Commercial operations commence at Moradabad bottling facility with 6 million cases annual capacity
Allied Blenders and Distillers has commenced commercial operations at its bottling facility in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- Initial capacity
- 6 million cases per annum
- Unit investment
- acquired in January 2026 for ~₹70 crore and later upgraded with an investment of ~₹40 crore
- Uttar Pradesh investment announced
- over ₹600 crore
Capacity addition in Uttar Pradesh
- Commercial operations have commenced at the bottling facility in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- The unit has an initial capacity of 6 million cases per annum.
- The company describes this as part of its integrated manufacturing programme to serve the state's spirits demand.
How the unit was built
- The facility forms part of the assets acquired in January 2026 for ~₹70 crore.
- It was subsequently upgraded with an investment of ~₹40 crore.
What the company expects from it
- The commissioning is expected to improve service efficiency in Uttar Pradesh.
- It is also expected to deliver cost benefits through increased in-house bottling and savings on franchise fees.
- The Managing Director's statement points to backward integration as a key pillar of strategy, with greater control over the value chain, improved supply chain agility and stronger cost efficiencies.
- The unit is also described as a platform for further integration, including increased captive ENA (extra neutral alcohol) capacity.
Uttar Pradesh as a focus market
- The company calls Uttar Pradesh one of India's fastest-growing spirits markets and central to its growth plans.
- It has announced an investment of over ₹600 crore in the state, including the acquisition and upgrade of the Moradabad unit and the development of an integrated facility comprising a dual-mode distillery and additional bottling capacity.
- The release cites the state's excise policy framework and investment environment as support for long-term industry growth.
Manufacturing footprint described by the company
- 40 units in total, including 10 owned bottling facilities, 2 owned distilleries, 1 owned PET bottle plant and 27 non-owned manufacturing units (including 1 in Malaysia).
- Presence in 39 international markets, described as the largest exporter by volume among Indian spirits companies.
What a retail investor can take away
- This is an operating milestone: a facility moving from acquisition and upgrade to running commercial production.
- The update quantifies the capacity being added (6 million cases per annum) and the money spent on acquiring and upgrading the unit (~₹70 crore plus ~₹40 crore).
- The stated benefits are in-house bottling, lower franchise fees and supply chain control; the release does not put a rupee figure on those expected savings.
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More numbers
- Initial bottling capacity at Moradabad6 million cases per annum
- Cost of assets acquired in January 2026~₹70 crore
- Subsequent investment in the facility~₹40 crore
- Announced investment in Uttar Pradeshover ₹600 crore
- International markets presence39 international markets
- Total manufacturing units40 units
- Owned bottling facilities10 owned bottling facilities
- Non-owned manufacturing units27 non-owned manufacturing units
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