Overview
- PepsiCo India, which announced the plan Tuesday, committed up to Rs 5,700 crore by 2030 to expand capacity.
- Most of the money targets a concentrates plant in Madhya Pradesh and snack factories in Assam and Tamil Nadu, where the company says it has just bought land.
- The Madhya Pradesh concentrates site and the Assam unit are slated to start operations in the next few months.
- The company reported 2025 revenue of Rs 9,789 crore and profit after tax of Rs 905 crore, and it entered 2026 with over Rs 1,600 crore in cash to fund disciplined investments.
- Leaders said foods grew about 11% in 2025 while beverages saw weather-linked softness and tougher competition, including pressure from Reliance Consumer’s Campa.