B'luru firm's ₹100-cr food processing, life sciences unit coming up at Angamaly

IN a significant push for the state's ambition to attract major investment projects, Bengaluru-based RCC Nutrafill will establish a food processing and life sciences products manufacturing facility at the KSIDC Industrial Park in Angamaly, Ernakulam.

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The ₹100-crore facility is slated to generate 500 direct and indirect jobs.

RCC Nutrafill director Sai Devarajulu Prasad told TNIE, "The facility will include cold storage, warehousing, and R&D facilities along with the manufacturing of products belonging to life sciences and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories."

He said the first phase of the facility, spread across 5 acres, will be completed within the next 24 months. Dr Krishna Ella, executive chairman of Bharat Biotech, has played a key role in bringing RCC Nutrafill to Kerala. The company, a new venture by Dr Ella, had announced the investment at the Invest Kerala Global Summit.