DAIRY NEWS Will buy your milk if you form co-op society: CM
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday announced that if dairy owners form cooperative societies, then the Chhattisgarh government will consider buying their dairy products. Baghel said this to a farmer from Charama, Bhushan Sahu, during a ‘Bhent Mulaqat’ programme in Gitpahar in Bhanupratappur assembly segment in North Bastar. Sahu told the Chief Minister that he…
IDF World Dairy Summit’s Poster Competition Begins
International Dairy Federation’s World Dairy Summit 2022, the most coveted event of the dairy sector, will be organized in India’s New Delhi-NCR from September 12-15 this year in which dairy industry stakeholders from over 40 countries would participate and work towards ways to further develop dairy industry. As part of the International Dairy Federation World…
Mother Dairy aims to turn ‘plastic waste neutral’ by FY 2023-24
Mother Dairy said it aims to recycle over 7,000 million tonnes of post-consumer used plastic waste by the end of the current fiscal and would become a ‘Plastic Waste Neutral Company’ by FY 2023-24 Mother Dairy—a leading milk supplier in the Delhi-NCR market—on Thursday said it aims to recycle over 7,000 million tonnes (MT) of…
Country’s first woman dairy technologist Dr Latha Sabikhi retires
ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, bid farewell to the first woman dairy technologist of India. Dr Latha Sabikhi was the first woman student to have joined BSc (Dairy Technology) at the Karnal campus of NDRI in 1977. After working with various organisation, she then completed her MSc (Dairy Technology) from NDRI in 1991. Soon after…
Nestle India eyeing new categories to push growth : Suresh Narayanan
Nestle India is looking to tap opportunities in new categories such as ‘healthy ageing’, ‘plant-based nutrition’ and ‘healthy snacking’ to boost growth in the country, as per its Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan. Narayanan on Wednesday also said that the company’s existing businesses, ranging from nutrition, breakfast cereals and beverages to chocolate and confectionery,…
Dvara E-Dairy Solutions raises $2 million in pre-series A funding
To foray into newer geographies, enabiling to scale up operations and investment in technologies for better optimisation Dvara E-Dairy Solutions Pvt Ltd, an agri-fintech company has raised $2 million in a Pre-Series A round of funding from Axilor, an early-stage seed fund, and Dvara Venture Studio. The company has been incubated at the Dvara Venture…
Britannia’s Winkin’ Cow Becomes Rs 100 crore Brand in FY22
Britannia industries said dairy beverages brand Winkin’ Cow has surpassed Rs 100-crore revenue mark and the food company is expanding its offerings to various segments in the category. The company aims to grow the brand by 50 to 60 percent every year with the infusion of consumer-led franchise-building as well as portfolio expansions, said Varun Berry, Managing…
World Milk Day 2022: Know What The Theme ‘Dairy Net Zero’ Means
World Milk Day is observed every year on June 1 to recognise the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector. On this day, the benefits of milk and dairy products are actively promoted around the world, including how dairy supports the livelihoods of one billion people. World Milk Day…
India Is World’s Largest Milk Producer : PM Modi In Gandhinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the majority of urea produced in the country 7 to 8 years back would be destroyed because of black marketing before they could even reach farms. The PM, who digitally inaugurated the Nano Urea (Liquid) plant at IFFCO in Kallol at the ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’ event in Gandhinagar…
Amul enters Organic food market with Organic wheat flour(Atta)
Dairy major GCMMF, which markets its products under Amul brand, on Saturday announced entry into organic food market with the launch of organic wheat flour. The first product launched in this portfolio is “Amul Organic Whole Wheat Atta”, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) said in a statement. Further, Amul will be launching products like moong…