Reliance Industries is set to revolutionize manufacturing across beverages, daily essentials, garments, and electronics, with a significant push for global exports. Chairman Mukesh Ambani revealed plans for advanced production ecosystems, leveraging supplier partnerships and aiming to replicate successful models, according to the company's 49th annual general meeting. The company is already exporting FMCG products to over 40 countries, signaling a strong ambition to build a scalable global consumer goods business.
Garment and Electronics Manufacturing Ecosystem
Speaking at the virtual AGM, Mukesh Ambani said Reliance is building a garment manufacturing ecosystem through supplier partnerships across 21 clusters nationwide. The company intends to replicate this model for affordable electronics, including smart eyewear, televisions, smartphones, and connected wearables. This platform approach aims to create scalable production capacity across multiple consumer segments.
FMCG and Beverage Expansion
Isha Ambani, non-executive director overseeing retail and FMCG businesses, disclosed that Reliance has already invested Rs 10,000 crore in food parks and plans to invest another Rs 30,000 crore over the next three years. She confirmed that Reliance is now producing beverages across 12 states through high-speed bottling lines at multiple greenfield plants.
| Investment Area | Amount (Rs crore) | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Food parks (completed) | 10,000 | Already invested |
| Food parks (planned) | 30,000 | Next 3 years |
| FMCG gross sales (FY26) | ~22,000 | Annual |
Retail and FMCG Financial Targets
Reliance operates India's largest retail business and aims to build the country's largest FMCG business targeting revenue of Rs 1 lakh crore by 2030. In FY26, the retail business reported gross revenue of Rs 3.7 lakh crore and profit after tax of Rs 13,838 crore, while the FMCG business recorded gross sales of about Rs 22,000 crore.
“Our exports platform is a logical extension of our manufacturing platform in retail. The rapid growth of our consumer brands business in India has given us the confidence to build a strong and scalable global FMCG business,” Mukesh Ambani told shareholders.
Isha Ambani added: “Soon, it (FMCG business) will become a value-creating engine for Reliance Industries, comparable in scale and profitability to our retail business.”
Fresh Produce Supply Chain
Mukesh Ambani also announced that Reliance is building a manufacturing and supply-chain platform for fresh fruits and vegetables by modernising sourcing, cold-chain infrastructure, and distribution networks. “This will give farmers fairer returns, shopkeepers dependable supply, and every family fresher food at fairer prices,” he said.
For industrial procurement and supply chain professionals, these moves signal a massive ramp-up in domestic and export-oriented manufacturing capacity. The company's focus on building scalable platforms across multiple sectors—from garment clusters to high-speed beverage bottling—points to increasing automation and supplier integration opportunities. The planned Rs 30,000 crore investment in food parks alone will require significant capital equipment, logistics, and cold-chain infrastructure, potentially opening new sourcing avenues for equipment manufacturers and industrial automation providers.
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