Nestle to set up GCC in Hyderabad

Nestle is setting up a Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad, among the Swiss packaged foods maker’s largest such centres, people aware of the development said.

The maker of Nescafe coffee and Maggi noodles joins a string of large consumer companies including McDonald’s, L’Oreal and Carlsberg setting up GCCs in India, betting on the country’s growth potential at a time when global markets are seeing saturation.

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Nestle India’s spokesperson declined to comment on the development.

Nestle India chairman and managing director Manish Tiwary told shareholders at the company’s 67th AGM last week that despite uneven demand patterns through last year on account of steep food and fuel inflation, India’s long-term potential stays resilient. He had said in his address that Nestle will step up focus on penetration-led volume growth, and rural and semi urban markets, terming these markets “the next wave of long-term consumption”.

Nestle India has invested about Rs 2,000 crore in capital expenditure over the last two years, and reported 22.6% on-year increase in revenues to Rs 6,748 crore for the January-March 2026 quarter, and domestic sales of Rs 23,071.5 crore in FY 26, on the back of double-digit volume growth and market share gains.

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Brokerage Anand Rathi said in a report last fortnight that India's FMCG sector is likely to clock healthy revenue growth in the first quarter of FY27 despite inflationary pressures, on the back of premiumisation, selective price hikes, and stronger performance in modern trade and quick commerce. The report added that though rural demand has moderated in some categories, urban consumption remained relatively resilient.

GCCs, or hubs that operate crucial functions such as technology, analytics, finance and research, are seeing a surge in India, and bringing in jobs as well as investments.

A Nasscom–Zinnov report noted that India had 1,700 GCCs in FY24, leading to $64.6 billion in exports and employing more than 1.9 million people. According to the report, by year 2030, this number could expand to 2,200 centres and up to $105 billion in revenue.