Formula Prices Push UK Families Into Crisis
United Kingdom: A new Medical Research Council-funded study led by Swansea University has revealed the severe impact of rising infant formula prices on the health, finances and mental wellbeing of UK families, with soaring costs forcing many parents into debt and unsafe feeding practices. Based on surveys and interviews with 281 financially struggling parents, the…
AP Govt Flags Dairy Decline Under Previous Regime
The Andhra Pradesh government has stated in the Lok Sabha that the state’s dairy sector witnessed a significant slowdown during the previous YSRCP government, citing declines in milk procurement, cooperative performance and farmer participation. Responding during Parliament’s Question Hour, the Centre shared statistics provided by the state government indicating that daily milk procurement by cooperative…
Location Intelligence Can Transform Dairy Operations
Location intelligence is emerging as a powerful digital tool for dairy companies seeking to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and make data-driven decisions across the value chain. By integrating geographic data with enterprise systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, dairy businesses can visualise milk procurement routes, customer locations, processing facilities, distributors, and retail networks on interactive…
White Revolution 2.0 Accelerates Dairy Cooperatives
The Government of India has outlined the progress of White Revolution 2.0, an ambitious initiative aimed at expanding dairy cooperatives, strengthening existing societies, and promoting sustainability across the dairy sector. The programme targets the formation of 75,000 new Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCSs) and the strengthening of 46,422 existing DCSs nationwide. So far, 24,097 new DCSs…
Hatsun Agro Plans ₹1,000 Cr Capex for FY27
Chennai-based Hatsun Agro Product Ltd (HAP), India’s largest private-sector dairy company, has announced a ₹1,000 crore capital expenditure plan for FY27 to expand milk procurement, strengthen its distribution network, modernise production facilities, and enhance brand marketing as it accelerates growth in the value-added dairy segment. The company is targeting daily sales of 2.4 crore product…
Maharashtra Bans Analogue Paneer for One Year
The Maharashtra government has imposed a one-year statewide ban on the manufacture, processing, packing, storage, transportation, distribution, wholesale and retail sale of analogue (non-dairy) paneer, intensifying its crackdown on adulterated dairy products and consumer fraud. The order, issued by Food Safety Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on July 30, 2026, comes into immediate effect and makes Maharashtra…
Anushka Sharma’s Almond Cappuccino Goes Viral
Actor Anushka Sharma’s simple homemade almond cappuccino has gone viral on social media, sparking conversations around healthier coffee alternatives and plant-based beverages. The recipe, which the actor previously shared during an interview, uses 5–6 soaked and peeled almonds blended with water to make fresh almond milk, which is then added to black coffee to create…
White Gold, Wasted Gold: Should India’s Paneer Whey Fuel Cars Instead of Bodies?
A lab in Scotland just handed the global dairy industry a headache — and it’s one India should be paying very close attention to. Researchers at Heriot-Watt University, working with the start-up Take Root Bio, have cracked a process that ferments the sugars in whey into bioethanol for vehicles and home heating. On paper, it’s…
Rwanda Ends Milk Price Controls
The Rwandan government has announced plans to end administrative control over raw milk prices, allowing dairy farmers, milk buyers, and processors to negotiate farm-gate prices directly, while the government assumes the role of facilitator to ensure transparent and fair discussions. The announcement was made on July 31, 2026, by State Minister for Agriculture and Animal…
Leprino Pushes Next-Gen Dairy Protein Innovation
Leprino Nutrition, the specialty ingredient division of Leprino Foods, is positioning dairy proteins as high-performance functional ingredients for mainstream food and beverage applications, reflecting a shift in the protein market from simply increasing protein content to delivering superior taste, texture, stability, and processing performance. The company unveiled its latest portfolio at IFT FIRST 2026 in…