The soft drinks manufacturer PepsiCo plans to invest 2.5 billion dollars in China over the next three years. The money will be invested in new factories in the country in research and promotional campaigns, reported AFP. These funds are added to the already announced $ 1 billion investment company, which announced in 2008 and are planned to be invested by the end of this year. Speaking of the leadership of the group shows that Pepsi’s investment program reflects confidence in this important, growing market. Manufacturer’s plans include the construction of between 10 and 12 new plants in China, which currently has 27 factories of Pepsi. There are plans to expand the portfolio of products tailored for the local market. Last year the competitive Coca-Cola also announced big plans in China, the company plans to invest $ 2 billion there for three years. The investment is quite big for the company, which recovered from hard drop in sales for the months of financial crisis. This investment should recover the placement in the largest country of the world and is basically required by the high consumption of the soft drinks in Asia.
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