Minister criticised PETA suggestion to produce plant based products
Minister of state for home and information technology Satej Patil, who also heads the Gokul milk cooperative, Thursday criticised animal rights’ NGO PETA for suggesting that the dairy manufacture “plant-based milk products”. He tweeted, “Milk not just provides a healthy diet option to the common man but also provides livelihood to millions of farmers. Any…
Digital from Print: New mantra in reaching the TG, Dr K Rathnam, CEO
Milky Mist Dairy Food Private Limited., based at Chithode near Erode, Tamilnadu, manufactures and markets dairy products under the brand “Milky Mist”, a brand synonymous with premium quality. It has a state-of-the-art dairy plant where 150+ SKUs of ‘Milky Mist’ products are processed across 20 categories. “Milky Mist’s USP is and will always be Quality;…
Amul’s RS Sodhi elected to board of global dairy body
General assembly of IDF has unanimously elected RS Sodhi MD GCMMF in the board of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) on June 1,2021. Commenting on his nomination to IDF, Sodhi mentioned, “It is an honour for me to represent the world’s largest milk producing country and contribute to promoting Sustainable Goals of dairying and also…
Nestle is looking to offer healthier options to consumers in India
Faced with over 60% of its product portfolio falling into the “unhealthy” segment, Swiss food giant Nestle is looking to reduce the sodium content and launch new products that offer healthier options to consumers in India as well as globally. A leaked internal document has prompted the company — which has milk, instant noodles, soups,…
NCDFI asks Delhi HC about mislabelling of plant based products as milk
The petition filed by NCDFI said that there are various business entities which have been misbranding and mislabelling their plant-based food or beverages extracted from almond, soya, and oats etc., as milk and other dairy terms such as paneer, curd, and yoghurt The Delhi high court has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of…
GST Council defers composition scheme for ice cream makers
The ice cream sector will have to wait to be included in the Composition Scheme of Goods & Services Tax, with the GST Council referring the matter back to the Fitment Committee. This issue is critical for small ice cream manufacturers. This February the Delhi High Court said that the GST Council should reconsider exclusion…
PETA India advises Amul to switch to producing creamy dairy-free milk
Concerning demand for vegan food and beverages,PETA India called on Amul, an Indian dairy cooperative society, to realise which way the wind is blowing and switch to producing the creamy dairy-free milk that today’s consumers want. In the letter to Amul Managing Director R.S. Sodhi, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India said “we…
Dairies to log 5-6% growth this fiscal to reach 1.5 Lakh Crore this year
Revenue of the organised dairy sector in India, after churning to a decadal-low growth of ~1% last fiscal, is expected to grow 5-6% to Rs 1.5 lakh crore this fiscal. Healthy demand revival in value added products (VAP, 30-35% of organized sector revenue) post pandemic effect last fiscal, lower restrictions as compared with the earlier…
Amul is cleared of blames by ASCI over its stand on integrity of milk label
Amul’s stand on ‘milk’ has been vindicated. The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has dismissed three complaints filed by animal rights organizations . Namely Beauty Without Cruelty (BWC), People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Sharan India . They had complained against homegrown dairy giant’s ‘Myths vs Facts’ advt . This advt according…
Sunil Bansal Head of Patanjali Dairy group passed away due to Covid
Sunil Bansal, who headed the dairy business of Yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved, died of COVID-19, the company said on Monday, adding it had no “role in his allopathic treatment.” Mr Bansal, 57, who was Vice President in the Dairy Division of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, died on May 19. A specialist in dairy science, Mr…