Parle reenters dairy category with Smoodh Flavored milk
Twenty years after its brief flirtation with dairy products, Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd is back in the market with Smoodh flavoured milk, throwing a challenge to rivals such as Amul, Nestle and ITC which have carved up India’s value-added dairy beverages market. The Mumbai-based maker of Frooti and Appy fruit drinks soft-launched Smoodh at ₹10 per 85ml…
Huge SMP stocks in Maharashtra checks the farmer’s milk prices
The SMP inventory levels have crossed 50,000 tonnes in the state and unless these are sold; the sentiment in the dairy sector will remain weak. Excess stocks of skimmed milk powder (SMP) have become a matter of concern for Maharashtra’s milk sector. The state’s inventory of SMP has reached nearly 50,000 tonnes. As a result,…
Hatsun starts a 101 Crores automated dairy plant at Tripur
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd.(HAP), a leading private sector dairy company in India, with brands ‘Arokya’, ‘Hatsun’, ‘Arun Icecreams’ and ‘Ibaco’, has started processing and packing of milk at its fully automated Greenfield dairy processing plant in Kangayam Taluk, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. HAP invested Rs 101 Crores in this plant. It has equipment from Germany…
87 litres of milk per day costing Rs 90 lakhs to Lakshadweep Govt
The Lakshadweep administration on Monday tried to justify its decision to close down dairy farms in the islands and informed the Kerala High Court that the administration has to suffer a loss of more than Rs 90 lakhs per year to sustain the dairy farms. The decision to close down the farms has been taken…
Success of India’s dairy sector is not just thanks to private players
Ashok Gulati-Ayushi Khurana (G&K hereafter) compile the many visible indicators of the growth and importance of the milk-economy in their article : Read : From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money These include the quantum of production, rate of growth, share in GDP; and their comparisons with those of other sectors or…
DAIRY POLICY Success of India’s dairy sector is not just thanks to private players
Ashok Gulati-Ayushi Khurana (G&K hereafter) compile the many visible indicators of the growth and importance of the milk-economy in their article : Read : From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money These include the quantum of production, rate of growth, share in GDP; and their comparisons with those of other sectors or…
After Amul and Mother Dairy, Gokul also raise milk price by Rs 2 per liter
The Kolhapur District Milk Producers Cooperative Union, owner of the Gokul Milk brand, has announced an increase in the price of milk in Maharashtra by Rs 2 per liter from Sunday. However, this price increase will not be applicable to Kolhapur, Sangli and Konkan. A statement released on Saturday indicates that Gokul has increased the…
New Ministry of Cooperation must help those who help themselves
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: It shouldn’t be just about pumping money. It should enable people to leverage community networks, help deal with challenges thrown up by pandemic India now has a Ministry of Cooperation that aims to strengthen the country’s cooperative movement. This is an opportune moment to look at the movement’s history, examine the…
New Ministry of Cooperation must help those who help themselves
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: It shouldn’t be just about pumping money. It should enable people to leverage community networks, help deal with challenges thrown up by pandemic India now has a Ministry of Cooperation that aims to strengthen the country’s cooperative movement. This is an opportune moment to look at the movement’s history, examine the…
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…