Tarlac City, Philippines — In a landmark move that highlights Central Luzon’s emergence as a key manufacturing and logistics hub, Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP) breaks ground at TARI Estate, where its new Tarlac manufacturing plant will soon rise.
CCEAP—the official bottling partner and distributor of Coca-Cola products in the Philippines—has signed a definitive agreement with Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates for the development of the state-of- the-art 42-hectare facility, which is expected to create hundreds of direct jobs for Tarlac and surrounding provinces.
It will be one of the biggest manufacturing sites and most significant infrastructure investments to date, globally, of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the parent bottling company of CCEAP. The vision is for it to be the largest site of Coca-Cola in the Philippines.
The plant likewise marks one of the largest single-locator commitments to date for TARI Estate— solidifying its position as the next frontier for industrial growth north of Metro Manila. The CCEAP plant is expected to draw in complementary industries and strengthen local supply chains, further positioning Tarlac as a strategic node in the country’s growing industrial corridor.| – TheMetroTimes.ph
