An over 100-year-old domestic food and healthcare company, Hamdard Group, has signed a deal with Model Economic Township Ltd. (MET City), to set up a food cluster park on nearly 10 acres of land.
MET City, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), is a greenfield smart city based in the Jhajjar district of Haryana.
Hamdard Group is “planning to spend about Rs. 100–150 crore” in the first phase of the development of its manufacturing facilities.
The project, Hamdard Food Park Cluster (HFPC), will include processing plants for honey and edible oils, along with manufacturing facilities for spices, and products like vermicelli and soya chunks.
Hamdard, notably, is the manufacturer of Rooh Afza, a drink that has become a household name in India. Hence, FPC will also be used for “beverage filling and packing” for products like dairy drinks, still juices, and carbonated drinks.
Hamid Ahmed, the chief executive officer of Hamdard Foods, said they selected Reliance MET City for developing their manufacturing facilities “in the next 1 to 2 years” as it provided “not only a very good location to be within the NCR, but also a place having world-class industrial infrastructure.”