The makers of WAI WAI noodles, CG Foods are celebrating its first manufacturing facility in India by revisiting its legacy & vision of ‘Made in Sikkim- Served in India’. CG Foods (the FMCG arm of CG Corp Global) ventured into the Indian noodles market by introducing its iconic instant noodle brand WAI WAI. The company established its first manufacturing unit in Rangpo, Sikkim in 2006. From 2006 to 2010, the plant at Rangpo was the only manufacturing line supplying the products to pan-India consumer base until other lines were set up in different locations over the country.
The plant is the only WAI WAI manufacturing facility in India with highest saturation of female in the workforce with around 50% being women of the nearby towns and villages. This showcases the tremendous commitment CG Foods and its parent company – CG Corp Global that have ‘Business with a purpose’ as a core principle. At present, the manufacturing unit is producing half a million of 4.2-lac packets per day with additional 1-lac packets of Noodles Bhujia from Rangpo. The company enjoys a whopping 85%+ market share in Sikkim. From here, WAI WAI is distributed to important Indian markets of Sikkim, West Bengal (with a 35% market share) and to the neighboring country of Bhutan, while, realizing the company vision of ‘Made in Sikkim- Served in India’.
