Taste Technology: The Next Frontier Indian Dairy NPD Can’t Afford to Ignore
A quiet but significant shift is underway in global dairy ingredient development, and it has almost nothing to do with new proteins, new cultures, or new processing equipment. It has to do with taste — specifically, the emerging discipline of “taste technology,” which treats flavour not as a finishing touch added at the end of…
Nestlé Sees India Entering Its Global Top Five
India is on track to become one of Nestlé SA’s five largest markets globally, with the Swiss food and beverage major expecting the country to sustain growth above the group average and attract investments above the group average. Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil said the company sees the top-five position as a near-term opportunity rather than…
Haryana Tightens Rules on Ghee Labelling and Analogue Dairy
The Haryana government has introduced a one-year prohibition on the sale of analogue paneer and margarine marketed as “makhan” (butter), while also tightening how ghee can be marketed. The move is aimed at preventing adulteration, misleading food claims and consumer deception, with authorities directing that ghee should not be marketed under labels such as “ghee…
TN Steps Up H1N1 Surveillance Amid Case Rise
The Tamil Nadu government has intensified surveillance and testing for H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine flu, following a rise in reported cases, while assuring the public that there is no need for panic. According to the Health and Family Welfare Department, reported cases in the State have increased from 19 in January to 339…
80% of Rajasthan’s Marketable Milk Unorganised
The Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) has told the Rajasthan High Court that its remit is limited and that approximately 80% of the State’s marketable milk is handled by the unorganised sector, which falls outside the federation’s operational purview. The clarification highlights the scale of Rajasthan’s informal dairy market and the challenges of ensuring comprehensive…
Post-Drought Grazing Raises Cow Health Risks
Farmers are being urged to take care when returning dairy cows to pasture after drought, as substantial rainfall can trigger rapid grass regrowth with potentially high nitrate levels. Nutritionist Luppo Diepenbroek of Straight Line Nutrition recommends taking 200g fresh-grass samples for analysis, with results available within 48 hours, before deciding whether a sward is safe…
Epigamia Sees $20M Secondary Deal
India’s dairy and snacking brand Epigamia is seeing a significant reshuffling of its investor base through a secondary transaction worth a little over $20 million, with long-time investor Verlinvest and the family of late founder Rohan Mirchandani increasing their stakes, while Manu Chandra-led Sauce joins the company’s cap table. The transaction involves existing shareholders selling…
DDC Eyes Dolpa’s Yak Cheese Production Potential
Nepal’s Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) is moving to explore the commercial potential of Dolpa’s yak cheese after reaching an agreement with Jagdulla Rural Municipality to operate a cheese industry at Bhalulek in Ward No. 4. The agreement could create a pathway for linking locally produced yak cheese with organised processing, commercial markets and wider distribution….
Mumbai FDA Destroys 4,710 Litres of Milk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has busted a major milk adulteration racket operating from the Mahape MIDC area in Navi Mumbai, seizing and destroying 4,710 litres of adulterated and suspect milk valued at ₹1,85,780. The action followed an FDA raid on M/s P.K. Dairy on August 19, 2026, based on confidential intelligence, where officials…
Tamil Nadu May Push Milk Procurement to ₹44/Litre
Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangraj has said the State government will consider increasing the milk procurement price paid to farmers to ₹44 per litre, responding to continued demands from dairy farmers for better returns. The proposal comes shortly after the government raised the effective procurement price from ₹38 to ₹41 per litre. The…