Licensed bottler of RC Cola puts up Davao plant

Asiawide Refreshments Corp., the licensed bottler of affordable soft drink RC Cola in the Philippines, said the company has put up a new plant in the Mindanao region. In a statement, the company said it allotted about P1 billion for its bottling plant in Davao City. ARC will also soon make available its soft drink products in the Davao and General Santos region. “We all know that one of the highest priced cola drinks is in Mindanao region,“ said Gerardo Garcia, ARC executive vice president and chief operating officer. “One of the goals in putting up a plant in the area is to be closer to the market we cater to." Garcia added that one of the biggest beneficiaries of the ARC plant in Davao is soft drinks dealers and distributors in the area. The ARC plant in Davao is expected to be fully operational in the first quarter of 2010. The new plant will have modern facilities such as an electronic bottle inspection system and a date coder. It will also have a computerized and more efficient case packer. -GMANews.TV