India’s food processing sector received a massive boost on the opening day of the World Food India Summit 2025, with Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL) and three Coca-Cola bottlers committing over ₹65,000 crore in fresh investments.
Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan said the summit, held in New Delhi from September 25–28, is expected to generate investment commitments exceeding ₹1 lakh crore. “We are expecting to sign MoUs worth more than ₹1 lakh crore during this event,” Paswan noted.
RCPL led the announcements, signing a ₹40,000-crore agreement with the ministry to build integrated food manufacturing facilities across India. The company will initially invest ₹1,500 crore to set up plants in Katol (Nagpur, Maharashtra) and Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh). Reliance had outlined these plans at its August AGM, promising to build “Asia’s largest integrated food parks” powered by AI-driven automation, robotics, and sustainable technologies.
Separately, SLMG Beverages, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, and Kandhari Group of Companies—three of Coca-Cola’s largest Indian bottlers—announced a combined ₹25,760-crore investment. Their projects, spanning nine states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Jammu, will cover both greenfield and brownfield facilities.
“Coca-Cola India and all the bottlers, including SLMG Beverages, have signed an MoU worth ₹25,760 crore with the ministry,” said Paritosh Ladhani, Joint MD of SLMG Beverages, adding that SLMG alone will invest ₹8,000 crore.
The projects are expected to create 30,000 direct jobs and 3,00,000 indirect employment opportunities, with implementation beginning this year and full rollout targeted by 2030.
Reliance Consumer Products, a fast-growing FMCG arm of Reliance Industries, has rapidly scaled up to ₹11,000 crore in revenues within three years. Director Isha Ambani has set an ambitious target of reaching ₹1 lakh crore in five years, positioning RCPL as “India’s largest FMCG company with a global presence.”
The ministry has assured regulatory support and fast-track clearances for all announced projects, underlining India’s intent to become a global food processing hub.