The corporation has set up a milk processing unit in Munger, in Bihar and there are plans to set up similar processing facilities in other parts of the country as well.
\"The company has made relentless efforts in building world class brands, which had garnered an annual consumer, spend of Rs 11,000 crore,\" added Deveshwar.
Net sales increased by marginal 2.05 per cent to Rs 8,800.22 crore as against Rs 8,623.11 crore in the same period last year, ITC said in a BSE filing.
The Kolkata-based company will make the proposed investment in the short term on manufacturing capacity, marketing and brand building and distribution expenses.
Hassad Food, owned by Qatar Investment Authority has alleged that it invested around Rs 750 crore in Bush Foods in April 2013 for 69.5 per cent stake based on false financial statements and nonexistent inventory.