Production has officially started at Suntory’s +$400 million multi-beverage manufacturing facility in Queensland, Australia.
This marks a milestone in the global drinks giant’s new $3 billion partnership, Suntory Oceania, set to launch from mid-2025.
The 17-hectare site will power the partnership as the new manufacturing and distribution hub for the company’s multi-beverage portfolio of over 40 market leading brands.
The site has the capacity to hold over 50,000 pallets of product, with a high-speed glass line and two canning lines that fill at an industry-leading speed of 180,000 cans per hour.
The energy drink, V Energy, was the first product off the line and by mid-2025, the facility will also produce Suntory’s iconic Ready-To-Drink (RTD) alcohol brands, including -196, Canadian Club and Dry, and Jim Beam and Cola.
Suntory Beverage & Food Oceania CEO, Darren Fullerton, said he was proud to see the facility built, the largest FMCG investment into the country in the last decade.
“The start of production at our world-class facility represents a pivotal moment for Suntory Oceania. We are excited about the growth this will unlock for Suntory in the region, and the opportunities we will be able to offer our people, our customers, and our consumers.
“Full ownership of our supply chain will enable more capacity, more control and most importantly, more opportunity to innovate. With this new site we are well positioned to disrupt and ignite the category with our full multi-beverage offering.”
Suntory’s Queensland facility is set to officially open in mid-2025 in line with the commencement of alcohol production and the Suntory Oceania partnership.
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