MANILA, Philippines — Targeting the expansion of its production footprint amid tightening competition in the snack food market, one of the country’s oldest and most recognizable food manufacturers is executing a massive regional development. Saturday morning, June 27, 2026, Monde M.Y. San Corp. is investing ₱5 billion to establish a brand-new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Central Luzon.
The infrastructure project highlights a major expansion move aimed at modernizing capacity for its classic snack lines and securing its long-term share of the regional food manufacturing sector.
The multi-billion-peso capital layout will fund the development of a highly automated production center inside a prime industrial zone. Approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), the corporate facility will anchor the following operational specifications:
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• **The TECO Zone:** The new factory is slated to rise within the • **2027 Operations Target:** Construction roadmaps position
250-hectare **TECO Industrial Park-Special Economic Zone** • the plant to begin full commercial-scale manufacturing and
located in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. • distribution by **2027**.
• **Industrial Magnet:** PEZA officials noted that the choice of • **Economic Injection:** The upcoming facility is expected to
location underscores the competitiveness of local ecozones in • drive extensive job creation and deeply fortify the snack food
supporting mega-scale, high-value manufacturing projects. • supply chains traversing Central Luzon.
Founded nearly a century ago in 1935, Monde M.Y. San has evolved into an absolute household staple across generations of Filipino families. The company’s snack portfolio represents some of the most culturally dominant and heavily consumed biscuit brands in the archipelago:
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[ SkyFlakes ] ──► Recognized as the undisputed leading soda cracker in the country, maintaining an enduring
presence in everyday household pantries and lunchboxes.
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[ Fita ] ──► The classic, round savory-sweet cracker that acts as a primary market leader in the snack segment.
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[ M.Y. San Graham ] ──► The definitive honey graham cracker line positioned both as a direct snack alternative and
as the essential foundational base for popular localized desserts like mango float.
The ₱5 billion Pampanga development serves as the second major ecozone hub launched by the manufacturer over the last two decades. Back in 2009, the firm aggressively expanded its southern Luzon footprint by pouring $28 million into a massive, 66,000-square-meter facility inside the Carmelray Industrial Park in Calamba, Laguna. At the time, that Southern Tagalog infrastructure was billed as the country’s largest automated biscuit manufacturing plant.
By building out this parallel Northern Luzon counterpart in Mabalacat, the brand is setting a structural buffer against logistical bottlenecks, expanding its automation capabilities, and positioning itself to comfortably meet surging consumer demand across both domestic and international shipping corridors.
