Lactose-Free Dairy Emerges as Growth Frontier
Lactose-free dairy is emerging from a niche health category into a potential high-growth, value-added opportunity for India’s dairy industry, as changing consumer preferences and widespread lactose malabsorption create an underserved market. According to a 2015 study by the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), an estimated 60–74% of Indians are lactose mal-absorbers,…