Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc. will roll out the first phase of its P2-billion expansion program that will create a new line of bakery products this year.
The first phase of the program will involve the construction of a new P1-billion bakery plant at Laguna International Industrial Park in Binan, Laguna.
Gardenia Philippines president Simplicio Umali said the new plant would be capable of producing 6,000 loaves an hour.
The company already has five plants operating at the Laguna industrial park. The new plant will augment the production of three bread plants, a pandesal bun plant and snacks plant all located in the industrial complex.
It also operates a bread plant in Tarlac that manufactures an average of 2,000 loaves a day.
Another plant costing P1 billion may be located in the Visayas-Mindanao area. It will be another bread/loaf plant that will support its Cebu operations and may come on stream in five years.
Gardenia Philippines produces 500,000 of combined loaves and pandesal buns a day.