April 20, 2011
Shanghai builds Asia's largest dairy plant
China's leading food and dairy company Bright Food Group Co Ltd started building Asia's largest dairy factory with a daily processing capacity of 2,000 tonnes, in east China's Shanghai on Monday (Apr 18).
With an investment of RMB1.4 billion (US$214.3 million), the factory is designed to process 2,000 tonnes daily of fresh milk, yogurt and other kinds of dairy products under the Bright Food Group Co brand. Its annual capacity is expected to reach 600,000 tonnes, said company president Guo Benheng.
The new factory will be put into operation in 2013. And its annual sales revenue is expected to reach RMB4.65 billion yuan (US$710.3 million).
