Amul identifies land in Telangana to set up 5 Lakh LPD milk plant
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), the marketer of Amul on Saturday said it has identified land at Vargal near Hyderabad to set up a milk processing plant with a capacity of 5 lakh litres per day (LLPD). The upcoming plant will be done through one of the 18 GCMMF member dairy unions,…
9 Killed In Ludhiana Gas Leak, Victims’ Kin Narrate Horror
In a tragic incident, at least nine people died and eleven people were hospitalised after a gas leak incident at a factory in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana in Punjab on Sunday morning. The affected area was cordoned off. A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was rushed to the spot, and doctors, ambulances, and a fire brigade team are…
Tetra Pak with Disney and Marvel to revitalise its dairy drinks
Food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak has teamed up with The Walt Disney Company (Disney) to revitalise its dairy drinks categories. As part of the partnership, beverage cartons of Swiss retailer Coop Group (Coop) will adopt characters inspired by Disney and Marvel. According to Tetra Pak, 80 Disney and Marvel-inspired designs will feature on the packaging of…
Danone invests in animal-free dairy startup Imagindairy
Danone’s corporate venture arm Danone Manifesto Ventures has taken a minority stake in Imagindairy, an Israeli startup making ‘animal-free’ dairy proteins via precision fermentation (using microbes instead of cows). While Danone is heavily invested in plant-based dairy through brands such as Silk, Alpro and So Delicious, this is its first move into the animal-free dairy space, whereby firms engineer fungi or yeast to make dairy proteins such as…
Remilk Is the First Precision Fermentation Dairy Approval In Israel
The Rehovot-based Remilk can now bring its non-animal dairy products to market, says the Israeli Ministry of Health. The approval follows Remilk’s regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Authority (SFA) and a “no questions letter” from the U.S. FDA earlier this year. ‘A defining moment’ “This is a defining moment, not only for Remilk but for the…
Plant milk is catching up in India: Dairies are ‘concerned’
On World Vegan Day this year, the Internet was rife with a list of celebrities who have adopted a life free of animal products. The names included actors Aamir Khan and Sonam Kapoor, and cricketer Virat Kohli. Then there are premium magazines that fill in readers about elaborate vegan diet plans of India’s biggest celebrities….
Fact check on nutrition of health drinks like Bournvita and Horlicks
Malt-based drinks like Bournvita, Complan & Horlicks are top supplements in India, especially for children, but growing awareness, stricter norms may put an end to that. In the late 1800s, British pharmacist James Horlick and his brother William immigrated to the US where they began experimenting with a powdered form of nutritional supplement for infants,…
DAHD Organizes 2000 Camps Across Aspirational Districts
As part of Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahostav, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying organized awareness Programme “ Pashudhan Jagruty Abhiyaan” under the campaign on Inclusive Development on 24th April 2023. Information on various Schemes and Programms of the Department especially on Entrepreneurship, Vaccination and other beneficiary-oriented schemes of the Department were explained through the Common Service Centres…
Paneer costs much more than poultry; here’s why
Still on the fence about whether to cook shahi paneer or butter chicken for your weekend dinner party? Before you whip out that recipe book, here’s a lesser-known fact that might help you make a decision — paneer, or cottage cheese, is costlier than chicken. Chicken currently costs around Rs 274 a kg, while paneer is…
World’s largest producer of milk hits a dry patch
In March 2022, a full-cream packet of Amul milk cost ₹60/litre. The one-litre pouch now costs ₹66. Since 2021, milk prices in India have been on a boil. Prices have been hiked across brands and the recent hike in February 2023 was Amul’s fifth increase since 2021. In April 2023, the average price for a…