Karnataka govt for increasing Nandini milk price-CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the government would consider increasing the price of the Nandini brand of milk, marketed by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), in the coming days and the benefit would be passed on to farmers. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for various development works and launching a newly built training…
Milk quality testing increase during Onam in Kerala
With the demand for milk and milk products spiralling during the week ahead of Onam, the Dairy Development department and Food Safety offices have stepped up vigil, collecting samples daily and analysing them to ensure that milk reaching buyers adhere to the prescribed standards and is not adulterated. A special drive of the Dairy Development…
Mother Dairy planning to enter D2C segment in FY 25
With consumers increasingly turning to online shopping, Mother Dairy is looking at getting onto the D2C bandwagon. The company, which is celebrating 50 years since inception, closed FY24 with a turnover of ₹15,000 crore. With an eye on the next phase of growth, the packaged food major is ramping up manufacturing capacities, launching new products,…
NDDB agreement to run Sanchi Dairy sparked political row
The Madhya Pradesh government has signed a five-year agreement with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to manage and run the state’s cooperative dairy federation and its associated milk unions. The move has sparked a political row, with the Congress drawing a parallel with the Amul-Nandini milk controversy from Karnataka’s assembly elections. The Opposition alleges…
Amul Wins Trademark Case Against Italian Firm, Amuleti
Amul won a trademark infringement case against an Italian company. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) which owns Amul, filed a lawsuit asserting that Amul is a household name in India with a strong global reputation, according to media reports. The Italian company, Terre Primitive was accused of ‘blatantly’ copying Amul’s packaging including its…
HP Assembly approves milk and environment cess
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly, on the final and extended day of its Monsoon Session, gave its approval to the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Duty Amendment Bill 2024. This legislation empowers the state government to impose a milk cess of up to ten paise per unit and an environment cess ranging from 2 paise to Rs 6…
Milma clocks 5.52% growth in turnover for 2023-24
The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), popularly known as Milma, has recorded a turnover of ₹4,346.67 crore for the 2023-24 financial year, reflecting a growth of 5.52% over the previous fiscal year. In 2022-23, Milma’s turnover stood at ₹4,119.25 crore. The financial results were disclosed at the 51st annual general body meeting held at…
Verghese Kurien: The Man Who Brought Milk to a Million Homes
Reams have been written about Dr Verghese Kurien who revolutionised India’s dairy production through farmer cooperatives and ushered the ‘White Revolution’. “Why read about Kurien now?” asked Kerala-based author and researcher MS Meenakshi at the launch of her biography on the Milkman of India last month at Bengaluru’s Atta Galatta bookstore.This was also one of…
Aavin’s Milk farmers claim improper cooling reduces fat content
Milk farmers and cooperative society officials claim that there is a reduction of fat content in milk if it is not cooled properly. However, Aavin officials dismissed the accusation and said that fat content does not vary with temperature. Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association (Madurai) secretary M Ukirapandi said, “The BMC (Bulk milk Cooler)…
This Onam, your milk may contain more palm oil than milk
Amid growing concerns about the quality of milk entering Kerala during Onam from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, it has been revealed that the state’s milk inspection system is falling short. Currently, only the Aryankavu check post in Kollam and the Meenakshipuram check post in Palakkad operate 24-hour quality checks. Elsewhere, milk is supposed to be…