The Dairy King: Dr K Rathnam CEO Milkymist Dairy
Milky Mist Dairy is one of India’s leading dairy producers with an unrivalled range of products, the country’s largest cheese and paneer making plant, a national distribution network and an incredible 56,000 farmers supplying it with milk. Yet perhaps its biggest achievement involves a type of cottage cheese called paneer, one of the most popular…
Amul sells 10,000 lpd of fresh milk and 2000 lpd of yogurt in Kashmir valley
Amul India, a cooperative, which has 3.6 million dairy farmers associated with them, has successfully made inroads in the valley. The cooperative set up its dairy products plant last year, and a year later the products reach almost all districts, towns and city in the valley.An official told rising Kashmir, “Since past 10 months, we have…
Rajasthan fourth state to declare food adulteration a non-bailable offence
Rajasthan became the fourth state to declare food adulteration a non bailable offence after UP, west Bengal and Odisha The assembly on Saturday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2021 to increase the punishment for food and medicine adulteration. Under the new amendment, the offence has been made cognizable and non-bailable and will invite a…
Amul’s dark chocolate revolution-Coffee, orange, milk to Ecuador, Peru
Amul’s dark chocolate range is now one of its USPs. But for people who saw the ’80s, ’90s, it’s hard to forget the small chocolate bars that were considered a treat back then. A visit to any grocery store today to satiate cravings for chocolate will likely lead you to buying a certain product. Defined…
Amul model’ best for farmers, say Agri experts in a National seminar
Agronomists have strongly recommended that farmers should be able to make a profit (share) on the commodity produced by their crops even after selling their crops in the market. They cited the sale of Amul milk as an example where farmers are getting a share in the sale of sweets, yoghurt and other beverages, produced by the…
India announces freight subsidy for dairy product exports
A wider variety of dairy products from India will soon be available to consumers in the Gulf, thanks to a scheme soon to be notified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to extend air freight assistance to exporters. “Dairy products, which were hitherto not covered under the scheme, will be eligible for assistance…
‘Dairy is ready’ for digital transformation: 19th IFCN Supporter Conference
The 19th IFCN Supporter Conference proves that ‘dairy is ready’ for digital transformation. The two-day event was a great success and brought together more than 700 dairy experts from 72 countries and 207 companies and institutions. While there are still obstacles to overcome on the path to transforming the dairy sector into its digital future,…
‘Dairy is ready’ for digital transformation: 19th IFCN Supporter Conference
The 19th IFCN Supporter Conference proves that ‘dairy is ready’ for digital transformation. The two-day event was a great success and brought together more than 700 dairy experts from 72 countries and 207 companies and institutions. While there are still obstacles to overcome on the path to transforming the dairy sector into its digital future,…
What is PMFME Scheme ? Micro market is sufficient for a micro enterprise
PMFME stands for Prime minister Formalisation of Micro Food processing enterprise Scheme. India has over 2.5 million micro food processing enterprises operating in the unorganised or informal sector. This informal sector has only 7% share in investment and 3% in outstanding credit. However this sector generates 74% of the total employment with one third as…
What is PMFME Scheme ? Micro market is sufficient for a micro enterprise
PMFME stands for Prime minister Formalisation of Micro Food processing enterprise Scheme. India has over 2.5 million micro food processing enterprises operating in the unorganised or informal sector. This informal sector has only 7% share in investment and 3% in outstanding credit. However this sector generates 74% of the total employment with one third as…