India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion approved e-commerce major Amazon‘s proposed $500 million investment in retailing of food products in the country. The company will launch a wholly-owned subsidiary in India to stock food products and sell online.
Last year the government allowed 100 percent foreign direct investment for trading, including through e-commerce, in food products manufactured and produced in India. In 2016-17 (December to April) the food processing sector in the country received FDIs of $663.23 million, reports the Economic Times.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
