A new beverage company is planning an estimated investment of $23 million and major future investment plans in Oman’s Salalah Free Zone (SFZ), said a report.

The company, named ‘Healthy Beverages’, would be the first of its kind beverage company in the region with initial internal and external distribution target in Oman, UAE and Yemen, added the Oman Daily Observer report.

The soft drink plant will produce a healthy drink in the form of both soft drinks and mineral water, it said.

A packaging unit is also in the company’s scheme of things under its expansion plan.

The company is to produce four million cartons of ‘green cola’ and mineral water in the first year, while in the next year it plans to increase production up to six million cartons.

The company’s production area would be spread over 15,000 sq m and initially it aims at offering 50 direct employments.

Moreover, the company’s foundation laying ceremony was attended by Dr Yusuf Wadood Said from Healthy Beverages; Awadh bin Salem al Shanfari, CEO of Salalah Free Zone; Ali Mohammed Tabouk, Deputy CEO (Commercial) and officials from the SFZ and Healthy Beverages.