Godrej Agrovet to acquire Tyson's 49% stake in GTFL

New Delhi: Diversified food and agri-business conglomerate Godrej Agrovet (GAVL) on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with Tyson India Holdings -- an affiliate of Tyson Foods -- to buy the latter's 49% stake in Godrej Tyson Foods (GTFL).

Following the completion of the transaction, GAVL will now hold 100% stake in GTFL, further consolidating its business, GAVL said in a statement.

In 2008, GAVL had entered into a joint venture with the Tyson Foods affiliate to manufacture and market processed poultry and vegetarian products.

Apart from selling products under brands 'Real Good Chicken' and 'Yummiez', GTFL is also engaged in the sale of live poultry birds in the market.

GAVL Managing Director Balram Singh Yadav said, "Our partnership with Tyson Foods has been very enriching. Enabling us to leverage their capabilities in vertically integrated poultry processing and product development, it enabled us to modernize the way high quality poultry products are developed, produced and distributed in our country.”

He said, the household penetration of frozen snacks in India is below 6%, indicating ample room for expansion.

"Hence, as we continue to focus on branded business supported by a cost-efficient live bird production system, our endeavour is to strengthen our portfolio and increase our presence across different channels," he added.

Godrej Tyson Foods operates in the B2C space through value-added products such as Real Good Chicken and Godrej Yummiez whereas in the B2B vertical, it supplies processed chicken to renowned brands across leading hotel chains and quick service restaurants.

Having presence in more than 35 cities pan-India, the company has also started exporting products under the Godrej Yummiez brand to several countries.