Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the fast-moving consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries, is preparing to establish its first food park in Andhra Pradesh with an initial investment of ₹768 crore. The facility will be located in Brahmanapalli village of Orvakal, Kurnool district, and forms part of RCPL’s larger plan to invest ₹40,000 crore in integrated food parks across India over the next three years.
According to officials familiar with the project, the Andhra Pradesh State Investment Promotion Committee has cleared the allotment of 120 acres for the food park. The site lies within three hours of Hyderabad and five hours of Bengaluru by road, offering strategic access to two major consumption hubs. In addition, RCPL has been allotted another 80 acres nearby for a proposed beverages manufacturing unit. The state cabinet is expected to give its final nod within two weeks.
The Kurnool project will be developed in phases. The first phase will include facilities to produce around 23,000 tonnes of spices, 14,400 tonnes of noodles and pasta, and 3,800 tonnes of snacks annually. The second phase will focus on larger categories such as rice with a proposed annual output of 36,500 tonnes, atta at 1.2 million tonnes, and 32,900 tonnes of chocolates and confectionery. Together, the two phases are expected to generate at least 500 direct jobs in the region.
Reliance has also signed an MoU with the Maharashtra government to build a food and beverage hub in Nagpur, though Andhra Pradesh is moving ahead as the company’s first operational food park. At Reliance’s annual general meeting last month, Isha Ambani, executive director of Reliance Retail Ventures, outlined the group’s ambition of scaling RCPL into a ₹1 lakh crore consumer goods powerhouse within five years.
