PepsiCo is building its Greenfield food plant in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, at a cost of Rs814 crore. The food plant is PepsiCo’s largest Greenfield investment in manufacturing in India and will be used for making Lay’s potato chips.
The plant was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
The state-of-the-art plant aligns with the Uttar Pradesh government’s industrialization-led growth agenda and emphasizes on PepsiCo’s philosophy of driving sustainable accelerated growth and will create over 1,500 direct and indirect job opportunities in the state. It plans to employ at least 30% women at the facility built across 29 acres.
PepsiCo India intends to source 1,50,000 tonne of potatoes annually from the state and collaborate with over 5,000 local farmers.
The launch of the new foods plant in Mathura, is in line with the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat, said Ahmed ElSheikh, president, PepsiCo India. Besides, the manufacturing facility was commissioned in less than two years with the support of the UP government and local administration, he added.
The new plant will contribute to the state’s overall development through employment opportunities and strong farm-linkages.