date:Sep 23, 2013
Yashili New Zealand Dairy, a wholly owned subsidiary of China-based Yashili International, is set to commence construction work on its new infant formula plant in Pokeno, 50km south of Auckland.
During the construction phase which will begin in a month, the proposed plant is expected to create around 350 jobs and 120 jobs, when completed.
This facility is expected to manufacture around 52,000 tons of finished infant formula product annually, stuff.co.nz reported.
Yashili operations manager Te