Amul records 55% increase in consumer pack exports at ₹250 crore
Consumer pack exports grow 55% to Rs 250 crore driven by demand in US, Middle East and Singapore Even as the Covid-19 pandemic has hurt the global HoReCa (hotels, restaurants and catering) segment with the bulk consumption of dairy products taking a hit, the latest export figures of Amul’s consumer products tell a promising story…
HC tells website to pull down article creating ‘fear psychosis’ against Amul milk products
The Delhi High Court has directed website ditchdairy.in to pull down an article that sought to target the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which manufactures and distributes well-known dairy brand Amul. GCMMF had alleged that the article intended to create “bias, fear psychosis and prejudice” in the minds of the public against milk and milk…
Doodh Duronto’ transports 5 cr litres milk to Delhi
Being the chief producer of milk in the state with around 32 to 34 lakh litres daily, Chittoor district is able to send the milk to national capital Delhi, thanks to the initiative of Mother dairy and South Central Railway (SCR). In its efforts to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential commodities to various parts of…
How to rear cows scientifically for better profitability ?
Dairy farmers can earn a lot of money if they take care of their cows scientifically. We all know animal husbandry has been a profession in India for generations. Milk is not the only source of income in cow husbandry. Cow dung and cow urine are highly sought-after items in organic farming. If the dung…
The Cow Was Not Domesticated With the Idea That There Is Divinity in It
Kharwas, a pudding made from the colostrum of cows, is, or should be, a nation-defining artefact. It’s a sort of steam-cooked, coagulated, first milk dhokla: an amuse-bouche that’s very slightly, lactically sweet, dressed in a negligee of saffron, that starts off smelling of the insides of the udder and the saliva of the new-born calf,…
Obnoxious content about cow and milk is allowed on social media
Finally the vaccine for Covid-19 has reached the market and vaccination has begun in a couple of countries. India is also at the verge of launch of this vaccine with a stringent protocol on phasewise selection of beneficiaries. This is a good-news for the industry and everyone is pulling socks to realize their dreams for…
India’s ‘mystery illness’: Nickel found in milk samples
Scientists have found nickel in milk samples taken from an area in India where hundreds of patients fell sick with a mysterious disease a week ago. More than 600 people in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru town fell ill, reporting nausea, seizures and fainting. Excessive amounts of lead and nickel were found in the blood samples of…
Kutch’s Sarhad Dairy to set up 2 LLPD milk processing unit in Anjar
To be used to make Amul products such as butter milk, kheer, rabdi and curd In a major push for milk processing and value-addition in dairying in Kutch district, the Kutch District Cooperative Milk Marketing Union – Sarhad Dairy – will set up its own milk processing facility in Anjar. This is set to cut…
DAIRY NEWS Mondelez extends Bournvita into cookies, second brand extension in 2020
Food major Mondelez is extending its Bournvita brand into the cookie space, marking its second extension of the brand in five months. In August, the company had entered breakfast cereals via Bournvita, launching it in two markets, including Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The back-to-back launches point to a larger game plan that the company has…
Karimnagar dairy opens bulk unit in Mancherial, Telangana
Take up Animal Husbandry alongside agriculture, urges MLA Diwakar Rao The Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limited (KMPCL) on Wednesday opened its bulk milk cooling unit, of capacity up to 5000 litres, at Padthanapalli village of Hazipur in Mancherial. The bulk unit helps better returns for quality milk supplied by farmers, by eliminating souring of milk…