United Breweries Restricted (UBL), India’s main brewer and residential to iconic manufacturers like Kingfisher and Heineken®, right now introduced a strategic funding of ₹90 crores to ascertain a state-of-the-art Canning Line facility at its present Nizam Brewery in Telangana, one of many two breweries it operates within the state. This vital transfer will mark UBL’s foray into the quickly rising canned beer phase in Telangana, one in every of India’s largest and most dynamic beer markets.
“The brand new facility is anticipated to be commissioned inside a 12 months and can add 0.4 million hectolitres (mhl) to the brewery’s present 0.5 mhl capability, taking the overall to 0.9 mhl. It’s going to primarily cater to premium manufacturers, together with Kingfisher, Kingfisher Extremely, and Heineken®, packaged in cans, a format more and more most popular by fashionable customers for its comfort, portability, and freshness retention.”
With this funding, UBL is about to make its much-anticipated entry into Telangana’s fast-growing cans phase, an space the place the corporate had no presence till now. This strategic growth aligns completely with shifting client preferences and strengthens UBL’s management in one in every of India’s most vibrant beer markets.
The transfer additionally comes on the heels of HEINEKENs funding in its GCC operations, reaffirming the corporate’s dedication to innovation, capability constructing, and sustained class development inside India’s dynamic beer trade.
Commenting on the announcement, Vivek Gupta, MD & CEO, United Breweries Restricted, mentioned, “Telangana is among the largest beer markets in India, and client demand for cans has been persistently rising. With this funding, we’re assured of gaining market share on this high-potential format whereas delivering the long-lasting style of Kingfisher, Extremely, and Heineken® to customers in a brand new and thrilling approach. This growth underlines our dedication to assembly evolving client preferences and driving development in India’s beer class.”
The funding is being made by means of inner accruals and has already acquired all essential regulatory approvals, together with the current Constructing Allow Order issued by the Industrial Space Native Authority – Kothlapur on August 25, 2025.
