Just a year after substantially expanding its production capabilities through strategic collaborations in Arunachal Pradesh and Jharkhand, DeVANS Modern Breweries unveils another significant partnership, this time in the central region of Uttar Pradesh. As the nation’s oldest producer of premium malt spirits and a range of acclaimed beers, DeVANS has forged a production alliance with Vairagi Brewery in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. This latest venture adds 24,000 kiloliters to DeVANS’ production capacity, equating to an impressive output of 2 million cases annually.
“Uttar Pradesh is a huge beer market and DeVANS was finding it increasingly difficult to feed the market to its full potential due to capacity constraints. The Vairagi production tie up would go a long way in helping us in meeting the demand for our beers in the State. It would also help us to avoid the additional costs of import duties and freight and also enhance our overall production capacity to 1,80,600 KL.” said Mr. Prem Dewan, Chairman & Managing Director, DeVANS Modern Breweries Ltd.
The manufacturer of iconic beer brands like Godfather, Six Fields and Kotsberg, DeVANS owns two breweries – one each in Rajasthan and Jammu and was already producing its beers in Arunachal and Jharkhand under production tie ups in these States since last year. “The Vairagi tie up is the third production tie up for the company and discussions are under way in two more States for such tie ups. The company has also entered into a strategic tie up with Tropical Breweries Ltd in Tamil Nadu which would start producing the company’s brands by November this year. The most remarkable thing about our tie ups is that we have entered into these tie ups with new, state of the art breweries boasting excellent infra for producing quality beers“
DeVANS has been developing innovative products for introduction into the Indian market- Six Fields Cult is India’s first Belgian-style strong wheat beer while Godfather Super 8- India’s only beer with 8% ABV. Not just beers, DeVANS is also looking at expanding its spirits portfolio. DeVANS entered the Single Malt segment last year with the launch of GianChand single malt whisky which garnered rave reviews. A couple of more single malt expressions with much higher maturity are planned for launch by December ’23 while a premium craft gin and a blended whisky are slated for release later next year.
