Britannia opens its first manufacturing unit in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: Britannia Industries has opened its first manufacturing unit for bakery products in Gujarat at Jhagadia industrial estate. The unit has been set up at an investment of around 75-100 crores, and when scaled up is capable of producing 45,000 tonnes per annum.
Varun Berry, executive director, Britannia Industries, said, "We are confident that this unit will produce best-in-class Britannia products at best-in-class costs to service our key markets of Gujarat and Maharashtra.The location is not just ideal from a market proximity point of view but also from the right infrastructural support required."
The factory will employ close to 750 employees at the Jhagadia unit. The company also has units in Bihar, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.