MENGNIU BETS BIG ON ICE CREAM
February 22nd, 2023
Chinese dairy giant Mengniu has told Just Food it wants to shorten supply chains for China’s growing ice cream market in a deal with the local government in Meishan, Sichuan province, to build a smart facility to make premium ice cream. The total investment for the project will be around Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY1.5 billion (USD215.4 million).
According to a statement from the Meishan government (1), the facility will be equipped with eight “state-of-the-art” production lines that can manufacture 300 tonnes of ice cream daily at full capacity. The facility ...
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