Anheuser-Busch InBev India currently owns and manages three breweries with a total capacity of more than 700,000 hectolitres -- Regent breweries in Madhya Pradesh, Bangalore-based Dasappa and Crown brewery in Andhra Pradesh.

The brands Budweiser and Tennent's Super are manufactured locally.

The company invests on an average about $10 million year-on-year in its breweries, Mukherji said, adding that 'Indian laws on alcoholic beverage are cumbersome. The industry is to fighting to get simpler norms and hope we achieve that.'