Parag Milk Foods Bets ₹105 Crore on Cheese Growth
Parag Milk Foods has approved an investment of ₹105 crore to double its cheese manufacturing capacity from 60 metric tonnes per day (MT/day) to 120 MT/day, with the expansion expected to be completed by FY28. The investment will be funded through a mix of internal accruals and debt and is aimed at meeting rising demand…
U.S. Dairy Farms Could Fall Below 20,000 by 2030
The number of U.S. dairy farms is projected to drop below 20,000 by the end of the decade, even as milk production continues to expand. 🥛 The U.S. dairy industry is continuing its long-term transformation, with new projections indicating that the number of dairy farms could fall below 20,000 before the end of the decade, even as national milk production continues to…
Parag Milk Foods Q1 Profit Falls 20% Amid Cost Pressure
Parag Milk Foods reported a 20% year-on-year decline in consolidated net profit to ₹22 crore in Q1 FY27, even as revenue increased 11% to ₹945 crore compared with Q1 FY26. Overall volumes grew 3%, with lower volumes in flagship categories partly offset by strong growth in the company’s New Age portfolio. The company’s flagship categories—ghee,…
Tamil Nadu Plans 12,500 More Milch Cows for Aavin
Tamil Nadu government will facilitate the purchase of 12,500 milch cows under its medium and mini dairy schemes during 2026–27, following its Budget announcement to distribute another 10,000 milch cows free of cost to the rural population. Together, the 22,500 cows will be linked to village-level primary milk producers’ cooperative societies, allowing beneficiaries to access…
UP Links Dairy Sector With Cooperatives for Jobs
Uttar Pradesh is linking its dairy sector more closely with cooperative societies to expand rural livelihoods and employment opportunities, with the approach aimed at strengthening dairy activities at the grassroots level and creating greater economic opportunities for farmers. The initiative focuses on using cooperative structures to improve milk procurement, strengthen farmer participation and build a…
Delhi HC Stays FSSAI Order Against Dabur Labels
The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Dabur India by staying the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) recent order that prohibited the sale of food products carrying claims such as “100% Pure”, “100% Natural”, “100% Organic” and similar declarations, marking a significant development in the ongoing debate over food labelling…
Gujarat Warns Dairy Analogue Firms of Licence Cancellation
Gujarat has intensified its crackdown on dairy analogue products, warning that food business operators manufacturing or selling non-compliant analogue dairy products could face suspension or cancellation of their FSSAI licences for violating food safety regulations. The action follows a series of inspections by the Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA), which uncovered widespread misuse…
Doctors Seek Crackdown on Faux Paneer in Restaurants
Health experts and nutritionists have urged authorities to intensify enforcement against the use of analogue or “faux” paneer in restaurants, hotels, cloud kitchens and catering establishments, warning that consumers may unknowingly be served vegetable oil-based substitutes instead of genuine milk paneer. The appeal follows recent regulatory action against analogue paneer in several states and growing…
FSSAI Tightens Food Labelling Rules Amid Health Claims
India’s food labelling regulations are coming under sharper regulatory scrutiny as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) intensifies enforcement against misleading product claims under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising & Claims) Regulations, 2018. The regulator has stated that ambiguous and unverifiable claims such…
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…