PepsiCo bets on India manufacturing with new Assam snack plant, Ujjain concentrate facility

PepsiCo India CEO Jagrut Kotecha is cautiously optimistic on H2 2026 amid robust urban and rural demand. The company commissioned its first snack plant in Assam and a concentrate facility in Ujjain, and secured land in Tamil Nadu for new snacks manufacturing—signalling deeper local capacity even as weather uncertainties loom.

— Filed Thu, 16 Jul, 2026, 18:02 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

PepsiCo India CEO Jagrut Kotecha is cautiously optimistic on H2 2026 amid robust urban/rural demand. Company commissioned its first snack plant in Assam, a concentrate facility in Ujjain, and secured land in Tamil Nadu for new snacks manufacturing.