联合利华在越南建立分销中心

Unilever upgrades Asian distribution
By Neil Merrett

摘要：联合利华在越南建立分销中心，旨在提高公司在亚洲的业务。第一期工程已竣工（?12m），33,000 平方米的仓库，每天可以运送2,000 吨产品。该分销中心将会服务于亚洲市场的18个国家，包括Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and New Zealand.
 

18/05/2007-Unilever continues to step up its operations within Asia with the inauguration of its new distribution centre in Vietnam.

Having completed the year long initial ?12m construction, the company claims the site will boast some of the most modern equipment inVietnamto maintain supply of its food, beverage and personal care ranges in the country.

Unilever told local press sources that its current fragmented warehousing within the country was not sufficient for its growth ambitions in the wider region, which have become increasingly significant following the country's accession to the WTO earlier this year.

As such, the site -the largets of its kind in the country - is expected to complement the group's growing interests within Vietnam and the wider Asia Pacific region.

With the first construction phase now finished, the centre will boast a 33,000 square metrewarehousespace capable of shipping 2,000 tonnes of goods a day.

Outside of Vietnam,Unileverexpects to supply over 18 markets within the region through the centre.  These will include countries like Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and New Zealand.

Greg Sullivan, Unilever's vice president of supply chains in the country, told AP-FoodTechnology.com that the construction was an important step in fully realising the potential for its products in the area.

"Vietnamis regarded as a bright star because of its high economic growth rate, young population with most people being under 25, and stable micro-economic environment,"he said.

"We started inVietnamin 1995, and are very pleased with the growth of UnileverVietnamover the past 12 years."