Tata Group Maggi : Tata Consumer Products is considering buying a 65-70% stake in First Capital Foods from three investors. Nestlé SA and The Kraft Heinz Company are also in the race to buy this company.
Capital Foods Private Limited, a company that manufactures spices and food products under Ching’s Secret and Smith & Jones brands, has been sold. In the race to buy this company, Tata Group company Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) is the front runner. Nestlé SA and The Kraft Heinz Company are also in the race to buy this company.
Maggi is a craze from Delhi to the streets. Retailers sell these products hand in hand. The use of this product has also increased in villages for quick filling. Maggi has achieved this result due to powerful advertising. But there is a possibility of Tata tunneling their market.
Maggi has increased its market share with strong advertising. Maggi is a craze from Delhi to the streets. The company claims to do potoba in just two minutes. As this product (Instant Food Product) is being sold by the retailers, it has come to be known as ready to food of choice.
But this market monarchy of Maggi is likely to be undermined soon. The country’s oldest conglomerate has decided to jump into the ready-to-eat industry. Tata Consumer Products Limited (Tata Consumer Product) of the Tata Group has taken steps for this. So Maggi’s market dominance is threatened. Tata group is trying to buy the brand.
Trying to buy this company
Ching’s Secret and Smith & Jones brands operate under Capital Foods Private Limited. These two units are engaged in the manufacture of spices and food products. Capital Foods Pvt Ltd to be sold. Tata group has entered the fray to buy this company. Tata Consumer Products Limited is leading in this competition. Nestlé and The Kraft Heinz Company are also contenders in this competition.
What is the plan
Tata is considered to be the main contender among the buyers. Tata plans to buy 65-70 percent stake in Capital Foods Pvt Ltd from three major investors. This company may have a market capitalization of 5,500. The three investors are Invus Group, American conglomerate General Atlantic and the company’s founder Ajay Gupta. They have 40, 35 and 25 percent share respectively. Kotak Mahindra is the advisor to the Tata Group for this deal.
