Paneer Drives Milky Mist Into Bigger Growth Track
Paneer is emerging as the biggest growth engine for Milky Mist Dairy Food, as the Erode-based company enters a ₹1,000-crore-plus quarterly revenue trajectory following its recent stock-market listing. The company sees substantial headroom as consumers increasingly shift from loose, unbranded paneer to packaged products, while tighter food-safety action against analogue paneer could further accelerate the…
Reliance Enters Ice Cream Market With ₹10 Packs
Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries, has entered India’s competitive ice cream market with the launch of Bombay Creamery. Positioned as an “accessible premium” dairy ice cream brand, the range is made with authentic dairy ingredients and real dairy cream, with the company promising “Global Quality at Affordable Price.” Bombay…
Yili Retains World’s Most Valuable Dairy Brand Title
Yili has retained its position as the world’s most valuable dairy brand, according to Brand Finance’s Food & Drink Report 2026, with its brand value rising 29% to US$14.5 billion. The Chinese dairy major’s diversified portfolio spans liquid milk, milk powder, yoghurt, ice cream and nutrition products, helping it capture demand for healthier and more…
GDT 411: SMP overtakes WMP after four years
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Event 411, held on 1 September 2026, has delivered a more interesting signal than the headline 0.9% rise in the GDT Price Index suggests. The market has now recorded four consecutive increases, taking the index from 1,140 at Event 409 to 1,166 at Event 410 and now 1,177, but the…
Haryana Buffalo Milk May Reach ₹100/Litre
Dairy farmers across several Haryana districts are pushing for higher milk prices, with buffalo milk potentially reaching ₹100 per litre in several areas. Farmer groups at village and block levels say rising costs of feed, fodder and transportation have made the prevailing milk prices of ₹60–₹80 per litre inadequate to cover production costs. The demand…
Milky Mist Q1 Profit Soars Nearly 9x to ₹65 Crore
Milky Mist Dairy Food has started FY27 with a sharp profitability surge, reporting a nearly ninefold year-on-year increase in profit after tax to ₹65 crore in Q1FY27, compared with ₹6.53 crore in the same quarter last year. Revenue from operations rose 43.6% to ₹973.45 crore, from ₹678.09 crore a year earlier, driven by strong demand…
Fodder Crisis Threatens Chikkaballapur Dairy Sector
A growing fodder shortage is putting Chikkaballapur’s dairy sector under pressure, raising concerns for dairy farmers in one of Karnataka’s important milk-producing regions. The issue is particularly significant because dairying is a major livelihood activity in the district, where inadequate rainfall and recurring water stress make livestock farming an important alternative to crop cultivation. Historical…
Assam Sets Dairy Expansion Push
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed the state’s Dairy Development Directorate to undertake focused measures to strengthen milk production, expand the cooperative network, improve procurement and increase processing capacity, with the government also preparing a five-year roadmap for the sector. The review covered milk availability, production and demand, district-wise milk bases, Dairy Cooperative…
India’s dairy decade is already written. Only policy can change the ending.
The milk is ours. The margin isn’t. By 2035 nearly one litre in every three drawn anywhere on earth will be drawn in India, and the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook shows us capturing almost none of its value. The window to change that is this decade. Kuldeep Sharma, Chief Editor, DairyNews7x7 Every year the OECD and…
Trump’s Dairy Tariffs Put U.S. Farmers in Focus
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest criticism of Canada’s dairy trade policies has brought the long-running U.S.-Canada dairy dispute back into the spotlight. In his remarks, Trump accused Canada of imposing “ridiculously high tariffs” on U.S. farmers, making dairy trade a politically sensitive issue for American producers and adding another layer to the broader debate over…