HyFarm Plans to Develop Uttar Pradesh as India's French Fry Processing Hub

HyFarm Foods, led by CEO Soundarradjane S, is leveraging rising temperatures in Uttar Pradesh to develop the state into a major French fry processing hub. Traditionally a table potato region with lower dry matter content, UP's potato quality has improved to 19-20% solids due to warming trends, approaching the ideal 20-24% for processing. Currently operating with 7,000 farmers in Gujarat, HyFarm aims to increase procurement from 400,000 to 1 million tonnes by 2028 and expand into Madhya Pradesh and UP by 2030.