Mega Global expands Zamboanga operations

Food canning and sardines manufacturer Mega Global Corp. is expanding its footprint in Zamboanga City —the main base of its operations.

In a statement on Friday, Mega Global said it opened a new headquarters in Barangay Cawit, Zamboanga City on March 1 as part of its ongoing expansion plans for Zamboanga operations, creating more jobs for the local community.

The new Cawit office will serve as the company’s Zamboanga headquarters to ensure seamless integration of its fishing and canning operations, distribution, and marketing.

Aside from a new headquarters, Mega Global also opened a new ice plant in the city, increasing the food canner’s production capacity from 300 tons to 450 tons per day and “making it one of the largest ice plants in the country.”

The company also opened a can-making plant in Barangay Talisayan, Zamboanga City doubling its capacity from 750,000 to 1.5 million cans per day.

“Through the opening of our Cawit office, Ice Plant and Can-Making Plant, we are confident that our company can help in creating more jobs in the province while also improving our operations in order to provide the best products to our consumers,” said Michelle Tiu Lim Chan, Mega Global’s chief operating officer.

The opening of Mega Global’s Cawit office coincides with the lift-off of the three-month sardine fishing ban in the waters of Zamboanga peninsula mandated by the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

The closing of sardine fishing season was initiated in 2011 under a  DA-DILG Joint Administrative Order to allow the spawning of sardines and has been implemented as part of the government’s efforts to promote sustainable fishing practices in portions of the East Sulu Sea, Basilan Strait, and Sibuguey Bay.

Apart from Zamboanga City, Mega Global is also investing P1 billion in its manufacturing facility in Sto. Tomas Batangas, which is set to open in February 2022.

The so-called “Mega Manufacturing Plant” will be a state-of-the-art, multi-line food facility to meet the growing demand for its canned goods, both in Luzon and abroad, and to help boost the Philippine economy amidst the pandemic.

The new facility will directly create over 1,000 new jobs and will run primarily on solar power to minimize its carbon footprint, the company said.

Aside from the state-of-the-art technology and machines to process sardines, the Mega Manufacturing Plant will also have a world-class, zero-waste fish meal line, cold storage, and warehouse, Mega Global said.—AOL, GMA News