India: Brewing industry to invest in Uttar Pradesh

The brewing industry will invest around ₹5,500 crore in Uttar Pradesh in the next three years on setting up of greenfield units and its ancillaries, industry body BAI said.

The beer industry is "betting big" on Uttar Pradesh, said the Brewers' Association of India (BAI), while welcoming the new excise policy announced by the state government, termed it "progressive" and has a "well-balanced approach" for the growth of the industry.

"The beer industry and its ancillary industries will be investing ₹5,500 crore in the next three years," said BAI Director General Vinod Giri.

Elaborating the projects, he said work on two greenfield breweries costing around ₹1500 crore is already underway.

"Similarly, two major aluminium can production plants, which entail investment of ₹2,000 crore, are also in the pipeline, while a few glass production units worth ₹2,000 crore will also come up soon," Giri told PTI.

22 February, 2026