Milk subsidy to the farmers : A tool for development or a weapon to kill
The Meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of severe heat in most parts of the country; this year between March and May. The IMD said that areas from west to central and northwest India will have a heat-surge between March and May;and the temperatures will go above normal. In other words, this…
Goa Dairy mulls hike in milk rates from Apr 16 after Amul’s raise
After the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) hiked the price of its milk brand Amul , Goa Dairy is also likely to follow suit and increase its rates from April 16. The administrators’ committee of Goa Dairy, that had met on Thursday, has resolved to raise the milk price. Farmers who supply milk to Goa Dairy…
Amul set to taste Rs 60,000-crore-sales mark in FY22
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its products under the Amul brand, will cross the Rs 60,000-crore mark in total sales this fiscal, up 13% on year. RS Sodhi, managing director, GCMMF, told FE that the jump in sales would be on the back of products like butter, cheese, milk, curd, ice creams and other…
Amul enters fresh milk market in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Managing Director Babu. A launched the Amul fresh milk and curd products in the city on Thursday along with the officials of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF Ltd), which sells milk and a range of milk products under the brand name Amul. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Babu…
Amul expects an 18 % growth in its sales in FY22 to around Rs 46,000 Crs
India’s leading dairy cooperative GCMMF, which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, is expecting an 18 per cent growth in its turnover this fiscal year to around Rs 46,000 crore on better demand, its Managing Director R S Sodhi said. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) had posted a marginal growth of 2 per cent…
Happy Shivratri ! Amul increases milk prices by Rs 2 per liter
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has increased the price of milk by Rs 2 per litre in all markets across India. The new prices will be effective from Tuesday. This is the second time this fiscal that the price of milk is being hiked. In June 2021, GCMMF raised the price by Rs…
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…