MANILA -- Middle East supermarket chain LuLu Group International is all set to launch this week its first warehouse facility in the Philippines.
May Export Philippines, the local unit of LuLu, will be inaugurating Warehouse No.1 at Calamba Premiere International Park in Calamba, Laguna on Wednesday.
The logistics facility will process and handle dry food, non-food, frozen, and perishable food products.
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito Plaza confirmed to the Philippine News Agency Monday that the investment promotion agency has approved the investment project of LuLu Group.
In October 2017, Plaza said LuLu Group has expressed its intention to grow in the Philippine market by establishing a warehouse for food products to be exported to the Middle East and other markets where it has established presence.
Plaza added that LuLu is also considering bringing its supermarket chain to the Philippines, strengthening its presence in Southeast Asia along with its facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Meanwhile, May Exports will ship Philippine products such as dry foods, bananas, seafood, fruits and vegetables, dry fish, textiles, electronics, households, furniture and other value added food and non-food products, and other general merchandise.
The Lulu Group's main market is the Middle East, where it maintains retail establishments in countries including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. (PNA)
