NEW DELHI, Dec. 10 -- "Faster, more flexible and more focused." That's what Nestle India chairman and managing director (MD) Manish Tiwary wants the packaged foods company to become.

Less than a year at the company, the former Amazon India country manager and Unilever executive plans to achieve these goals by making the company more tech-ready across operations, improving its reach in the urban and rural markets, and using micro-markets to step up innovation and premium launches. Tiwary wants to leverage technology to improve efficiency end-to-end, not just in factories, supply chain or sales, and to invest savings in its brands.

"There are three focus areas there-strengthening our core brands- legacy is good, but we need to keep on fur...