Patanjali to sell frozen vegetables by 2019

New Delhi: Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved is now looking to sell frozen vegetables like peas, carrot, cauliflower and has set an investment target of Rs 10,000 crore to expand capacity, multiple people with knowledge of the matter said.

The company, which makes everything from noodles to biscuits to wheat and ghee, has already initiated a pilot launch of a few frozen vegetables like peas in markets such as Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana and Rajasthan.

The investment of Rs 10,000 crore over the next three to five years will help Patanjali expand capacity and manufacturing footprints as it competes with existing retailers and new-age grocers such as ITC and BigBasket. Diversified consumer company ITC is also looking to launch frozen vegetables over the next couple of months.

The frozen fruit and vegetables category in India is pegged at Rs 1,482 crore, according to the data from Euromonitor International. The rising income and resultant increased spending on food items has helped push the demand for processed fruits and vegetables consumed in the country.

Patanjali Ayurved plans to launch at least 6-7 frozen vegetables in the market in the second phase of the launch. Vegetables like corn and cabbage are likely to be sold in the frozen packaged format by 2019.

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