# Akij Food and Beverage opens aseptic fruit drinks plant in Dhamrai

Akij Food and Beverage Ltd has established Bangladesh's first aseptic plant for fruit drinks at a cost of Tk300 crore in Dhamrai, Dhaka. The plant has a daily capacity of producing 12.96 lakh bottles of Frutika fruit juice and began commercial production on January 7, 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-01-07
- Where: Krishnapur, Dhamrai, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Value: $35.4M (3.00B BDT)
- Starts operating: 7 Jan 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 12.96 lakh bottles per day
- Products: fruit drinks, Frutika fruit juice
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Akij Food and Beverage](https://endata.com/companies/44332.md)
- [Krones](https://endata.com/companies/1481.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [tbsnews.net](https://www.tbsnews.net/feature/food/akij-invests-big-fruit-drinks), 2020-01-07: "Akij Food and Beverage Ltd has established the country's first aseptic plant to produce fruit drinks in a completely automated process at a cost of Tk300 crore."

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