S.L.N. Coffee Signs 2500 Crore Rupee MoU With Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board For Coffee Processing And Manufacturing

S.L.N. Coffee Private Limited has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB), Government of Andhra Pradesh, for a proposed investment of approximately 2,500 crore rupees in coffee processing and instant coffee manufacturing in the state. The MoU was announced in Visakhapatnam in the presence of Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the CII Partnership Summit, and was officially signed by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Mr. SLN Sathappan, Chairman of SLN Coffee. Mr. Sathappan was joined at the event by Mr. S.L.N Vishwanathan, Managing Director, and Mr. Sahib Singh, Chief Executive Officer of SLN Coffee.

The proposed investment will be implemented in phases through 2035, featuring planned investments of 690 crore rupees, 815 crore rupees, and 995 crore rupees respectively, to strengthen Andhra Pradesh’s position in value-added food and coffee processing. Under Project Horizon, the company plans to develop an integrated manufacturing campus at a strategic location in Andhra Pradesh, incorporating advanced coffee processing, freeze-dried and spray-dried coffee manufacturing, extraction, packaging, research and development, and innovation. Beyond manufacturing, the project encompasses a broader coffee ecosystem involving farmer support, curing infrastructure, skill development, and a Coffee Centre of Excellence to connect manufacturing scale with knowledge and capability building across the coffee value chain.

Commenting on the milestone, Mr. SLN Sathappan, Chairman of SLN Coffee, stated that the MoU marks an important milestone reflecting long-term commitment to Andhra Pradesh, with the ambition of creating a future-ready coffee ecosystem built around advanced processing, technology, innovation, and people in collaboration with the state government and APEDB. Mr. Sahib Singh, Chief Executive Officer of SLN Coffee, added that building highly integrated capabilities under Project Horizon is critical as coffee consumption and value-added categories evolve, creating a platform combining technology, quality, research, and sustainability. Through this development, S.L.N. Coffee intends to deploy its capabilities in technology, planning, design, and equipment to drive employment and create opportunities for supply-chain and ancillary businesses across Andhra Pradesh as the project progresses through its proposed phases up to 2035.