RCPL sets up a 60-acre integrated food manufacturing unit in Thoothukudi, creating 2,000 jobs over five years
Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) will invest Rs 1,156 crore to establish an integrated manufacturing facility at SIPCOT Allikulam Industrial Park in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, State Industries Minister TRB Rajaa said on X.
“Another FMCG major chooses Tamil Nadu! Reliance Consumer Products Limited has chosen Tamil Nadu for its next big unit. The company will invest Rs 1,156 crore to set up an integrated manufacturing facility at SIPCOT Allikulam Industrial Park!” Rajaa wrote.
The facility, spread across 60 acres, will focus on multi-product manufacturing, including regional snacks, biscuits, spices, atta, edible oil, and other items. Rajaa even emphasised on the employment potential, stating, “Over the next 5 years, it will generate 2,000 local jobs for TN.”
This investment forms part of RCPL’s larger Rs 40,000 crore expansion strategy over the next three years to set up integrated food parks across India. The company has already committed Rs 768 crore for its first food park in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district and signed an MoU with Maharashtra for a facility in Nagpur.
The Reliance project adds to a wave of FMCG manufacturing growth in Tamil Nadu. Godrej Consumer Products inaugurated a Rs 515 crore greenfield plant at Tiruporur near Chennai in March 2025. Dabur India is establishing its first South Indian facility at Tindivanam, Villupuram district, while PepsiCo will also be setting up a manufacturing plant at SIPCOT food industrial park in Manapparai, Trichy district, with an investment exceeding Rs 500 crore.
Underlining the state’s investor-friendly environment, Rajaa lauded Chief Minister MK Stalin’s leadership and said that “Under the Dravidian Model leadership of Honourable Chief Minister Thiru. MK Stalin avargal, we continue to attract marquee national FMCG players into the state, and there is no major sector we aren’t leaving untapped.”
Earlier, Tamil Nadu also received a major boost in industrial investment with two Central Government PSUs, Cochin Shipyard and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, planning a combined Rs 30,000 crore for Greenfield commercial shipyards.
