How GRB churned itself into a ghee giant
After milk, ghee is the second most consumed dairy product in India and a crowded category. But it’s a category where regional players have held their own against national heavyweights like Amul, Aashirvaad (ITC), Britannia, and Gowardhan, and churned up growth. Take Bengaluru-based GRB Dairy Foods Private Ltd, which from humble beginnings has scaled up…
National Dairy Data Centre:Closing the Trust Gap
In the recently concluded 51st DIC at Patna, the Union Minister for Dairying has urged the private dairy sector to share data to facilitate better policymaking. While this may seem like a step towards inclusivity, it raises concerns about fairness and transparency. For the first time, on a national platform, I have seen the government…
Dairy Milk India’s new ad on North-South language
Cadbury Dairy Milk India has launched its new leg of advertisement campaigns and one of the ad videos has particularly delighted the internet. The reason? The video addressed the North-South language divide with a simple yet thoughtful message. The ad follows a group of seemingly Hindi-speaking women chatting when a new neighbour, a woman from…
Private dairies raise milk prices to Rs 80 per liter
Just a month after the last price increase, Hatsun, a leading private dairy in South India, announced another round of hikes, effective from Friday. The latest revision pushes the price of full cream milk to 80 per litre, marking an all-time high. As per a circular issued to distributors, the price of Arokya milk will…
DAHD schemes for dairy farmers in Maharashtra
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) is implementing the following schemes across the country including Maharashtra to complement and supplement the efforts for milk production and milk processing infrastructure made by State Government: National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure…
DAHD does not have any plan to introduce milk subsidies
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) does not have any plan to introduce price support scheme or subsidies for dairy farmers as DAHD does not regulate the procurement and sale prices of milk in the country. Prices are decided by the cooperative and private dairies based on their cost of production and market forces….
US was among top 10 dairy importers in 2023
Besides steel and aluminium, which are bound to face higher tariffs for imports to the US from March 12, another flashpoint for US President Donald Trump is the dairy trade. A Moneycontrol analysis shows that US action on the front is expected to hurt most countries, including India, as the North American nation accounts for nearly 4…
FAO Food Price Index: Sugar and dairy push February rise
The FAO Food Price Index rose in February, with surges in sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices driving the increase. The price of globally traded food commodities averaged 127.1 points in February, up 1.6% from the previous month and 8.2% higher than its February 2024 benchmark, according to the latest report. After declining for three…
Milk producers ask to compensate Aavin for price reduction
The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association has appealed to the State government to compensate the loss of revenue sustained by Aavin due to reduction in retail price of milk by ₹3 a litre ordered by the DMK government after assuming office. The zonal executive committee meeting of the association held here on Tuesday said…
FSSAI asks states to increase food safety checks on dairy analogues
Food regulator FSSAI has asked states to step up surveillance on dairy analogues in March keeping in view the ongoing festive season. As per the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, ‘Dairy Analogues’ are products where non-milk constituents replace milk components partially or entirely but resemble milk or milk products…