Indian Firm Signs Packaging Contract with Walmart

12 March 2010

Indian firm Parikh Packaging has signed an agreement with Bharti-Walmart, a joint venture of Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores for packaging the products.

Parikh Packaging director Pavan Parikh said the company had joined forces with Bharti-Walmart, which will be launching 1,200 stores this year.

“We would be packing 28 products for them,” Parikh said

Parikh Packaging said it will invest Rs 45-50 crore ($10m-$11m) in the next five years and has recently invested Rs 30 crore ($6.6m) in a brownfield expansion.