The Australian dairy brand and its wholly owned subsidiary Tatura Milk Industries will expand the Tatura cream cheese facility in response to increasing market opportunities in the Middle East.
The $7.8m project includes increasing Tatura’s production capacity of cream cheese from 15,000 tonnes to 22,000 tonnes per annum.
Minister Asher and the CEO of Bega Cheese, Aidan Coleman, announced the expansion to assembled buyers, delegates and media at the annual Gulfood trade fair in Dubai, one of the largest food and beverage shows in the world.
Asher said: “I am pleased Bega Cheese has recognised the opportunities in the Middle Eastern market and has joined me on Victoria’s largest ever trade mission to the region. More than 100 other companies and organisations in strategic industries such as food and beverage, agribusiness, infrastructure and water management have accompanied the Victorian Coalition Government on this trade mission.”
Coleman said the expansion had been a 12 month project and would generate added investment and jobs in the dairy industry, and further drive innovation and export outcomes.
“This follows our purchase and investment in the former Kraft site at Strathmerton, which has significantly increased our production capacity in northern Victoria,” Coleman said.
“We are proud to be working with the Victorian Coalition Government on these ongoing trade and investment projects, including the Dairy Nutriceuticals to Asia Program which aims to significantly increase our export of infant formula, and other nutritional powders to Asia and the Middle East.”
Source: Bega Cheese
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