MRO Tracker · Food, Beverage & Nutrition · Analyst summary
India's food and beverage makers are building close to new markets rather than at home. Coca-Cola bottlers have opened or cleared plants in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Reliance has started beverage lines at Kurnool, and PepsiCo opened its first snack plant in Assam. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together host 9 of the 27 projects.
Dairy money is going into curd, yoghurt and cheese rather than liquid milk. Two Amul projects in West Bengal and Telangana plan about 1,200 tonnes of curd a day, Milky Mist has raised yoghurt capacity sevenfold at Perundurai, and Parag Milk Foods is doubling cheese output to 120 tonnes a day. 14 of the 27 projects are already producing.
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Greenfield brewery at the Farrukhabad brewery and distillery complex
- Capacity
- Not disclosed in the filing; complex launched with bottling above 12 million beer cases a year
- Investment
- Rs 600 crore for the brewery and distillery complex
- Commissioning
- Commercial production from 10 Jun 2026
- Made for
- Own brands for northern India
Commercial output started about a year after the complex was launched on 40 acres allotted by UPSIDA. Management expects Uttar Pradesh to become a core market in the medium term.
New canning line at Nizam Brewery
- Capacity
- Brewery capacity raised from 0.5 to 0.9 million hectolitres a year
- Investment
- Rs 90 crore
- Commissioning
- Commissioned Jul 2026
- Made for
- Mainly premium Kingfisher and Heineken products
The first trial run was Kingfisher Ultra in cans. The company says the line is built for rising consumer preference for beer in cans.
New malt distillery with maturation warehouse
- Capacity
- About 3 million bulk litres a year
- Investment
- Up to Rs 115 crore
- Commissioning
- Targeted Q3 FY28
- Made for
- Captive malt spirit for the company's single malt whisky
The plant backs the company's entry into single malt whisky. It also added Rs 10 crore for overruns on earlier projects, mainly from higher metal prices and a larger bottling hall.
Sixfold bottling expansion at Prag Distillery
- Capacity
- From 0.6 million to 3.6 million cases a year
- Investment
- Rs 59 crore, including licence fees and interest
- Commissioning
- Capex complete; cleared to start expanded operations in May 2026
- Made for
- The company's flagship brands in Andhra Pradesh
The plant should cover nearly half of Tilaknagar's Andhra Pradesh volumes. The company sizes the state market at 40 million cases in FY26.
First Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bihar, phase 1
- Capacity
- Seven high speed lines, above 5,000 bottles a minute
- Investment
- Rs 1,200 crore (phase 1)
- Commissioning
- Inaugurated Mar 2026
- Made for
- Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh
The 65 acre plant gives the Coca-Cola system its first bottling base in Bihar and is expected to cut logistics costs. The mix covers fizzy drinks, juices, water and aseptic beverages.
New Vizianagaram unit and Srikalahasti expansion
- Capacity
- Vizianagaram phase 1: 3 lines, 18 million cases a year; Srikalahasti: 1 water and 2 fizzy drink lines
- Investment
- Rs 1,127 crore (Rs 842 crore Vizianagaram, Rs 285 crore Srikalahasti)
- Commissioning
- Not disclosed
- Made for
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
The state investment committee cleared the plan in Sep 2026 after an earlier delay linked to a leadership change at the company. A second Vizianagaram phase would add 12 million cases a year.
Integrated food and beverage plant, beverages line started
- Capacity
- Not disclosed
- Investment
- Rs 1,622 crore for the beverages unit (2025 state figure)
- Commissioning
- Beverages line started by Jul 2026
- Made for
- Campa and other Reliance consumer brands
Reliance says the Kurnool plant is running and that it has commissioned several high speed beverage lines across its network. The site was planned to make fizzy drinks, juices and packaged water on 80 acres allotted by the state.
High speed Kinley packaged water line at the Avinya plant
- Capacity
- Up to 1,350 bottles a minute (500 ml) and 1,000 a minute (1 litre)
- Investment
- Not disclosed for the line; site investment planned above Rs 2,000 crore
- Commissioning
- Commissioned Apr 2026
- Made for
- Not disclosed
The line is described as the fastest in Coca-Cola's India and South West Asia system. It joins seven lines already running on the 49 acre site.
New instant tea plant
- Capacity
- 2,000 tonnes a year
- Investment
- Up to Rs 160 crore
- Commissioning
- Within about 2 years
- Made for
- Not disclosed
The existing 2,100 tonne plant runs at about 90 percent utilisation, the company's stated reason for adding capacity. Funding comes from internal accruals.
Greenfield curd and cultured dairy products plant
- Capacity
- About 30 lakh litres of milk a day; about 1,000 tonnes of curd and other cultured products a day
- Investment
- Rs 700 crore
- Commissioning
- Foundation stone laid 19 Jul 2026; completion date not disclosed
- Made for
- Milk from more than 1.25 lakh West Bengal dairy farmers; product buyers not disclosed
The plant is described as the world's largest curd production unit, which shows Amul building eastern India capacity around cultured products rather than liquid milk. It also gives more than 1.25 lakh West Bengal farmers a steady buyer for their milk.
Milk plant for curd, buttermilk, lassi, paneer, ice cream, sweets and ghee
- Capacity
- 5 lakh litres of milk a day; curd 200 tonnes a day, ice cream 50 KL a day
- Investment
- Rs 400 crore
- Commissioning
- Foundation stone laid 4 Oct 2026; to run within 18 months
- Made for
- Amul brand; milk from new farmer cooperatives in Telangana
Curd at 200 tonnes a day is the largest line in the plan, the same cultured products focus Amul is taking in Bengal. The plant is pitched as a way to revive cooperative dairying in Telangana.
Greenfield plant for paneer, yoghurt, curd, mozzarella, ice cream, butter and ghee on 48 acres
- Capacity
- 10 lakh litres of milk a day at first, expandable to 25 lakh litres
- Investment
- Rs 1,130 crore
- Commissioning
- Phased with demand and milk sourcing; no dates disclosed
- Made for
- Milk to be bought within Maharashtra; buyers not disclosed
This would be the Tamil Nadu company's first large plant outside its home state, signed as an MoU with about 800 jobs promised. Capacity scales in phases, so 25 lakh litres is a ceiling rather than a near term number.
Skyr and Greek yoghurt line expansion
- Capacity
- Up to 150 tonnes a day, from 20 tonnes
- Investment
- Rs 40 crore
- Commissioning
- Commissioned Sep 2026
- Made for
- Not disclosed
Yoghurt capacity rises more than sevenfold, funded partly from the company's August 2026 IPO. It is the first use of IPO money set aside for yoghurt, cream cheese and whey plants at Perundurai.
Cheese capacity expansion that also raises whey protein output
- Capacity
- Cheese from 60 to 120 tonnes a day
- Investment
- Rs 105 crore
- Commissioning
- Completion targeted in FY28
- Made for
- Go Cheese brand in retail, ecommerce and quick commerce, plus hotels and caterers
The board approved doubling cheese capacity on 6 Aug 2026, funded by internal accruals and debt. More cheese also means more whey, which feeds the company's protein business.
Greenfield ice cream and desserts plant
- Capacity
- About 24 million litres a year, with room to expand
- Investment
- Not disclosed by the company
- Commissioning
- Inaugurated 13 Mar 2026
- Made for
- Heritage distribution across South and West India
Ice cream brings in about Rs 100 crore a year, and management expects this plant to help grow it fivefold over seven to eight years. That makes ice cream a stated growth lever in the company's value added dairy push.
Ice cream manufacturing plant
- Capacity
- 1 lakh litres a day
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Commissioning
- Inaugurated 21 May 2026
- Made for
- Seven southern and western states
The plant serves seven states in the South and West. It is one of three ice cream projects in this tracker, alongside Heritage Foods and Sabar Dairy.
Nutraceutical block at a new greenfield plant
- Capacity
- Not disclosed
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Commissioning
- Production started 17 Jun 2026
- Made for
- Domestic retail and export
The filing confirms production started but gives neither capacity nor cost. Management expects about Rs 75 crore of extra annual revenue at full use.
Automated sports nutrition plant for whey and plant protein, gainers and hydration products
- Capacity
- Not disclosed
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Commissioning
- Operational by Dec 2026
- Made for
- Own brands plus contract and white label supply to fitness brands and gyms
The plant adds to the company's main base in Mohali and leans on robotics. Contract manufacturing for other brands means its output will reach shelves under many labels.
New bakery products plant
- Capacity
- 36,464 tonnes a year
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Commissioning
- Commercial production from 31 Mar 2026
- Made for
- Bakery products for western India
The company says the plant is stabilising and will scale toward full capacity over the coming quarters. It gives the Punjab based biscuit maker a production base in the West.
New besan unit at the Nagpur snack plant
- Capacity
- 19,642 tonnes a year
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Commissioning
- Commissioned 10 Sep 2026
- Made for
- Captive besan for the Nagpur snack lines, replacing supply trucked from Rajkot
Nagpur now makes its own key raw material instead of receiving besan from Rajkot. The company expects lower freight and logistics costs from this backward integration.
Snacks and baked products plant, phase 1
- Capacity
- Not disclosed
- Investment
- Rs 500 crore (phase 1 of a planned Rs 1,000 crore)
- Commissioning
- Not disclosed
- Made for
- Not disclosed
Odisha's single window authority cleared the proposal in Aug 2026, the largest of 14 projects approved that day, with about 800 jobs. Only phase 1 is cleared, and the site and capacity are still to be announced.
First food plant in Assam, making Lay's and Uncle Chipps
- Capacity
- Not disclosed
- Investment
- Rs 778 crore
- Commissioning
- Inaugurated 10 Sep 2026
- Made for
- PepsiCo's snack network across the Northeast and West Bengal
The 44 acre plant is PepsiCo's fifth food unit in India and part of a Rs 5,700 crore commitment through 2030. It will buy chip grade potatoes from more than 5,000 Assam farmers and needs about 60,000 tonnes of cold storage.
Greenfield frozen potato products plant
- Capacity
- Not disclosed
- Investment
- Rs 1,000 crore
- Commissioning
- Expected to run by Jan 2027
- Made for
- Exports and the domestic market
The plant is the larger part of a Rs 1,500 crore plan that also includes a Rs 500 crore unit in Madhya Pradesh. The company links it to rising demand at home and abroad and to securing potato supply.
Greenfield frozen food plant
- Capacity
- 10,000 tonnes a year potential
- Investment
- About Rs 90 crore (phase 1)
- Commissioning
- Commercial production from 28 Mar 2026
- Made for
- Export and domestic markets
Phase 1 cost about Rs 90 crore against a site that can hold 10,000 tonnes a year, so later phases can add lines without a new location. Output is split between export and domestic buyers.
Integrated oil palm complex with mill, nursery, seed garden and planned refinery
- Capacity
- Mill 30 tonnes of fruit an hour, built to go to 60; refinery capacity not disclosed
- Investment
- Rs 300 crore once fully built
- Commissioning
- Mill running Jul 2026; refinery timing not disclosed
- Made for
- Processes fruit from Telangana oil palm growers
This is the first oil palm mill set up by a private company in Telangana. Godrej aims to grow the state's oil palm area from 10,000 to 30,000 hectares by 2030, which would cut reliance on imported palm oil.
Corn wet milling plant for starch, sweeteners and feed ingredients
- Capacity
- 850 tonnes a day (400 starch, 150 sweeteners, 300 feed)
- Investment
- Rs 333 crore
- Commissioning
- Likely by Q4 FY29, subject to approvals
- Made for
- Not disclosed
Built beside the existing 750 tonne plant, it takes Hubli to 1,600 tonnes a day and is funded from internal accruals. It is part of the company's goal of 9,000 tonnes a day of corn milling capacity by 2030.
Boilerless, zero emission sugar refinery
- Capacity
- 1,000 to 1,500 tonnes a day
- Investment
- Not disclosed
- Commissioning
- Completion scheduled by 31 Mar 2027
- Made for
- Domestic and export markets
The turnkey contract is signed, with completion due by March 2027. A port location at Kandla suits a refinery meant to serve both export and domestic buyers.
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