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BEKASI CITY, Indonesia, Dec. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

-Yili Group's First Self-Built Factory in Southeast Asia Is Put into Operation,

Forming A "Dual Center" in Indonesia and Thailand

-Yili Group strengthens its presence in Southeast Asian markets by launching

its first self-built factory in the region.

-Featuring cutting-edge technology, green operations, and deep involvement with

the local community, the project aims to accelerate dairy manufacturing and

innovation to better serve Indonesian consumers.

Asia's leading dairy producer, Yili Group, held an opening ceremony to

celebrate the official launch of the first phase of the Yili Indonesia Dairy

Production Base. Upon completion of its second phase, the production base will

become the country's largest ice cream factory with a daily production capacity

of four million ice cream products.

The state-of-the-art facility was established due to the surging popularity of

Joyday ice cream, a brand that has rapidly expanded its reach to 260 local

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

Yili's confidence about our long-term investment and development in Indonesia,"

said Pan Gang, the Chairman and President of Yili Group, in a virtual speech

delivered at the ceremony. "Yili is always dedicated to following the highest

standards to drive quality, sustainable development over the long term and

establishing localized operations that benefit the communities where we

operate. This ensures that we can better serve local consumers and make deep

contributions to socio-economic development throughout the region."

Catering to local needs while leveraging the global resources brought together

by Yili Group, the Indonesia-based hub aims to speed up Joyday's product

manufacturing, R&D and marketing efforts, with more new products to come, in

order to bring more unique services and consumer experiences to local

customers.  

An innovative, green, and open factory

As Yili's first self-built plant in Southeast Asia, Yili Indonesia Dairy has

adopted cutting-edge technology and equipment, including the Internet of Things

and big data analytics, to build an innovative and smart factory. The

production base integrates advanced digital technologies throughout its entire

production chain. Robotics solutions are introduced to provide automated

packing, palletizing, and warehousing.

The construction of infrastructure and buildings has been undertaken strictly

in line with Yili Group's global quality management standards. To date, the

factory has already passed the ISO22000, HALAL, and BPOM certifications and

been rated A grade by LPPOM MUI, the largest food and drug certification agency

in Indonesia.

As part of its efforts to build a sustainable and environmentally friendly

production facility, Yili Indonesia Dairy has built a wastewater treatment

system with a daily treatment capacity of 2,800 tons. Reclaimed water is then

used for the irrigation of plants in the factory.

To ensure high levels of visibility and transparency, the site will be open to

the public whenever the factory is in full operation, and consumers can watch

the whole production process as it unfolds.

Ready to grow together with local partners

While deepening its presence in global markets, Yili follows the principle of

"global mindsets and local operations," with a focus on building highly

localized factories that benefit local communities.

Today, Yili Indonesia Dairy has a total of 383 employees, with local employees

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 is also actively pursuing further opportunities for

cooperation with local partners. To date, the company has already established

cooperative relationships with more than 90 suppliers in Indonesia. Moving

forward, its partnerships will expand to local distributors with 200,000 sales

outlets. Yili is also dedicated to promoting the highly rated Indonesian

flavors to global consumers through its worldwide marketing channels.

Yili's "Southeast Asia dual centers" established

The completion of Yili Indonesia Dairy sets up another key pillar for Yili's

development in the Indonesian and the broader Southeast Asian markets. Together

with the company's Thailand-based ice cream production base, Yili's "Southeast

Asian dual centers" and Southeast Asia Innovation Center have taken shape, and

are expected to accelerate product manufacturing and R&D in the region.

As a platform designed to facilitate cooperation on innovation with

universities and R&D institutions throughout the region, the Yili Southeast

Asia Innovation Center will also work together closely with Yili's innovation

centers spread across China, Japan, Europe and Oceania, with the aim of rolling

out more localized innovation solutions that are carefully tailored to fulfill

consumer needs.

In the pursuit of building a "global health ecosystem", Yili Group has been

dedicated to reaching markets where consumers' demands for quality dairy

products have yet to be fulfilled. As an important base facilitating Yili's

engagement with global markets, Yili Indonesia Dairy will coordinate and share

resources with other subsidiaries of Yili Group to serve consumers with

world-class products and share its business success with partners.

Source: Yili Group

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