beverages, bottles, shelf

Pepsi PH bottling capacity up 30% via new plant in Batangas

Beverage-maker Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. has expanded its bottling capacity, adopted digital platforms and accelerated sustainability initiatives amid a challenging environment caused by the prolonged pandemic. “ When most companies feared to move forward, PCPPI chose to make big moves and transform,” company president and CEO Frederick Ong said during PCCPI’s recent stockholders’ meeting. PCPPI,…

storm, squall line, dark

Rockwell roars back, H1 earnings beat 2020 level

Upscale property developer Rockwell Land has seen earnings in the first six months exceed full 2020 level, riding on a resilient high-end residential property market during this prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Building on this momentum, Rockwell is set to bring to the property market about worth of fresh property inventory this year, including two flagship projects…

entrepreneur, idea, competence

Kickstart intensifies hunt for elusive ‘unicorn’

Ayala group-backed corporate venture capital firm Kickstart Ventures has intensified its hunt for future “unicorns” here and abroad notwithstanding a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, making use of a fresh fund to help bankroll early-stage to growth-stage tech startups. Kickstart, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globe Telecoms, is scouting for innovative companies with compelling, credible and scalable…

doughnuts, desserts, pastries

BPI, DTI offer collateral-free loans to virus-hit SMEs

Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has teamed up with the Department of Trade Industry (DTI) to offer collateral-free term loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in need of lifeline during this prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. In a press statement, BPI business banking head Eric Luchangco said the collateral-free loan facility for SMEs signified…

CLI builds 100-unit Cebu City condo for informal settlers

Property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) will donate to the government of Cebu City a 100-unit medium-rise socialized residential condominium complex to shelter informal settlers who need to be evacuated from calamity-prone areas. The five-story residential project, valued at , will serve as transition housing for informal settlers near rivers, creeks, seas and other danger…