PepsiCo will invest 609 billion pesos in its plants in Colombia, where it will have its most modern facilities in Latin America, generating more than 4 thousand jobs, the Government announced this Wednesday.
The president of Colombia reported that he met with the directors of the American multinational food and beverage company, led by the CEO of PepsiCo for Latin America, Paula Santilli. The president said that: 'today this agreement was finalized, in this way in which we have been promoting our country, a multi-million dollar investment in Colombia that reaches 609 billion pesos, which will generate more than 4,000 jobs.'
He explained that it is about the modernization of the company's plant in Funza (Cundinamarca), which will have new facilities from the end of this year, and also about 'a gigantic investment' in Guarne (Antioquia), to establish 'the most modern plant in Latin America that has PepsiCo to continue doing food processing.'
He added that 'something very interesting' is that this plant will drive an increase in the purchase of potatoes in Colombia.
'So here there is investment, employment, reactivation and productive chains,' said the Head of State and highlighted that this message 'comes at times of reactivation in our country, also at times of pandemic, and reaffirms the commitment of foreign investment. In colombia'.
