Govt dairy co-op sales have increased: Stalin
AIADMK’s interim general secretary and leader of the opposition Edappadi Palaniswami, in a series of tweets, wondered whether there is an attempt to deny people basic nutrition they were getting by consuming dairy products from Aavin. Chief minister M K Stalin said on Sunday that his government has revived Aavin, the state government cooperative which…
Aavin milk price hike aimed at promoting private players: Annamalai
The continued price hike by Aavin is to make the firm non-competitive in a bid to promote private players, said K. Annamalai, BJP State president. “The hike of ₹12 per litre for orange Aavin milk packets has resulted in sales dipping by 5,000 litre. People have moved to milk supplied by private companies. Then, the…
Aavin hikes its ghee price by ₹50 a litre, justifies decision
The price is either on a par with or lower than that of its competitors. The increase has been effected after the market and the prices of the competitors were studied, says an official. The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation has hiked the price of one litre jar of ghee by ₹50. On Friday,…
Aavin increases milk procurement prices by ₹3 a litre
Aavin on Thursday announced an increase in milk procurement prices by ₹3 a litre, and as a result, over 4.20 lakh farmers attached to 9,345 primary cooperative societies will benefit. A litre of cow milk will be procured at a price of ₹35 and buffalo milk at ₹44. The last time the milk procurement prices…
Aavin ready to face NE monsoon with sufficient stock of UHT milk
Armed with over one lakh litres of Delight cow’s milk packed with UHT (ultra-high temperature) technology with a shelf life of 90 days, Aavin is gearing to face the northeast monsoon. Sources in the Tamil Nadu Cooperatives Milk Producers Federation, which owns the Aavin brand, explained that this time it was preferring these half litre…
Tenders invited to set up Aavin dairy at Madhavaram at ₹125 crore
With a capacity to process 10 lakh litres of milk per day, the new dairy will be the fifth facility to cater to the demand of Chennai city Tenders have been called for the construction of a brand new dairy for Aavin at Madhavaram at a cost of ₹125 crore. The facility, the fifth for…
Right-wing stirs row over halal certification again,TN co-op Aavin targeted
Interestingly, this is not the first time that Aavin’s halal certification has come under attack. There was a similar social media campaign against the state-run co-in 2020 when the AIADMK was in power. Right-wing social media handles have in the past spread misinformation several times about food products carrying a halal certification. The latest attempt…
Demand for Aavin milk up as private dairies hike prices in Chennai
The demand for Aavin milk has gone up as private dairies increased the retail prices of milk packets last week. Compared to the first week of August, Aavin is selling 50,000 more litres of milk every day. This includes 20,000 litres sold in Chennai city alone, according to data submitted by Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation (TNCMPF) Limited,…
Soon, Aavin milk packets will carry commercial advertisements
Aavin milk packets will feature commercial ads to boost revenue of the dairy cooperative, The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation (TCMPF). “We are talking to various business houses, textile companies and even with the film fraternity to feature their ads on the milk packets,’ SM Nasar, Tamil Nadu Minister for Milk and Dairy Development,…
Aavin begins production of long-shelf life milk at Sholinganallur dairy
Aavin has started selling standardised milk with a shelf life of 120 days across major cities in the State. The sterilising and packing equipment at Sholinganallur dairy in Chennai, packs 10,000 litres of milk a day. The milk with 4.5% fat and 8.5% solids-non-fat, comes in half litre packs that costs ₹30 each. Sources in…