Beverages to cheese, companies ramp up capacity
NEW DELHI : Fast-moving consumer goods makers Britannia Industries Ltd and Dabur India Ltd, are adding more food and beverage brands to their portfolio and ramping up capacity.
During an earnings call on Thursday, Britannia executives outlined plans for a larger play in the dairy market, following its recent joint venture with French cheese maker Bel. At its recently opened Ranjangaon factory, production of dairy products such as curd and dairy whiteners has commenced. The company has rolled out fresh paneer in parts of West India. At the Ranjangaon factory, a line for cheddar cheese will be commercialized in Q1 FY24; the processed cheese line will be ready in the second half of FY24, the company said.
Commenting on the Bel joint venture, Varun Berry, executive vice-chairman and managing director, Britannia said, “We are working on the joint branding how the products and the packaging designs are going to look. We are working on the organization structure, training the personnel. We are finalizing our portfolio not just for the immediate launch but how the portfolio will look in the next two to five years.”
Britannia—among the top biscuit makers in the country—has been diversifying its portfolio entering adjacent categories such as snacks (wafers and croissants) and dairy.
The company’s current biscuit to non-biscuit salience to top…
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