Amul Wins Its First Trademark Violation Case Outside India
Canada has recognized ‘The Taste of India’. The Board of Intellectual Appeals of Canada recently granted trademark status to India’s homegrown dairy giant Amul. The country’s largest cooperative will also receive damages in the amount of CAD 32,733; after it won a trademark infringement case filed in the Federal Court from Canada. It is the first…
From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money
By Ashok Gulati & Ayushi Khurana AMUL has just raised its milk prices for consumers by Rs 2/litre, and this has become national news. This increase is about 4% of existing prices, and well below the increase in consumer price index (CPI), which has already crossed the tolerance limit of RBI at 6%. The dairy farmers…
From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money
By Ashok Gulati & Ayushi Khurana AMUL has just raised its milk prices for consumers by Rs 2/litre, and this has become national news. This increase is about 4% of existing prices, and well below the increase in consumer price index (CPI), which has already crossed the tolerance limit of RBI at 6%. The dairy farmers…
Amul grew by 2% to become a Rs 53000 Crore brand despite Covid-19
Amul brand did a cumulative turnover of Rs 53000 Crores as within Gujarat some business is billed directly by a few Unions. The total turnover of GCMMF, which markets dairy products under Amul brand, grew 2 percent to Rs 39,200 crore; despite the COVID-19 pandemic; its Managing Director R S Sodhi said on Sunday. Gujarat Co-operative…
R S Sodhi MD GCMMF gets Asia Pacific Productivity Champion award
The Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), R.S. Sodhi, was conferred with the regional award as Asia Pacific Productivity Champion . It is given by Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, Japan in recognition of enhanced productivity and efficient milk supply chain. Sodhi is the first Indian to have received the prestigious award,…
World milk day at Dr Kurien CoE: “Reducing Carbon Footprint in Dairying”
Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Milk Day is celebrated every year on June 1st, to recognise the importance of milk as a global food, where the benefits of consuming milk and milk products are actively promoted world-wide. With the dairy sector supporting the livelihoods of around one billion people, the theme…
World milk day at Dr Kurien CoE: “Reducing Carbon Footprint in Dairying”
Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Milk Day is celebrated every year on June 1st, to recognise the importance of milk as a global food, where the benefits of consuming milk and milk products are actively promoted world-wide. With the dairy sector supporting the livelihoods of around one billion people, the theme…
Minister criticised PETA suggestion to produce plant based products
Minister of state for home and information technology Satej Patil, who also heads the Gokul milk cooperative, Thursday criticised animal rights’ NGO PETA for suggesting that the dairy manufacture “plant-based milk products”. He tweeted, “Milk not just provides a healthy diet option to the common man but also provides livelihood to millions of farmers. Any…
Amul’s RS Sodhi elected to board of global dairy body
General assembly of IDF has unanimously elected RS Sodhi MD GCMMF in the board of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) on June 1,2021. Commenting on his nomination to IDF, Sodhi mentioned, “It is an honour for me to represent the world’s largest milk producing country and contribute to promoting Sustainable Goals of dairying and also…
PETA India advises Amul to switch to producing creamy dairy-free milk
Concerning demand for vegan food and beverages,PETA India called on Amul, an Indian dairy cooperative society, to realise which way the wind is blowing and switch to producing the creamy dairy-free milk that today’s consumers want. In the letter to Amul Managing Director R.S. Sodhi, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India said “we…