India: Varun Beverages to acquire Devyani dairy, beverage business
VBL Industries (Kenya) Limited (VBL Kenya), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian beverage producer Varun Beverages, has entered into a Business Transfer Agreement to acquire the value-added dairy beverages, juices and packaged drinking water business of Devyani Food Industries (Kenya) Limited (DFIL Kenya), an RJ Corp subsidiary Under the terms of the agreement, VBL Kenya will […]
India: Asahi partners with Varun Beverages for Calpis debut
Asahi, the Japanese food and beverage company, has announced a business alliance agreement with India-based non-alcohol beverage manufacturer Varun Beverages to introduce its Calpis brand into the Indian market. Starting in the second half of 2026 or thereafter, a ready-to-drink, non-alcohol and non-carbonated dairy-based product under the Calpis name will be launched in India with […]
South Africa: Varun Beverages to acquire Crickley Dairy
Varun Beverages, the India-based bottling partner for PepsiCo, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in the South African firm Crickley Dairy. The transaction is valued at 238 million ZAR ($14.3 million) and will be executed through Varun Beverages’ wholly owned subsidiary, The Beverage Company (Bevco). Varun Beverages previously completed the acquisition […]
South Africa: Varun Beverages to acquire Twizza in $54 million deal
Varun Beverages, the India-based bottling partner for PepsiCo, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Twizza, a South African carbonated soft drinks manufacturer, for an enterprise value of 1.47 billion ZAR ($54.1 million). Twizza Beverages, a prominent player in the South African market, operates manufacturing facilities in Queenstown, Middelburg and […]
India: Varun Beverages announces Carlsberg Africa JV
Varun Beverages, PepsiCo’s bottling partner in India, has announced it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Carlsberg for the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Africa, and to this end will establish a wholly owned subsidiary in Kenya. In a statement, Varun Beverages said: “We are incorporating a wholly-owned subsidiary in Kenya under Varun […]
South Africa: Varun Beverages invests in BevCo, expands production
Varun Beverages, the PepsiCo bottler, has announced the investment of $48.2 million in its South African subsidiary BevCo. Varun Beverages finalised the acquisition of BevCo last year, and the company is now reportedly acquiring additional share capital of 2.42%. The decided to create two new production lines in Zimbabwe, one which is expected to produce 340 bottles […]
South Africa: Varun Beverages completes acquisition of BevCo
Varun Beverages (VBL), the Indian bottler for PepsiCo, has completed the acquisition of BevCo, a South African beverage company, following approval from the South African Competition Commission. The proposed acquisition was announced in December 2023, valuing BevCo at 1,320 crore INR ($16.4 million). BevCo is described as a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of licensed […]
India: Varun Beverages expands capacity in Zimbabwe
Varun Beverages, the Indian soft drinks firm, is expanding production capacity in Africa with the inauguration of the second phase of its bottling plant in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, according to a report in Food Businesss Africa. The expanded plant, a franchise bottling operation for PepsiCo, now features three further production lines, in addition to the first PET […]
India: Varun Beverages to acquire PepsiCo’s bottling operations in south and west India
Varun Beverages, PepsiCo’s Indian bottling partner, is set to acquire PepsiCo’s company-owned bottling, sales and distribution operations in the south and west regions of India, according to a report in the Economic Times. Varun Beverages is already the franchise partner for PepsiCo’s bottling operations in the North and East, having acquired those divisions in 2014. The latest acquisition, the value […]
India: Varun Beverages breaks ground on new plant
Varun Beverages, PepsiCo’s bottling partner in India, has announced that construction has started on a new production facility in the northern state of Punjab. Located in the city of Pathankot, the new greenfield plant will add in-house production capacity for Tropicana fruit juices, Quaker Oats milk drinks and Gatorade energy drinks, according to a report […]