Amul asks top retail companies to ‘avoid’ deep discounting on its products
India’s largest dairy company Amul has written to leading offline and online retailers including Reliance Retail, Amazon, BigBasket and D’Mart, asking them to “avoid” deep discounting on its products for their B2C (business to consumer) businesses, in other words, what the retailers sell to consumers. This follows the recent controversy between fast moving consumer goods companies and…
Amul to launch organic products, set up haats and ‘green college’
Entering the nascent Rs 2,000-crore organic food segment in India, Amul will soon launch organic “aata”, rice, honey, chocolates and potato products, said RS Sodhi, managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF). It also plans to set up a “green college” at Anand to spread awareness about organic and natural farming among young generation of…
The board of GCMMF has appointed Jayen Mehta as a COO of Amul
After a year’s break, the board of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the country’s largest dairy cooperative, has appointed a chief operating officer (COO). Also read : Amul launches Seltzer a healthy beverage with dairy and fruits Jayen Mehta, who was acting as CEO (CGM), has been promoted to CEO of India’s largest food products…
Andhra government and Amul agree to deliver milk to Anganwadis
The government of Andhra Pradesh is preparing to deliver milk and Balamrutham (supplementary nutrition food) prepared in Andhra Pradesh to the state’s Anganwadi centres via the internationally known ‘Amul’ company. As part of it, the state government signed a memorandum of understanding with Amul for an ambitious project today in the presence of chief minister YS Jagan…
Cooperative sector is best model for Bharat’s growth: R.S. Sodhi
Few Indian brands enjoy the recognition and reputation that Amul does. The dairy giant is now expanding the milk products portfolio and getting into new products like vegetables and frozen fruits. In an exclusive interview, R.S. Sodhi, managing director of Amul, talks about its plans and the bigger role Amul has to play in the cooperative sector….
From Amsul Taaza to Amul Kitchen wares: Amul has to fight with them all
Home grown dairy giant Amul is busy fighting legal battles against copycats in metros like Mumbai & Delhi. The high courts in Mumbai and Delhi have issued interim orders in at least half a dozen cases after India’s largest food marketing organization filed suits of trademark and copyright infringements against such players. Around four brands selling milk…
Amul milk cooperative to invest ₹500 cr in Telangana
Sabarkantha District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd (Sabar Dairy), which packs milk and produces milk products under the Amul brand, will be setting up facilities in Telangana with a total investment of ₹500 crore in two phases. One of the largest milk cooperatives and a member of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, Sabar Dairy entered…
India is producing 10 times more milk than it did in the mid-1970s
IT SURPRISED MANY WHEN – Verghese Kurien settled in a small village in Gujarat after his post-graduation from Michigan State University in 1949. He hailed from a reputed family in Kerala. His uncle John Matthai was India’s first railway minister and subsequent finance minister. Kurien but envisioned that the village can be the birthplace of India’s…
PM Modi to launch a dedicated Dairy logo as mark of quality
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on Thursday and launch multiple development initiatives, including inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 22 projects worth over Rs 870 crore, his office said on Tuesday. It has been the constant endeavour of the prime minister to work for the development and economic progress of his Lok…
Chocolate Milk Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2026
Chocolate milk market slated to expand by 2026 and Groupe Danone, Amul, Arla Foods are likely to take the lead. A new statistical surveying study titled Chocolate Milk Market investigates a few critical features identified with Chocolate Milk Market covering industry condition, division examination, and focused scene. Down to earth ideas of the market are referenced in a…