₹350-Crore Dairy Plant to Boost Champaran
Bihar’s Champaran region is set for a major dairy infrastructure boost with a proposed ₹350-crore dairy plant having a processing capacity of 4 lakh litres per day. The project was highlighted at the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Entrepreneur Development Fair in Motihari, where NDDB Chairman Dr. Meenesh Shah participated alongside MP Radha Mohan Singh…
India Inflation Seen at 4.88% in August
India’s headline retail inflation is expected to accelerate to 4.88% in August 2026, up from 4.44% in July, marking the second consecutive monthly increase and the highest reading in the current 2023–24 CPI series, according to a Union Bank of India report. Persistent food-price pressures and rising fuel inflation are expected to drive the increase….
Hyderabad Drive Exposes Palm Oil in Analogue Paneer
A food-safety inspection drive in Hyderabad has uncovered the use of palm oil and glycerol monostearate in the manufacture of analogue paneer, prompting authorities to suspend the FSSAI licences of three dairy units. The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs inspected 14 dairy units and seized about 1 tonne of palm oil and…
Gujarat Cracks Down on Analogue Paneer
Gujarat has banned the production, storage, transportation and sale of analogue paneer, as food-safety authorities intensify action against cheaper substitutes being sold as milk paneer. Gujarat is now the third State after Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra to impose such a ban, following a series of inspections and raids that found products made with non-dairy fats and…
Kinisla and Teagasc Renew Dairy Innovation Programme
Kinisla and Teagasc have launched a renewed three-year Joint Dairy Programme, “Innovating for Success,” building on a partnership that has continued for more than 30 years. Launched at Teagasc Moorepark on September 4, the programme aims to strengthen the technical performance, profitability and sustainability of Kinisla milk suppliers through practical, farm-focused learning and access to…
Weight-Loss Drugs Fuel Protein-Rich Whey Craving Across Global Dairy Markets
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs drive a global surge in whey protein demand, prompting major dairy processors to invest heavily in high-purity whey capacity. Booming adoption of GLP-1 medications sparks a surge in demand for whey protein to preserve lean muscle, driving major dairy investments. The rapid global rise of GLP-1 weight-loss medications—such as Ozempic and Wegovy—is…
Ferrero and Arla Partner on Lower-Emission Dairy
Ferrero and Arla Foods are working together to support lower-emission dairy farming through Arla’s FarmAhead™ Customer Partnership Program, with a focus on reducing Scope 3 emissions associated with Ferrero’s dairy ingredient supply chain. The partnership, which began in January 2025, combines farmer incentives, primary farm-level carbon-footprint data and innovation to encourage continuous improvements in dairy…
Global Dairy Giants Reach $267B Turnover
The world’s 20 largest dairy companies and cooperatives recorded combined turnover of US$267 billion in 2025, up 5.4%, highlighting a major shift in the global dairy industry toward consolidation, scale and higher-value products. According to Rabobank’s latest Global Dairy Top 20 report, growth is increasingly being driven not simply by higher commodity volumes but by…
Sanchi Targets 4X Milk Procurement, 5X Sales
Sanchi, the Madhya Pradesh dairy cooperative brand, has set an ambitious five-year target to more than quadruple daily milk procurement from 12 lakh kg to 52 lakh kg and increase packet milk sales nearly fivefold from 7 lakh litres to 35 lakh litres per day under a ₹2,973-crore dairy development plan. The expansion will include…
Aavin Launches ₹20-Cr Missions to Boost Milk Yield
Aavin will implement two separate missions under the Tamil Nadu Innovative Initiatives (TANII) at a total cost of ₹20 crore to improve the reproductive efficiency, growth and milk-yielding capacity of cows. The first ₹10-crore mission will select 4,000 Jersey crossbred calves from across Tamil Nadu to study ways to reduce age at puberty, accelerate conception,…