24 th April 2026: Coca-Cola India has entered into a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Invest UP, Government of Uttar Pradesh to strengthen their shared vision of supporting environmental stewardship, community well-being and enhance access to safe hydration solutions across the state of Uttar Pradesh.
The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Vijay Kiran Anand, CEO, Invest UP, Shri Anand Kumar Pandey, AGM Coordination/ OSD / CSR Nodal, Invest UP, Vivek Ladhani, Executive Director at SLMG Beverages Pvt Ltd, Siddharth Ladhani, Director at SLMG Beverages Pvt Ltd and Coca-Cola India team.
The collaboration will focus on developing on-ground solutions such as water access infrastructure, strengthening waste collection and recycling systems, and enabling skill-building and livelihood opportunities for local communities, particularly across high-footfall tourism destinations. The initiative also aims to enhance environmental infrastructure and visitor experience, while supporting long-term, community-led impact.
Speaking on the occasion, Vijay Kiran Anand, CEO, Invest UP, said, “This partnership reflects our focus on integrating environmental solutions with infrastructure development, while leveraging private sector expertise to drive long-term impact and support community development priorities.”
Devyani RL Rana, Vice President – Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability for Coca-Cola India and Southwest Asia added, “At Coca-Cola India, we believe meaningful impact is driven through strong partnerships and community-led approaches. We are committed to working together with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to strengthen water stewardship, improve waste management systems, and support livelihoods, while contributing to long-term value for communities. We thank Invest UP for their partnership in enabling this collaboration.”
With this MoU, Coca-Cola India continues to reinforce its commitment to Uttar Pradesh as a key partner in advancing community-focused development and environmental stewardship through scalable and collaborative CSR-led interventions.
About Coca-Cola India
Coca-Cola in India is one of the country’s leading beverage companies, offering a range of high-quality and refreshing beverage options to consumers. The company, in line with its vision of ‘Beverages For Life’ offers a wide portfolio of products which includes hydration, sports, sparkling, coffee, tea, nutrition, juice and dairy based products. In India its beverage range includes Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, Thums Up, Thums Up XForce, Charged, Fanta, Limca, Sprite, Sprite Zero, Kinley Soda, Rim Zim, Maaza, Minute Maid range of juices and Honest Tea. The Company also offers hydration beverages including Limca GlucoCharge, Smartwater, Kinley, Kinley Copper, Dasani and Bonaqua packaged drinking water. Premium products constitute Schweppes’ range and Smartwater. In addition, it offers a Costa Coffee range of tea and coffee. The Company is constantly transforming its portfolio, from reducing sugar in its drinks to bringing innovative new products to market.
The Company along with its owned bottling operations and franchise bottling partners has a strong network of close to 5 million retail outlets through which it refreshes millions of consumers across the country. It seeks to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water and packaging initiatives, sustainable agriculture and emission reductions across its value chain.
Globally together with its bottling partners, The Coca-Cola Company employs more than 700,000 people, helping to bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at www.cocacolacompany.com and follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About Invest UP
Invest UP, an apex agency for Investment & CSR under the Government of Uttar Pradesh, serves as a dedicated institutional platform to attract, guide and enable investment across the state. It acts as the principal interface for investors and corporates, offering policy clarity, sectoral guidance and streamlined access to government facilitation to support sustainable economic growth.
Through targeted investor engagement, sectoral policy support and proactive outreach, Invest UP mobilises public–private partnerships that convert commitments into tangible projects, driving job creation, infrastructure development and inclusive prosperity across Uttar Pradesh.
