Tuesday, October 21, 2025
spot_img

PepsiCo to invest Rs 186 cr on expanding its largest food plant in India

spot_img
- Advertisement -

PepsiCo India today announced plans to expand its largest greenfield food manufacturing plant in Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The unit produces Lays potato chips.

The plan entails a cost of Rs 186 crore, taking the overall investment by the firm in UP to Rs 1,022 crore.

As part of the expansion, PepsiCo India will raise the capacity of the foods plant by setting up a new manufacturing line to produce nacho chip brand Doritos.

At the third ground-breaking ceremony of the investor summit in Lucknow, PepsiCo India committed its investment in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other key dignitaries.

Speaking about the announcement, Ahmed ElSheikh, President, PepsiCo India, said, “The progressive ecosystem and industrial climate in Uttar Pradesh has yielded some fantastic opportunities for PepsiCo India. Thanks to the industry-friendly policies and ease of doing business in the state, we achieved a major milestone of setting up our greenfield foods plant in Kosi in less than two years.”

He added, “The state-of-the-art facility is fuelling the economic ecosystem and creating job opportunities in UP. Given the tremendous response, we are happy to further raise our investment by Rs 186 crore in the state. This latest investment is yet another testament of our ‘Unnati Ki Sajhedhari’ with the state of Uttar Pradesh and is also in line with the Indian Government’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharath.”

Commissioned in September 2021, PepsiCo India’s foods manufacturing plant in Kosi Kalan, Mathura intends to annually source around 1,50,000 tonnes of potatoes for its iconic potato chips brand, LAY’S.

Additionally, a strong backward integration program involving over 5,000 local potato farmers is also being developed. Further, the Kosi plant has provided a source of livelihood to its of supply chain partners, wholesalers, retailers etc.

The plant intends to create over 1,500 direct and indirect job opportunities and is targets to hire at least 30 per cent women employees.

spot_img

Editorial

Why TCS Deferred FY25 Salary Hike: Better Hike Ahead?

TCS had initially announced its annual salary hike during...

Deloitte, PWC, EY, KPMG to Hire 1 Lakh People in India in FY25

According to estimates from top company officials and industry...

Higher EPS Pension Application Stuck: A Step-by-Step Guide to Fix

Nearly 97,640 Provident Fund (PF) members and pensioners under...

Employee Benefits at India’s Big 4 Firms Deloitte, PwC , EY, KPMG

The Big 4 firms; Deloitte, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), EY (Ernst...

TCS Announces 4-8% Salary Hike for FY25, Lowest in Last 4 Years

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT services provider,...

Must Read

Air India Employment Surge; 9,000 New Hires in Two Years

Air India commitment to growth is evident in its...

Viable checklist for Startups that plan to Scale: Employment Structuring

High-growth companies were once early-stage startups that leveraged their...

TCS Off Campus; Freshers Hiring B.Com, BBA, BMS 2022-23

An Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company,...

Nestle India’s nearly 1,000 factory workers plan one-day stoppage

The world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestle India's...

Puch AI Launches Internship Program with ₹2 Lakh Stipend

Indian AI startup Puch AI has announced two remote...

Over 23,000 Cognizant employees have left in the first quarter of this year

The US-based information technology (IT) consulting company Cognizant, one...

TresVista expands office space in Pune; to double its workforce

TresVista, the industry leader in high-end outsourced services, announces...

Tata Technologies to hire 200 people, Walk-in-Interview on Sep 9

A global product engineering and digital services company, Tata...

Related Articles

SightsIn Plus
SightsIn Plushttps://sightsinplus.com/
SightsIn Plus is an India’s leading high-quality people-focused monthly HR Magazine and provides up-to-date HR News, Leadership Announcements, Best HR Practices and Insights by Global CHROs, CEOs, HR Advisors, Business Managers and HR Heads on topics of interest to HR professionals. To subscribe SightsIn Plus, HR Magazine please visit- https://sightsinplus.com/subscribe/