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Bisleri Set To Re-Enter Soft Drinks Space In 2016
NEW DELHI: Bottled water major Bisleri International is looking to re-enter the soft drinks business early next year as part of its plans to clock a turnover of over 
2,000 crore by 2020.
The company, which is making a comeback in soft drinks segment after over two decades, has earmarked a budget of around Rs 100 crore for the new venture.
"Bisleri, as a company by 2020, should be more than 2,000 crore. The growth will come with expansion of business (into new areas) such as soft drinks," Bisleri International Director R K Garg told PTI.
During 2014-15 fiscal, Bisleri had a turnover of about Rs 700 crore and is growing at a range of 20-25 per cent, he said.
Apart from packaged drinking water sold under the brand Bisleri, the company also sells natural mountain water under brand Vedica, Bisleri Soda and energy drink Urzza.
"We have plans to launch soft drinks in early 2016. For expansion of the company, we have to diversify. We were in that business for a long time and now we are coming in that with different flavours", Garg said.
Bisleri promoter Ramesh Chauhan had sold five popular brands Thums Up, Limca, Gold Spot, Maaza and Citra to global beverage major Coca Cola in 1993. Both parties had entered into a non-compete agreement, which expired in 2008.
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