PepsiCo opens second India flavour plant in Ujjain with Rs 1,266-crore investment

PepsiCo India commissioned its second beverage concentrate facility in India — its ninth globally — on a 22-acre Ujjain site. The plant anchors a broader Rs 5,700-crore India investment through 2030, bolstering supply chain resilience and sourcing tied to 2,000 farmers.

— Source publishedWed, 1 Jul, 2026, 08:37 IST·First seen Wed, 1 Jul, 2026, 09:50 IST·Source ET Retail

What happened

PepsiCo India inaugurated a Rs 1,266-crore beverage concentrate manufacturing plant in Ujjain, its second flavour facility in India, part of a Rs 5,700-crore

Key facts

  • Rs 1,266 crore
  • Rs 5,700 crore through 2030
  • 22-acre facility
  • 2000 farmers
  • second India plant, ninth globally

Why this matters

This second India flavour facility (PepsiCo's ninth globally) strengthens localized concentrate capacity and creates farmer-sourcing partnerships worth watching for supply-side tie-ups.

What to watch

  • Coca-Cola / Reliance Campa India capacity announcements
  • PepsiCo quarterly India volume and revenue growth commentary
  • State incentive/subsidy disclosures for the Ujjain investment
  • Farmer-sourcing count moving materially above 2,000
  • Input cost trends (sugar, PET, concentrate feedstock)
  • PepsiCo signals additional MP/central-India food or snack capacity to leverage the Ujjain corridor
  • Expand farmer-sourcing MOUs with Madhya Pradesh and neighboring states
  • Announce distribution/route-to-market upgrades tied to new concentrate output
  • Rivals disclose matching India capex or bottling partner expansions within 2-3 quarters