Taiwan-based food and beverage group Uni-President plans to produce dairy products in Wuhan, Hubei province, reported China Retail News.

Xiao Fengshi, the general manager of Uni-President Central China, said Wuhan was attractive because of its central location, low costs and human resource skills. The company will also relocate its training and research centres to the city and invest US$15m to expand its beverage production lines in Wuhan by the end of 2009.

However, it ruled out for the time being the prospect of raising cows in the area.