, and fruit juice, and 100 tonnes of canned foods, annually.

On the occasion, Maruzen Foods General Director
Yasufumi Kasuga described Vietnam as a promising market and lauded
southern Binh Duong province’s open investment environment and
well-developed infrastructure.

As one of Japan’s major
economic groups, Maruzen Foods Corporation mainly produces luxurious
nutritious foods and beverages.-VNA