Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages to invest ₹1,127 crore in Andhra Pradesh capacity
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages will build a new Vizianagaram bottling unit and expand Srikalahasti operations, adding capacity for Coca-Cola, Thums Up, Sprite, Fanta, Limca and Kinley across southern India.
What happened
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages will invest ₹1,127 crore in Andhra Pradesh for a new Vizianagaram bottling unit and expansion at Srikalahasti. The facilities will
Key facts
- ₹1,127 crore total investment
- ₹842 crore for new Vizianagaram unit
- ₹285 crore for Srikalahasti expansion
- 3 initial bottling lines at Vizianagaram
- 18 million cases annual initial capacity
What changed
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages will invest ₹1,127 crore in Andhra Pradesh for a new Vizianagaram bottling unit and expansion at Srikalahasti. The facilities will serve rising beverage demand across southern India, producing Coca-Cola, Thums Up, Sprite, Fanta, Limca and Kinley.
Why this matters
The ₹1,127 crore investment adds major southern India bottling capacity through a new Vizianagaram plant and expanded Srikalahasti operations, strengthening supply reliability across Coca-Cola’s core beverage portfolio.
What to watch
- Land, environmental and water-clearance milestones for the Vizianagaram facility.
- Plant commissioning date, number of operational lines and capacity-utilisation disclosures.
- Summer-season volume growth and market-share trends for sparkling beverages and packaged water in southern India.
- Distributor additions, cooler deployments and modern-trade availability in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
- Competitive capex, pricing or trade-promotion responses from PepsiCo bottlers and regional beverage brands.