# Congelados De Navarra to build Rs 300 crore food processing plant in Ludhiana, India

Spain-based Congelados De Navarra will invest Rs 300 crore to set up a food processing unit in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The project is expected to generate 400 direct and 5,000 indirect jobs, with production starting 18 months after the foundation stone is laid by end of 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-10
- Where: Ludhiana, Punjab, India
- Value: $42.0M (300.0M INR)
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: Jun 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: frozen potatoes, peas, cauliflowers
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Congelados De Navarra](https://endata.com/companies/33684.md)
- [Punjab Bureau of Industrial Promotion](https://endata.com/companies/33685.md) (partner)
- [IFFCO](https://endata.com/companies/33686.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bwpeople.in](https://www.bwpeople.in/article/spains-firm-signs-mou-with-punjab-to-set-up-rs-300cr-unit-to-generate-employment--157291), 2018-08-10: "Spain-based food processing company Congelados De Navarra will invest Rs 300 crore to set up a food processing unit at Ludhiana in Punjab, an official spokesperson said today."

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