The Yili Group held an opening ceremony on December 10 to celebrate the official launch of the first phase of the Yili Indonesia Dairy Production Base in Bekasi City. Upon completion of phase two it will have enough capacity to produce four million units per day.
The state-of-the-art facility was established to meet surging demand for Joyday ice cream, a product that has rapidly expanded its reach to 260 cities in 26 provinces, covering nearly all of Indonesia, since its entry into the market in 2018.
“Local consumers’ clear preference for and trust in our products has reinforced confidence about our long-term investment and development in Indonesia,” said Yili Chairman and President Pan Gang in a virtual speech delivered during the ceremony. “We are dedicated to following the highest standards to drive quality, sustainable development over the long term and establishing operations that benefit the communities where we do business.”
As the group’s first self-built plant in Southeast Asia, Yili Indonesia Dairy has installed cutting-edge technology and equipment. The factory integrates advanced digital technologies throughout its entire production chain. Robotics solutions provide automated packing, palletizing and warehousing. A wastewater treatment system with a daily treatment capacity of 2,800 tons is in place, and reclaimed water is used for the irrigation of plants.
The Yili Indonesia Dairy facility currently employs 383 people, with local residents accounting for 95% of the workforce. The project is expected to create more than 5,000 new jobs for local communities, directly and indirectly.
Yili Indonesia Dairy’s parent company, headquartered in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, is the largest dairy foods enterprise in the PRC. In addition to ice cream, it offers a wide assortment of products including milk, cheese and yogurt. Operating revenue for the first three quarters of 2021, ending on October 28, amounted to RMB 85.007 billion (approximately US $13.27 billion) , with a net profit of RMB 7.967 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 15.23% and 31.82%, respectively.
