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Wagh Bakri's plant to be operational in 8-9 months

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Chitra Unnithan Mumbai/ Ahmedabad

Gujarat-based packaged tea group ,Wagh Bakri group's world class factory in Nadiad is all set to be fully operational in the next 8-9 months' time. The company is also planning to open a 3000 sq ft office in Delhi in the next three months.

According to Parag Desai, director, Wagh Bakri group, "After the Dholka plant, we are commisioning another state-of-the-art factory in Nadiad, which will house hi-tech machines, latest gadgets and the best certification. This plant will be quite hitech and should be operational in the next 8-9 months. The land has already been acquired and we are looking at designs, floating tenders to architects and contractors in the state. We are setting up this plant to increase our production capacity."

 

The group is all set to foray into the Delhi market and plans to rent its office in Delhi for the initial period. Wagh Bakri group's corporate office has recently been voted as one of the 'cleanest' and 'eco-friendly' corporate houses across the city in a recent survey by an English publication house. Besides its 20,000 sq ft Ahmedabad office, the group has corporate offices in Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. The group is expecting a growth rate of 15 per cent for the year 2009-10.

 

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First Published: Apr 13 2009 | 12:41 AM IST

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