India To Protect Interests Of Dairy Sector In EU-FTA: Piyush Goyal
India will completely protect the interests of farmers and dairy sector in the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. He was here on an official visit to hold discussions with leaders and the private sector on ways to further enhance trade and investment ties…
Retail price of milk in India has increased by 12% in an Year
Milk is ubiquitous in India — from the morning glassful that most middle class school kids glug to its use in Hindu religious rituals. Now it could become a headache for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as prices soar. The average retail price of milk in India has increased by 12% from a year ago…
Amul converts complete range of Buttermilk into probiotics
The commodity segment has driven the maximum business growth for Amul and given the company surpluses with double-digit volume growth coming from across categories, says Jayen Mehta. The MD of Amul spoke to e4m Editor Naziya Alvi Rahman about the brand’s big launches this year, expansion to newer countries and his turnover plans for the…
Milma resents entry of Nandini milk brand in Kerala
The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by the brand Milma, has voiced serious concern over the tendency of some State milk marketing federations to aggressively enter markets outside their respective States, holding that this involved a breach of the cooperative spirit based on which the country’s dairy sector has been organised for the…
Purabi Dairy targets 50pc revenue increase to Rs 300cr in FY’24
The West Assam Milk Producers’ Co-operative Union Ltd (WAMUL) on Thursday said it is aiming to clock a 50 per cent jump over its 2022-23 revenue to around Rs 300 crore in this fiscal. The business of the Guwahati-based cooperative, which markets milk and milk products under the Purabi Dairy brand, crossed Rs 200 crore…
Amul’s price revision is a battle against soaring costs
Gujarat’s Amul has courted controversy as a ‘challenger’ to Karnataka’s homegrown Nandini, but the dairy giant is struggling due to rising costs, farms shutting down. Shibam Dairy in Gopalpura village in Gujarat’s Anand district. It is owned by a businessman who invested Rs 11 cr five years ago, but is still waiting to see profits…
Innovation: The Indian dairy industry’s need of the hour
The Indian dairy business needs innovation now more than ever. Even though the dairy business has had difficulties lately, there is a growing market for dairy products. India is well-positioned to lead the dairy industry as a major player in the global market, following which India is the world’s largest producer of milk, and the…
National Dairy Mela evokes good response in Karnal
Scientists delivered lectures on natural farming, diseases of dairy animals, animal nutrition, how to produce clean milk, value addition and processing of milk, fodder production and management, breeds of dairy animals, integrated farming system, and how to keep the soil healthy The National Dairy Mela, being organised at the ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute here, evoked…
Bengaluru Hoteliers To Use Local ‘Nandini’ Dairy Products Only
The dairy giant Amul eyes entering Karnataka’s Bengaluru to sell milk and curd but the hoteliers group there has said that it will only use ‘Nandini’ products to support the state farmers. The Dairy giant Amul gets a hostile welcome in Karnataka’s Bengaluru where it plans to sell milk and curd as the Bruhat Bengaluru…
Amul’s plan to enter Bengaluru market ruffles feathers
The milk industry behemoth Amul’s announcement of their plan to enter the Bengaluru market to supply milk and curd through online portals has ruffled the feathers of Kannadigas on social media, where users used #gobackAMUL hashtag on Thursday (April 6). The announcement by Amul on Wednesday (April 5) was being seen as another attempt to…