India: Amul to Invest $1.2 billion in new dairy & food plants
GCMMF, India’s biggest dairy cooperative, trading as Amul, has announced plans to invest 10,000 crore INR ($1.2 billion) in food processing over the next two to three years. The planned investment will add up to 12 new manufacturing units, expanding production capacity in dairy, ice cream and other food products. This expansion is intended to […]
India: SLMG Beverages to invest $1 billion
SLMG Beverages, a subsidiary of Ladhani Group and the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola in India, has announced plans to invest $1 billion over six years to expand in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand. The company will invest around $150 million each year to expand manufacturing capacity, upgrade warehousing, enlarge its logistics fleet, and supplying more […]
India: Reliance Consumer Products to invest $127 million in Tamil Nadu
Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Indian retail major Reliance Retail Ventures, has announced plans to invest 1,156 crore INR ($127 million) to set up an integrated manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. With the investment, a 60-acre facility will be established at SIPCOT’s Allikulam Industrial Park to produce packaged snacks, biscuits, spices and […]
UK: Premier Foods to invest $25 million in Devon Ambrosia factory
UK food manufacturer Premier Foods has announced that it is investing £19 million ($25 million) in its Ambrosia factory located in Lifton, Devon to increase capacity and improve efficiency. This will be a three-year programme of investment, split into two stages. The first £9 million ($12 million) phase has modernised Ambrosia’s rice pudding and custard […]
USA: Mars invests in European manufacturing, innovation
Mars, the US-based diversified food company, has announced plans to invest €1 billion ($1.17 billion) to boost manufacturing and innovation across the EU. At the production level, the company is planning to invest significantly to modernise its manufacturing footprint, upgrading facilities to boost efficiency, product quality and consumer innovation, including new pouch packaging for its […]
France: Organic retailer Biocoop plots major store expansion
Bicoop, the leading French organic retailer, has announced major expansion plans, bidding to increase its overall store count by 160 by 2029. The investment comes on the back of growth in the first half of 2025 which saw the retailer increase sales to more than €1.8 billion (S2.1 billion). The expansion plans would take the Biocoop network […]
South Africa: Walmart to open first stores
US supermarket chain Walmart has announced plans to open its first stores in South Africa before the end of 2025. Commenting on the move, Walmart International president and CEO Kath McLay said: “Walmart’s South African stores will offer a wide range of merchandise, including fresh groceries, household essentials, apparel and technology. Walmart also will offer […]
Brazil: Baly Brasil invests $5.7 million to boost logistics
Beverage firm Baly Brasil has announced an investment of R$30.9 million ($5.7 million) to boost logistics and support the company’s global expansion plans. According to Giro News, Baly Brasil acquired the Itagres Revestimentos Ceramicos facility and associated equipment in Tubarao, Santa Catarina at a court auction, and has plans to convert it into a logistics […]
Brazil: Nestle to invest $185 million in Araras coffee factory
FMCG giant Nestle has recently announced that it is investing R$1 billion ($185 million), between 2025 and 2028, in its coffee factory in Araras, in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state. According to sources, the instant coffee facility will see a 10% increase in production capacity once the upgrades are complete. The factory modernisation is said to […]
Brazil: Lactalis invests $74 million in Rio Grande do Sul
Dairy firm Lactalis has announced that the company is investing R$400 million ($73.6 million) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in order to expand its dairy production footprint in Brazil. According to Portal Datagro, the firm intends to spread the investment across five of its facilities in the state, with plans in particular […]