Food and beverage major PepsiCo will invest up to Rs 5,700 crore in India by 2030, with the planned spending largely aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity across its food business, PTI reported.The investment will primarily support facilities in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Tamil Nadu as the company looks to strengthen its presence in a key global growth market.Jagrut Kotecha, CEO, India and South Asia, said the company remains committed to long-term growth in the country.“We are committed and as a result, from 2025 to 2030, we have committed close to Rs 5,700 crore of investments,” Kotecha said.The investments will be mainly directed towards a concentrate plant in Madhya Pradesh and snack food manufacturing facilities in Assam and Tamil Nadu, he said.“The investment is primarily for the concentrate plant in Madhya Pradesh and snack food factories in Assam and Tamil Nadu,” he said.Kotecha added that some projects are close to being operational.“Some of this will be operational in the next few months, such as the concentrate plant in Madhya Pradesh and the northeast Assam plant,” Kotecha said.He also highlighted the company’s plans in South India.“The land purchase, which we recently made in Tamil Nadu, will allow us to open a massive footprint in the south for our snacks business,” he said.
India remains among PepsiCo’s top 13 markets globally and offers significant growth opportunities, driven by rising income and a stable investment environment, according to Kotecha.“PepsiCo views India as a market with potential because there is still huge opportunity for growth here,” he said.Commenting on the performance, Kotecha said PepsiCo achieved strong growth momentum.“For the second year in a row, we achieved strong double-digit growth,” he said.PepsiCo India and South Asia CFO Savitha Balachandran said the company saw strong traction in the food segment during 2025.“On the food side of the business, we saw very strong growth of about 11 percent,” she said.She added that the beverage sector faces weather-related challenges and increasing competition.“On the beverage side, it was a market where we had some headwinds in terms of weather.
We have seen some soft effect,” she said, adding that the intensity of competition had risen “a little.”“I would say both parts of the business have performed well and strongly for us,” she said. PepsiCo India reported a profit after tax of Rs 905 crore during the 12 months ended December 2025 on total revenue of Rs 9,789 crore. The company also entered 2026 with over Rs 1,600 crore of cash reserves, and investments are expected to remain a key area of focus.
