Reliance Consumer Products to invest US$178.35M in integrated beverage plant in Andhra Pradesh
The new Orvakal facility will produce beverages and packaged foods, creating about 1,200 jobs with state-backed incentives.
INDIA – Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the fast-moving consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries, is set to invest Rs 1,622 crore (US$178.35M) in an integrated beverage and food manufacturing facility at Orvakal in Kurnool district, following approval of a tailor-made incentive package by the Andhra Pradesh government.
The project received clearance after the State Investment Promotion Board approved customised incentives valued at up to Rs 601.87 crore (US$66.19M).
The facility will manufacture carbonated soft drinks, fruit juices and packaged drinking water, and is expected to generate direct employment for around 1,200 people. It represents one of the largest recent investments in the state’s food and beverage processing sector.
According to official disclosures, the investment proposal was first examined by the State Investment Promotion Committee on November 28, 2025, before being placed before the State Investment Promotion Board, which met on December 4.
The board recommended special incentives, which have now been formally sanctioned under the Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Policy (4.0) 2024–29.
The approved incentives amount to 37.10 per cent of the project’s fixed capital investment and will be disbursed over a five-year period. Certain ineligible conditions under the policy have been relaxed to accommodate the project. The package includes a capital subsidy equivalent to 15 per cent of eligible fixed capital investment, capped at Rs 25 crore (US$0.27).
RCPL will also receive 100 per cent reimbursement of net state goods and services tax generated from products manufactured and sold within Andhra Pradesh for five years, subject to a ceiling of Rs 493.95 crore (US$54.32M).
Additional benefits include power cost reimbursement of Rs 1 per unit and a matching electricity duty exemption for five years, together capped at Rs 81.72 crore (US$8.99M). Reimbursement of stamp duty, transfer duty and land conversion charges of up to Rs 1.20 crore has also been approved.
The project will be implemented in phases. The first phase will include production capacities of 23,000 tonnes per annum of spices, 3,800 tonnes of snacks, and 14,400 tonnes of noodles and pasta.
The second phase will add capacities of 32,900 tonnes of confectionery, 36,500 tonnes of rice and 120,000 tonnes of atta.
State officials said the investment aligns with Andhra Pradesh’s strategy to attract large-scale food processing and consumer goods manufacturing, leveraging its agricultural base and logistics infrastructure.
RCPL has been expanding its manufacturing footprint across southern India. In August, the company announced a Rs 1,622 crore investment to establish a Campa Cola bottling facility in Vijayapura district, Karnataka.
For the quarter ended June 2025, Reliance Industries reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 26,994 crore, a 78.3 per cent increase year-on-year, while consolidated revenue from operations rose 6 per cent to Rs 273,252 crore.
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