Can India’s dairy sector help in Covid vaccine transportation?
A major challenge in transporting Covid-19 vaccines is the ultra-cold temperatures required for the purpose. Except for the vaccine being developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca, which can be stored in normal household refrigerators with a temperature range of 2 degrees to 8 degrees Celsius, all the others — Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik-V and Moderna — require a temperature of anywhere between minus 18…
Dairy sector needs to be fortified with Dr Kurien’s wisdom and teachings
We must carry forward the efforts of Verghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) established National Milk Day (NMD) in India on November 26, 2014, in honour of Padma Vibhushan Verghese Kurien — known as the father of India’s White Revolution or the Milkman of India. The Indian…
Dairy tech startup Country Delight raises $25 million
The round also saw participation from existing investors Matrix Partners India and Orios Venture Partners. Founded by Chakradhar Gade and Nitin Kaushal, Country Delight (CD) delivers “fresh and minimally processed” food essentials. CD offers products in the affordable-premium category as daily subscriptions and delivers them through its proprietary distribution network. CD sources its produce directly…
Value added products will bring the next revolution in dairy sector
The Indian dairy industry is at the tip of another major revolution. The overall dairy market, currently valued at Rs 5 trillion as per Edelweiss Securities, is pushing to change from just plain liquid milk to a VADP (value added dairy products) market and from unorganised and local to more of a structured and branded…
Hatsun to set up an Ice cream Plant in Telangana
The State Industries department to offer a slew of benefits to the tune of ₹25 crore The Telangana Industries department has agreed to offer a slew of benefits, incentives and subsidies to Hatsun Agro Products Ltd or setting up an ice cream plant at Govindpur in Zaheerabad taluk in Medak district of the State. The…
Yakult probiotic milk launched in Kerala
Yakult, the probiotic milk brand, launched in Kerala market. The product is available in two variants — Yakult and Yakult Light, the latter with less sugar and fortified with Vitamins D and E — and is sold in a pack of five bottles. Yakult is sold for ₹70 for a 5-bottle pack and Yakult Light is…
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch distribution of dairy cattle on Nov 26
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch first phase of distribution of dairy cattle to the beneficiaries of YSR Cheyutha and Aasara schemes on November 26. In the first phase the virtual distribution of milch cattle will take place in 400 villages covering Prakasam, Chittoor and Kadapa districts. During a review meeting held here on…
Amul begins milk procurement in Chittoor district
The collection of milk under the prestigious AP-Amul Milk Project will start in Chittoor district from Friday. To begin with the milk collection will be taken up in the select 50 villages each in Madanapalle and Ramasamudram mandals in the district which will be increased soon to 100 villages each in the two mandals. Also…
RG Chandramogan, Hatsun Agro is the 100th richest Indian as per Forbes
From a small ice candy factory, RG Chandramogan has steered Hatsun Agro Products to becoming the biggest private sector dairy company in the country. And, at 71, he is set to expand the business further G Chandramogan loves numbers. In fact, back in school, mathematics was among his favourite subjects.“Everybody around me knows that I…
New Tesco cheese packaging to save ‘260 tonnes of plastic annually’
The saving has been made by switching from the traditional square block shape to oblong packaging and also by removing the current re-sealable zip. The 260 ton saving will also be achieved by Tesco ditching the plastic trays in which these cheeses are delivered and they will now be sent in a new cardboard shelf-ready…