URC raises flour milling capacity by 300K MT

December 2, 2024 - The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently hailed the P5.4-billion (£72,755,442) investment of Universal Robina Corp (URC) in a new flour milling facility which it said would play a critical role in ensuring steady availability of high-quality flour, a vital ingredient in many staple food products like bread, pasta, cereals and crackers.

"Flour is integral to our economy, from family dining tables to large-scale food production," said DA Secretary Francisco Tau Laurel in a statement.

The new flour milling plant in a 10-hectare area in Barangay Talaan-Aplaya, Sariaya, Quezon was inaugurated on November 29, 2024. This is URC's third flour milling facility and it is scheduled to start commercial operations in January. The plant will directly employ 102 workers.

The new milling facility has an annual production capacity of 297,000 metric tonnes (MT) of flour and 99,000 MT of bran and pollard. It uses a fully automated milling technology that will streamline flour production, storage and packaging processes.

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