Telangana signs food, dairy and beverage MoUs with Godrej, Fertis, KJS India, Vintage Coffee and Reliance Consumer Products

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy took part in back-to-back meetings and MoU signings, which included several investments in the food, dairy and beverage sector:

• Godrej Industries Group: dairy expansion with a capacity of 5 lakh litres per day, an investment of ₹150 crore on 40 acres, creating 300 direct jobs over two years.
• Fertis India Pvt. Ltd.: a food and agriculture R&D centre and a greenfield rare sugars plant (allulose and other functional ingredients), with a total investment of ₹2,000 crore (₹500 crore in Phase 1 and ₹1,500 crore in Phase 2) on 100 acres, creating over 800 jobs over two years. Fertis also announced a separate ₹200 crore specialty crop nutrition and bio-stimulants project.
• KJS India: Unit 2 for food and beverage manufacturing, an investment of ₹650 crore on 44 acres, creating 1,551 direct jobs over two years. KJS acts as a contract manufacturer for global brands including Nestlé, Unilever, Dr. Reddy’s and Mayora.
• Vintage Coffee and Beverages Limited: an export-oriented premium freeze-dried coffee plant, an investment of ₹1,100 crore on 15 acres, creating 1,000 direct jobs over two years.
• Reliance Consumer Products Limited: a multi-product FMCG plant for beverages, snacks and confectionery, an investment of ₹1,500 crore on 100 acres, creating 1,000 direct jobs.