The Manila Times

San Miguel set to start building US brewery

- ANGELICA BALLESTERO­S

will start work on its new production plant in Los Angeles, California in the next few months as it looks to cater to the American market.

Ramon Ang, president and chief executive officer of San company has already acquired a parcel of land for the plant and they will soon start constructi­on of the facility. “America … [In America, the lot has been purchased], perhaps] in the next few months brewery [we will break ground for a big brewery there],” Ang said. Upon completion, the US production plant is expected to manufactur­e 2 million ters of beer per year.

also investing $ 500 million in the next two years for its domestic expansion, including a new production plant in Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro, each expected to produce 2 million hectoliter­s per year as well.

hectoli- - tors’ approval.

consolidat­e its beverage businesses Food and Beverage, Inc.

The parent company is also planning consolidat­e its other traditiona­l businesses.

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