The Gannon group has been granted license to spend US$90 million on the construction and operation of a brewing facility near Ho Chi Minh City.

The company already own and operates a 20,000 sq m beverage factory in Dong Nai province. Earlier, they had unveiled plans to pour an additional US$2.1 million in to this processing plant to better service the needs of its core customer base., which includes powerhouse brands Nestle, Pepsi, F&N and Unilever.

When work on brewery is finished, it will manufacture and produce beer and other aerated drinks for distribution in Vietnam and export throughout Southeast Asia.

Gannon is a group of companies in partnership with or providing services for variety of businesses and industries, including L’Oreal, Diageo, Dow Corning, Rohm and Haas, BF Goodrich and Eastman.

(Asia Pacific Food Industry – August 2008)