Sales of liquid milk to grow 4-5 pc in FY21
Even as institutional sales for dairy products have been impacted due to COVID-19 related disruptions, liquid milk sales are expected to grow by 4-5 per cent in 2020-21, while those of value added dairy products (VADP) will remain flat, according to a report. The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns globally impacted the dairy supply chain,…
NDDB Dairy Services develops indigenous sex-sorted semen technology
The field trials of the technology were encouraging and the first female calf from the sex-sorted semen dose, produced at Alamadhi Semen Station (Tamil Nadu), was born in a farm near Chennai in October 2020, it said in a statement. Currently, sex-sorted semen technologies are proprietary to a few multi-national companies, which makes the technology…
Amul’s Honest ingredients inside campaign for Indian sweets launched
The Indian traditional sweets market is dominated by local halwais .And Amul is investing its milk muscle to get a piece of the ‘Mithai’ business. Top dairy brand Amul is upping its presence in the mithai (traditional sweets) market in India. Amul’s Mithai portfolio currently has close to 30 products, around eight of which were introduced in the last…
Ananda launched Ready to eat Paneer tikka for the first time in India
“Iss Diwali ki mithaas ke beech, lagaye Ananda ka tadka! Ananda has launched a Ready-to-eat Paneer Tikka for the first time in India. The timing of launch is well synchronised with Diwali festivities. The product is available in a retort pack . The slogan tells you about the way it has to be served and…
Ananda and Amul stood first in cow ghee quality
The past 5/6 months have seen Indian consumers eating dairy products more including ghee, reports a media daily. Thanks to the lockdown period, Indian consumers had rustled up their culinary experience and reason being there was an uptick of ghee consumption besides other dairy products. Where milk and dairy products are a major supplier of…
Food adulteration cases doubles in last 8 years: FSSAI
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has made a big disclosure in its annual report on food adulteration. It says that cases of adulteration in food have doubled in the last 8 years. In the year 2012-12 conducted by FSSAI, 15% food samples were adulterated, while in the year 2018-19 it has increased…
Amul will begin Milk procurement in Andhra Pradesh from Nov 20
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Amul will begin milk procurement in Andhra Pradesh from Nov 20
Milk procurement under an agreement between the Andhra Pradesh government and Amul will take off from November 20 in three districts — Prakasam, Chittoor and Kadapa. Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Seediri Appalaraju said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will distribute cheques to the dairy farmers on November 25. “The state government signed a memorandum…
Indian startups digitally revolutionising dairying from Farm to table
A slew of startups are helping small dairy farmers access industry knowledge and markets, bringing variety to the dairy ecosystem Some startups are using daily doorstep delivery of dairy products as an entry point for larger FMCG push NEW DELHI: A slew of tech startups are working towards digitizing the dairy supply chain, improving milk…
Mooofarm raises €500K in pre-Seed round fund
India based agritech startup, Mooofarm has raised €500K in series pre-Seed round funding from Navus Ventures and Rockstart. Moofarm in its statement said, “The company plans to use the funding to strengthen their product-market fit and hire key technology talent to launch new services to farmers.” Speaking on the investment in Mooofarm, Mark Durno, Managing Partner, Rockstart…