Dairy Brands-In summers and stable milk prices
New Delhi: Milk and milk product companies are expecting strong sales during the summer season owing to soaring high temperatures coupled with stability in input costs, industry executives told ETRetail. “Last year, the summer was disturbed due to unseasonal rains, especially in South India. This year, the heat has come pretty well. Now, if summer…
Case Study – Dynamic traceability story of mooMark
Case Study: mooMark Private Limited – Transforming the Dairy Supply Chain Introduction: mooMark, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, was founded in 2020 with a clear vision to revolutionize the dairy supply chain through technology-driven solutions. The company initially focused on B2B milk procurement but expanded its scope in 2023 to include value-added products and private labeling…
Amul Dairy achieves highest ever turnover
Gujarat based Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd. (Amul Dairy) achieved the highest business turnover of Rs 12,880 crore in the 2023-24FY, making a whopping 9 percent increase compared to the previous financial year. Announcing the figures, Amul Dairy Chairman Vipulbhai Patel said, “The remarkable growth reflects the strong performance and market position of…
Ensure pre-mixes not sold as health or energy drinks: FSSAI to e-commerce firms
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all e-commerce food business operators (FBOs) to ensure appropriate categorization of food products being sold on their websites. The country’s apex food safety regulator has asked websites selling food products to ensure that drinks or pre-mixes such as Bournvita, Complan and Horlicks are not…
FSSAI charts action plan on AMR issue
In a series of directives, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked the Commissioners of Food Safety of States and Union Territories (UTs) to ensure the target of 100 healthy and hygienic food streets, the quality of edibles during the festive seasons like Navratri, and the purity of milk and milk products….
Time for consumers to stand in solidarity with dairy farmers-Devinder Sharma
WHAT began as a small effort to help French dairy farmers overcome distress has galvanised into a unique consumer movement, slowly spreading its wings globally. While ensuring that the agri-food industry works towards a healthy transformation leading to sustainable and regenerative farming systems, French food cooperative brand C’est qui le Patron (‘Who’s the Boss?’) has…
Sanchi urges MP govt to include milk in mid-day meal
Indore: Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation has appealed state govt to include milk in its mid-day meal and aganwadi schemes since it is receiving more than 30 per cent surplus milk daily. The federation assistant general manager Aseem Nigam said, “Milk supplies are high. We are collecting around 30 per cent more milk everyday. As against the daily sale of close to 7 lakh…
Household income of small farmers from livestock increased to 16% : ICRIER study
Potential for increasing farmers’ incomes lies primarily in moving towards animal husbandry and pisciculture, finds a study led by prominent agricultural economist Ashok Gulati and three other researchers. Titled “New Deal for Agriculture for Viksit Bharat@2047”, the study, which was published by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) earlier this month, recommends five…
45-50% growth in Amul’s summer product categories likely this year: Jayen Mehta
Jayen Mehta, MD, Amul India, says “today, more than 38% of the sales come from towns with a population of less than 20,000. This shows the brand is not just an urban brand, but the range of products is helping us go deeper into the country. We want to reach every single village of the country. So,…
Meet the pastoralists crafting cheese that’s proudly Indian
India may be the largest milk producer on the planet, but cheese culture in the country is still in its infancy. Save for traditional cheese likechurpi in Sikkim,kalari and qudam from Kashmir, bandel and its smoked version from Bengal, most cheese consumed is not inspired by indigenous technique. A recent Desi Dairy Dialogue in Chennai,…