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Home Business Rs 200000000000: This company makes big announcement, plans major investment in…, the company is… Rs 200000000000: This company makes big announcement, plans major investment in…, the company is… A key pillar of this strategy is ITC's foray into the online food services space through a fast-scaling food-tech platform. ITC Limited, the company involved in sectors as wide-ranging as cigarettes, hotels, and beyond, has a phenomenal medium-term investment plan. The company will be investing Rs 20,000 crore to expand its manufacturing presence in various categories. Sanjiv Puri, the company's chairman, announced the company's exclusive investment during the Annual General Meeting. Sanjiv Puri stated that, as part of its growth strategy, the company has recently set up eight new manufacturing facilities in recent years. The units focused on FMCG, sustainable packaging, and value-added agri-products for export. 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The investment could span in areas such as FMCG, sustainable packaging and export-oriented value-added agricultural products. As we continue to scale new horizons. While he did not provide a specific timeline for the proposed capex, Puri said the investment will be directed toward areas aligned with the company's 'ITC Next' strategy, which seeks to build a future-ready portfolio through both organic and inorganic expansion. He said the company has built 40 state-of-the-art manufacturing assets, enriching ITC's robust ecosystem of 250 dedicated factories and 7,500 MSMEs. 'Across your company's businesses, over 90 per cent of value-addition takes place in the country, enlarging ITC's contribution to the economy,' he noted. A key pillar of this strategy is ITC's foray into the online food services space through a fast-scaling food-tech platform. 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