Unilever to explore setting up GCC in Hyderabad

The Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy-led ‘Telangana Rising’ delegation met Willem Uijen, Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer of global consumer goods giant Unilever, during WEF 2026 in Davos on Tuesday. The meeting deliberated on the global GMCG major potentially setting up a Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Telangana.

The Chief Minister explained about Hyderabad’s rapid transformation as a global hub for GCCs. Mr Uijen said the company would be happy to explore the setting up of a GCC in Hyderabad.

Hon’ble Minister D. Sridhar Babu said Hyderabad is home to GCCs of several FMCG companies like McDonald’s, Heineken and Costco. “Unilever is a prized partner of Telangana. Telangana is known for policy continuity and fast-paced approval and licensing process for businesses.”

The delegation, including Hon’ble Minister D. Sridhar Babu and Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, welcomed the company to explore fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturing in Telangana industrial parks.

Discussions were also held on potential ways of aligning the company’s climate, water-positive, and plastic-reduction commitments with Telangana’s renewable energy, water stewardship, and circular-economy initiatives.