Amul planning Rs 800-1,000 crore expansion of ice cream biz
Dairy major Amul is planning to invest up to Rs 800-1000 crore in its ice cream business to double its production capacity by the end of 2023, said GCMMF MD Jayen Mehta. Amul is owned by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF). How many ice cream units does AMul plan to set up? Amul…
After complaints, Amul curd recalls 131 kg of curd in Kutch
A total of 131 kg of curd selling under the brand Amul has been recalled from the open market in Gujarat after the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) received complaints from consumers in the Kutch district. JP Khorasiya, District Epidemiologist of Kutch, told reporters that around 600 people had taken ill over the past…
Taking Brand Amul everywhere: 15 new plants, F&B push this year
In a few years from on, consumers may find Amul, India’s largest dairy brand, in almost every food and beverage category, from pulses to atta, sugar, tea, rice, jaggery, fruit drinks, frozen products, bakery, fruit drinks and protein products. The Rs 72,000-crore Amul group, which comprises 18 member unions, has an aggressive diversification plan into non-dairy…
Amul is the largest FMCG brand in India
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the apex organization of all the dairy cooperative unions in Gujarat and the marketers of Amul brand, is marking its Golden Jubilee this year. Founded in 1973 with just six Member Unions and a turnover of Rs. 121 crores, today, GCMMF has 18 Member Unions within Gujarat, collecting more…
Transit time of milk trains to NCR region from Gujarat slashed
The transit time of trains carrying milk for the Delhi National Capital Region from Gujarat has been slashed by nearly 10 hours due to the operationalization of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) from New Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Sanand near Ahmedabad in Gujarat, the DFCCIL said in a statement Thursday. A large portion…
Amul takeover of Chittoor Dairy, a welcome step
It was recently reported that Amul is going to take over Chittoor Dairy per the MoU entered with the State government. Chittoor Dairy was once a successful Vijaya Dairy unit in the State and went out of scene by 2002. By then several private dairies had started their operations in the district. This includes one…
SWOT analysis of AMUL
Amul, also known as the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), is an Indian dairy cooperative that has become a household name in India and beyond. Founded in 1946 by Tribhuvandas Patel, Amul has grown to become the largest dairy cooperative in India and one of the most successful brands in the country. It started as…
RBI uses milk supply data for dairy farmer loans
For many farmers or dairy farmers, getting a bank loan is impossible for want of any credit history. But here is a solution: A new platform by the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub that enables a borrower to tap into the data on milk sold by the dairy farmer to Amul or the land records available…
Vipul Chaudhary sentenced to 7 years in prison for graft
A Gujarat court on Thursday sentenced former minister Vipul Chaudhary, 57, and 14 others to seven-year imprisonment after convicting them in the case related to siphoning off ₹750 crore from the Mehsana District Milk Producers Federation, popularly known as Dudhsagar Dairy. The dairy is India’s largest co-operative dairy and part of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing…
Amul caught in a fresh row over new AP dairy project
Co-operative giant Amul is trapped in a fresh controversy. This time trouble is brewing around its new dairy project in Andhra Pradesh. The dairy major, owned by Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation, is investing ₹385 crore to revive the Chittoor Co-operative Dairy. While it is geographically a strategic investment for Amul as it is close to…