Ladhani Group to invest Rs 11,000 crore in next 5 years, expects Rs 20,000 crore revenue from SLMG Beverages
Ladhani Group, which is the largest bottler of Coca-Cola in India and has also a play in the hospitality and chemicals segments, plans to invest around Rs 11,000 crore in the next five years across its verticals, a top company official said on Wednesday. It plans to spend around Rs 8,000 crore on SLMG Beverages, its flagship firm and the largest bottling franchisee for Coca-Cola in India, for opening new units to expand its presence in Uttar Pradesh and newly acquired markets of Bihar.
SLMG Beverages is among the top 15 bottlers globally for Coca-Cola and aims to be among the top ten in the coming years. It is ready for more franchising opportunities in India and foreign countries, its Joint Managing Director Paritosh Ladhani told PTI.
The Lucknow-based group also plans to invest around Rs 3,000 crore in its hospitality business in the next five years and double the number of hotel rooms.
SLMG Beverages, which is setting up a new plant in Bihar at Buxar with an investment of Rs 1,200 crore, has plans to open one more similar plant with an additional investment of Rs 1,500 crore, he said.
Besides, the company also plans to invest to expand its existing bottling plants near Lucknow, Amethi, Bareilly, Ayodhya for brownfield expansion and new green plants in Uttar Pradesh to meet the growing demand for fizz and non-fizz-based beverage products in the country's most populous state.
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