The research paper highlights the training and development practices in the beverage companies in India. The basic objective of the research to know the key result areas and effectiveness of the training and development functions in the beverage companies. The data presented in the paper is based on the survey conducted with 240 employees of the ten beverage companies. The paper finds that training and development function is effective in beverage companies but need to improve in certain parameters like companies are not effective in determining whether the training and development objectives are being met, and justify cost of the training and development. Beverage companies also need strategies to Transfer of the learning on the job after employees attend the training. Thus even though the training function is effective in design and implementation but lacking behind in training evaluation.
