Kishore Biyani re-energises JV with Fonterra and Hain Celestial Group Inc.
When chips are down, Kishore Biyani is launching some chips. The Kishore Biyani-led group’s debt had spiralled out of control last year, forcing it to get into a nearly Rs 25,000-crore transaction with Reliance Retail Even as Biyani is embroiled in various legal tussle with Amazon that has for months put a big spanner into…
Dairy majors in India planning to set up buffalo mozzarella plants
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi gave its approval last year to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in the food processing sector also . This scheme is for enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Enhancing Exports under Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. List of products under PLI The list of the products…
Amul exported 1124 MT of SMP in a single rail rake
The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets the brand Amul, was under pressure to pay a good price to Gujarat farmers following a glut of liquid milk during the pandemic over the past year. However, the export orders for skimmed milk powder (SMP) the dairy giant received over the past two months, will allow…
Food inflation in India to increase as milk, chicken may cost more
Food inflation in India will probably accelerate in the coming months on stronger prices of fruits, vegetables and chicken following poor supplies, according to a top executive of the nation’s biggest animal-feed company. Weaker prices of animal protein due to poor demand from bulk users like hotels and banquets, which account for one-third of total…
Karimnagar Dairy increases milk procurement price by around Rs 2 /litre
Dairy farmers of the district now have a reason to rejoice as the Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limited (KMPCL) management has decided to increase the milk procurement price by Rs 2 per litre and provide an incentive of Rs 1 per litre, in addition to the incentive of Rs 4 per litre that is given by…
Khap panchayat urges dairy farmers to sell milk at Rs 100/ltr in Haryana
A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Hisar on Sunday urged dairy farmers to sells milk at Rs 100 per litre to government cooperative societies in protest against the Centre’s farm laws and high fuel prices. The appeal was made at a meeting of the Satrol Khap held in Hisar’s Narnaund under the chairmanship of its head…
Starbucks India To Introduce Oat Milk As A Plant-Based Alternative
Coffee giant Starbucks is quickly adapting to shifts in consumer trends globally, evident in the launch of multiple plant-based options on their menu across the U.K., as well as their recent all vegan test site in Seattle. With the growing demand for plant-based alternatives in India, Starbucks India will be adding Oatly’s oat drink to their…
‘My butter seems harder’: spread sparks furore over Canada’s dairy
Canadians voice suspicions over palm oil, raising questions over transparency in a powerful industry For years, Canada has strictly controlled the production of milk, butter and cheese. Photograph: Martin Schroeder/Getty Images/EyeEm It began with an innocent question on Twitter : was butter in Canada becoming more difficult to spread? “My butter just seemed harder. It was…
Dairy Cooperative hikes Rs 3 per litre to dairy farmers in Kerala state
Ernakulam Region Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) has decided to pay farmers an additional ₹3 a litre for milk being collected by the union from March 1, 2021. The cooperative has been paying an additional ₹1.50 per litre to its farmers since February 1 this year. Chairman of the Ernakulam region John Theruvath said that…
Hatsun dairy begins commercial production at Solapur Maharashtra
Hatsun Agro Product has announced commercial production at its newly set up modern greenfield dairy processing plant in Solapur, Maharashtra. The plant is the 19 manufacturing location for HAP that has a network of plants in four states of Tamil Nadu, AP, Telangana and Karnataka. The fully automated dairy plant, one of the technologically superior…