A.P.’s Shreeja dairy turns ten years old
Shreeja Mahila Milk Producer Company (SMMPC), the world’s largest women-owned and women-managed dairy that has helped lakhs of women achieve social and economic empowerment, has turned ten years old. Started with just 27 members, it has reached the stage of being proudly owned by 1.09 lakh women, all of them cattle-rearing women from the countryside….
WORLD DAIRY NEWS PR firm to fight ban on vegan brands using dairy terms
Food sector public relations firm Palm PR has launched a campaign which aims to stop new guidance effectively banning the use of dairy-based terms on dairy alternatives. The Grocer reported in May that new draft guidance from the Food Standards & Information Focus Group was being prepared to help Trading Standards officers interpret and enforce…
WORLD DAIRY NEWS Milk and other dairy products may benefit people with gout
Milk and other dairy products may benefit people with gout. The proteins in dairy products can help the body get rid of uric acid and may help lower uric acid levels to prevent gout crystals. A diet high in purines may lead to excess uric acid in the body. Purines occur in certain animal and…
Dairy sector in Kerala is exemplary: K.N. Balagopal
The functioning of dairy sector in Kerala is exemplary, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has said. Inaugurating the headquarters of the Vendar dairy cooperative, he added on Sunday that the government had been implementing many programmes for the welfare of dairy farmers. “Through the newly launched mobile veterinary units in the State, services can be provided…
Need for Lab-Based Beverage Action as Clear as a Milk Label
It’s the difference between: “Water, animal-free whey protein (from fermentation), sunflower oil, sugar, less than 1% of: vitamin A, vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), vitamin D2, riboflavin, citrus fiber, salt, dipotassium phosphate, acacia, gellan gum, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), calcium potassium phosphate citrate, natural flavor,” … and this: We’ve warned FDA of the problems resulting from this fabrication, and…
Bain Capital in talks to buy controlling stake in Vadilal: Report
Private equity firm Bain Capital is reportedly in talks to buyout home-grown ice-cream maker Vadilal. Bain Capital is eyeing a controlling stake in the combined entity of Vadilal Industries, Vadilal Enterprises and Vadilal brand. According to a report in Moneycontrol, Arpwood Capital has been in talks to buy a stake in Vadilal and had given…
A third of vegan products contain milk or egg, shock findings show
More than a third of foods labelled vegan have been found to contain animal products, leaving shoppers with allergies potentially facing “tragic consequences”. Inspectors from Hampshire and Kent Scientific Services found that 39 per cent of dairy and meat alternative products contained egg or dairy. They found 90 per cent of the products marked as vegan to be unsatisfactory as they failed their…
Switzerland to become a net importer of cheese this year
Switzerland will import more cheese than it exports this year for the first time, according to the head of the country’s dairy association. The opening up of the Swiss milk market has put a squeeze on domestic producers in recent years, prompting some to give up, Boris Beuret told Geneva-based newspaper Le Temps in an…
Ramp up production of Nandini ghee, says Minister
Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna has urged dairy farmers and Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) to ramp up production of ghee as there is demand for it in Tirupati. The Minister, who reviewed the functioning of the cooperative banks and cooperative societies and institutions in the city on Saturday, said Nandini brand ghee, produced and marketed…
Milk procurement price to increase by Rs 5/lit in Karnataka
The state government is contemplating increasing the procurement price for milk by Rs 5 per litre, said cooperation minister KN Rajanna on Saturday. At a review meeting of Mysuru region, the minister said that the farmers were facing issues due to high production costs. In an effort to bring down the cost and the competition…