Most of the major food and beverage companies are now investing in China as part of their expansion strategies. PepsiCo (PEP), one of the world's largest food and beverage company, opened its first overseas "green" plant in Chongqing, China. The investment is part of the company’s plans to invest $1 billion in the country. This is the largest, and the most ambitious development effort of PEP in China to date. The Chongqing plant is the first "green" beverage plant ever built in China, and the first of its kind in the industrial center of Chongqing to comply with the rigorous sustainable engineering standards known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) set by the Green Building Council. The plant utilizes over 35 water- and energy-saving designs and operates under the world's most advanced technology, including an environmental management system that monitors water and energy use ...

The Coca-Cola Company (KO) and its bottling partner COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd. continued their expansion in China with the opening of two new bottling facilities in July 2009, located in less-developed central and western China. The new facilities are proof the company’s long-term commitment in China as part of the recently announced $2 billion, 3-year investment plan, which is primarily aimed to strengthen further growth in one of the world's largest and fastest growing beverage markets. The bottling facility at Xinjiang is expected to provide a strategically important platform for continuous growth of Coca-Cola in Northwestern China, which is the largest province. Similarly, the company also opened another new bottling plant in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. This plant will provide refreshing Coca-Cola products to the 44 million consumers in this central region. Management states that by opening new plants in Jiangxi and Xinjiang, the company will be ...

Beverage company Coca Cola has announced the opening of its 37th bottling plant in China. Located in Nanchang city, Jiangxi province, the new bottling plant is invested in by COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages, Coca Cola's joint venture with China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Corp., and covers an area of 147,000 square meters, with initial investments of [...]

After the entry of Hongcheng Building and Hongkelong, another large department store brand Rainbow Department Store will open a new outlet in Nanchang's Honggu Beach. The new Honggu project of the Rainbow Department Store Company, which has gained the approval of Nanchang City, will be located in the Seattle International Center of Honggu Beach, occupying the [...]

AgFeed Industries (FEED) produces and sells fodder and blended feed for use in the domestic animal husbandry markets in China. The company also raises hogs for China’s pork industry and manufactures premixed poultry food products. AgFeed has production facilities in Shanghai, Nanchang and Nanning, and over 20 hog farms in southern China. AgFeed has been acquisitive to add to its bottom line and gain market share, making several acquisitions earlier this year in China. China, the world’s largest country by population, is also one of the largest pork markets in the world.

On Monday, the company announced a $10-million share repurchase program, which will be funded with available cash on hand. AgFeed has $31.3 million in cash on hand. The company also said it expects to earn $1.10 a share for fiscal 2008, which is 10 cents above the average analyst estimate. Three Wall Street analysts track the company and

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