Lulu Group to Start Logistics, Food Processing Center in Amritsar

Abu Dhabi-based Lulu Group International, one of the biggest retailers and known for its chain of shopping malls, hypermarkets, and food processing centers spread across the Middle East, Far East, and Africa, is starting a logistics and food processing center in Amritsar, Panjab. Lulu plays a significant role in marketing Indian agricultural products on a global stage. Their collaboration serves as a pivotal platform for Indian agricultural goods to gain visibility and accessibility in international markets, fostering greater trade opportunities and economic growth. In India, Lulu has its logistics and procurement centers in different states from where it annually exports $1.2B worth of more than 45,000 MT of agriculture and other products. Director Salim MA said, ‘Amritsar is known for its vibrant business environment and thriving Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The city will now be a part of our sourcing of local products which will greatly help SMEs, local farmers, agricultural cooperatives, and farmer’s producer organizations. Our Group intends to have a logistics and food processing center for the storage, processing, grading, and packing of various local agriculture and other produce.’ Agricultural processing is a dire need for Panjab and subsequent govs. have neglected the sector. Lulu had discussions with former Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, a BJP candidate in Amritsar. Now that he has lost, how will this plan go forward? Even if it does, farmer unions will need to place conditions under which the corporation does not exploit farmers.