WORLD’S FIRST DAIRY-FREE BUTTERMILK MADE FROM GRAINS

Dairy-free buttermilk was always something home cooks made by adding acid to plant-based milk and waiting for it to curdle … until now. Dairy alternatives company Mill It created the first commercial dairy-free buttermilk, which relies on a proprietary blend of ancient grains. The company ferments these grains, which include millet and sorghum, to give…
Nutrifit Your Family, says Mother Dairy in new ad for probiotics range

Mother Dairy, the country’s beloved milk and milk products major, has rolled out a new digital campaign – Nutrifit Your Family – especially for its dairy-based probiotic portfolio ‘Nutrifit’. The newly introduced campaign is aimed to position its dairy-based probiotic range of products for all age groups within a family, including kids, teenagers, adults, etc….
NDRI launched technology for rapid detection of mastitis in dairy animals

Scientists of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), today launched a new innovative technology for rapid detection of clinical and sub-clinical mastitis in dairy animals. Dr MS Chauhan, Director, NDRI, launched this innovative technology and said that it was an outcome of a joint collaborative research project of the NDRI and IIT- Delhi. Dr Naresh…
Dodla Dairy shares jumped over 19% after acquiring Sri Krishna Milks

Shares of Dodla Dairy Limited jumped over 19 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 548 on BSE after the company announced that it has acquired Karnataka-based Sri Krishna Milks Private Limited for Rs 50 crore to expand its business. In a regulatory filing, Dodla Dairy informed that the company has executed an…
Ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has led to financial losses to Goa Dairy

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has had financial repercussions in the dairy sector, with Goa Dairy facing huge losses from rising raw material costs to produce cattle feed. After posting a profit for the first time during the last fiscal year, Goa Dairy’s cattle feed manufacturing plant in Mharvasaddo-Usgao has faced a loss…
Fonterra to exit Russian businesses amid ongoing conflict

New Zealand’s largest company Fonterra has announced that it is exiting Russia, after its Co-op decided “to suspend shipments of product to Russia at the end of February.” The decision from the world’s largest dairy exporter comes after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February. The company assured that it will redeploy the staff affected…
Systemic change in food packaging recycling only possible through PPP

New research report says systemic change in food packaging recycling only possible through public-private partnerships to drive innovation A new report from Finland’s Technical Research Center (VTT), ” Recycling Food Packaging”,highlights those technology solutions expected to become commercially available in the next five years and says partnerships are essential to deliver the necessary technological innovations…
Dairy farmers demand increase in milk purchase prices

Dairy farmers supplying milk to Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (Aavin) on Monday staged a demonstration outside the Collectorate demanding increase in milk procurement price. Speaking to the press, M. Sankar, State treasurer of Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Association, said the prices of bran, groundnut cake, and fodder for livestock had increased steeply in…
Dodla Dairy to acquire Sri Krishna Milks for Rs 50 crore

Dodla Dairy Ltd , the Hyderabad-headquartered listed dairy firm, on March 19 announced the acquisition of Karnataka-based Sri Krishna Milks Private Ltd for Rs 50 crore. Sri Krishna Milks was incorporated in March 1989, and was the first private sector dairy company in Karnataka state, according to a stock exchange announcement. The objective of the…
The Latest Sign of Dairy Inflation Is Tanking Sales of Semen

Higher prices for dairy products could be coming, and falling sales of semen from dairy bulls are telling the story. The market for dairy semen sales has tanked to a 17-year low, with sales volumes dropping by 6.7% last year, according to National Association of Animal Breeders data. It’s because American dairy farmers don’t want as many milking cows…