PepsiCo gains permission to build food factory in Ha Nam

The People’s Committee of Ha Nam province on December 20 handed over an investment registration certificate to a PepsiCo food production project of the PepsiCo Vietnam Foods Company Limited to invest in Dong Van I industrial park in Duy Tien commune.
PepsiCo gains permission to build food factory in Ha Nam ảnh 1PepsiCo gains permission to build food factory in Ha Nam (Photo: VNA)

Ha Nam (VNA) –The People’s Committee of Ha Nam province on December 19 handed over aninvestment registration certificate to a PepsiCo food production project of thePepsiCo Vietnam Foods Company Limited to invest in Dong Van I industrial park in DuyTien commune.

Covering an area of 80,000 sq.m, the project hasa total investment capital of more than 2 trillion VND (82.2 million USD) with a capacity of over 23,000 tonnes of all kinds of snacks a year. The project is expected to complete construction in the third quarter of 2025.

Speaking at the conference, chairman of the provincialPeople's Committee Truong Quoc Huy said the project will actively contribute toimproving the province’s industrial production value in particular and socio-economicdevelopment in general. He  requested relevant departments and branches tocreate favourable conditions to help the company carry out administrativeprocedures as well as remove obstacles in the construction process.

The chairman also asked the company to focus on financialand human resources in order to implement the project on schedule and pay attention to vocational trainingand job creation for local labourers.

Nguyen Viet Ha, General Director of PepsiCo VietnamFoods Company Limited, said the company will make efforts to implement the project on schedule.

The company will investin expanding raw material areas in the locality and other northern provinces. The firm will also apply regenerative agriculture methods and digital technology, he added./.

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