Indian dairy industry to grow by 9-11 per cent in FY22: ICRA Report
The dairy industry is expected to grow by 9-11 per cent in 2021-22, driven by a revival in economic activities, increasing per capita consumption of milk and milk products, changing dietary preferences due to rising urbanisation, according to a report. The industry-wide demand to grow by 9-11 per cent in the financial year 2021-22, Icra…
CBI is ready to take over Metro dairy investment case in Kolkata
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said it is ready to take over the probe of the Metro Dairy case provided the agency gets the permission of the Calcutta High Court. CBI counsel Anirban Mitra informed the division bench of Chief justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Indraprasanna Mukhopadhyay, that both CBI and Enforcement…
One health approach will create safe human-animal interactions
On 3 November, India celebrated the International One Health Day, which aims to drive awareness around the shared health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. The idea becomes especially important after the covid pandemic. The department of animal husbandry and dairying (DAHD) is engaging with various other departments to tackle the rising threat of zoonotic diseases…
Fresh scoop! How ice-cream makes it all the way to you
Every 12 months throughout Onam, my household would go to the fantastically embellished Kanakakkunnu Palace in Thiruvananthapuram. We would stroll round to see the colourful streets and the palace flooring embellished with atthapookalam or rangoli flower patterns. On the way in which again, my two siblings and I’d at all times wish to cease at…
Karnataka Milk Federation to stop milk supply to Anganwadis in AP
The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has expressed its inability to supply milk to Anganwadis in Andhra Pradesh unless the latter immediately cleared the Rs 130 crore payment due and also increased the price by Rs 5 a litre. The milk supply from Karnataka, if stalled, could deprive over 20 lakh children under the age of six…
High growth for sports nutrition is to fuel the lactose demand
The rising demand for sports nutrition products is expected to fuel the lactose market growth. Sports nutrition items are meant to help athletes improve their performance, support muscular growth, and/or aid recuperation after a workout. They can be protein-based or contain other basic ingredients and are available in a variety of forms, such as snack…
High growth for sports nutrition is to fuel the lactose demand
The rising demand for sports nutrition products is expected to fuel the lactose market growth. Sports nutrition items are meant to help athletes improve their performance, support muscular growth, and/or aid recuperation after a workout. They can be protein-based or contain other basic ingredients and are available in a variety of forms, such as snack…
Hatsun doesn’t pay minimum wages and forces employees to resign
With a massive turnover of Rs 5,500 crore at the end of the 2021 fiscal, Hatsun Agro Products (HAP), the country’s largest private dairy products company, reported a massive 25% increase in net profit for the second quarter as against the same period in the previous year. Around the time the company planned an additional…
Dairytech startup Stellapps completes first close of pre-Series C round
Ranjith Mukundan, CEO of Stellapps India’s leading dairy-tech startup Stellapps was founded in 2011 by five technology industry veterans who believed that IoT could transform rural India. Its award-winning smartMoo technology solutions enhance productivity, milk quality, and enable traceability. By enabling ecosystem partnerships through its online platform, Stellapps empowers farmers by providing access to financial…
India’s large dairies taking notice of Plant based alternatives to milk
Country’s Big Dairy Companies such as Amul, Mother Dairy , and other national and local milk co-operative brands that dominate India’s dairy sector has taken notice of the rising popularity, if not success, of soy, oat, and other alternatives to milk. As per The Economic Times report, India’s market for plant-based milk and meat replacements is quite tiny,…