Multi Bintang To Open New Plant in July
Bareksa • 12 Jun 2014
Michael Chin, president director of Multi Bintang - (The Jakarta Globe/Rendy Aryanto)
Driven by Indonesia’s growing middle class and stronger purchasing power
Bareksa.com - Quoted from The Jakarta Post, PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, maker of the well-known Bintang Beer, will next month launch operations at its new Rp 201.72 billion (US$17.08 million) factory in Sampang Agung, Mojokerto regency, East Java.The factory, which will be Multi Bintang’s third facility, is expected to produce 50 million liters of carbonated soft drinks each year.
Driven by Indonesia’s growing middle class and stronger purchasing power, the soft-drinks industry in Southeast Asia’s largest economy has expanded rapidly in recent years. It grew by 11 percent last year, following 8 percent growth in 2012