How Indian Railways Solved A Problem For Dairy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the 104th episode of Mann ki Baat, appreciated Indian Railways’ initiative of transporting milk through Truck-on-Track facility between Palanpur and New Rewari. Sharing about the Indian Railways’ initiative, he told the story of Banas Dairy and how the initiative has transformed the functioning of the dairy. PM Modi said that Banas […]
Baroda Dairy gets nod from GCMMF to procure milk from MP
At the 66th Annual General Body (AGM) meeting of Baroda Dairy on Saturday, the management said that it had received an in-principle approval from the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) to initiate procurement. Baroda Dairy, the largest cooperative of Vadodara district, is set to procure milk from five districts of Madhya Pradesh, which share […]
Amul planning Rs 800-1,000 crore expansion of ice cream biz
Dairy major Amul is planning to invest up to Rs 800-1000 crore in its ice cream business to double its production capacity by the end of 2023, said GCMMF MD Jayen Mehta. Amul is owned by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF). How many ice cream units does AMul plan to set up? Amul […]
Taking Brand Amul everywhere: 15 new plants, F&B push this year
In a few years from on, consumers may find Amul, India’s largest dairy brand, in almost every food and beverage category, from pulses to atta, sugar, tea, rice, jaggery, fruit drinks, frozen products, bakery, fruit drinks and protein products. The Rs 72,000-crore Amul group, which comprises 18 member unions, has an aggressive diversification plan into non-dairy […]
Amul is the largest FMCG brand in India
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the apex organization of all the dairy cooperative unions in Gujarat and the marketers of Amul brand, is marking its Golden Jubilee this year. Founded in 1973 with just six Member Unions and a turnover of Rs. 121 crores, today, GCMMF has 18 Member Unions within Gujarat, collecting more […]
NDDB, GCMMF organise Jan Bhagidari event on women
NDDB and GCMMF, and W20 organised a one-day event on Jan Bhagidari – Women-led Sustainable Development through Dairy Cooperatives under W20, an official engagement group of G20 at NDDB, Anand on 20 July 2023. On the occasion, Jagdish Vishwakarma, Minister of State for Cooperation, Government of Gujarat said that women should take the lead in […]
SWOT analysis of AMUL
Amul, also known as the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), is an Indian dairy cooperative that has become a household name in India and beyond. Founded in 1946 by Tribhuvandas Patel, Amul has grown to become the largest dairy cooperative in India and one of the most successful brands in the country. It started as […]
Vipul Chaudhary sentenced to 7 years in prison for graft
A Gujarat court on Thursday sentenced former minister Vipul Chaudhary, 57, and 14 others to seven-year imprisonment after convicting them in the case related to siphoning off ₹750 crore from the Mehsana District Milk Producers Federation, popularly known as Dudhsagar Dairy. The dairy is India’s largest co-operative dairy and part of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing […]
Amul to add 80 lakh litres of milk processing capacity
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which sells milk products under the Amul brand, will invest Rs 4,000-5,000 crore over the next two to three years, largely into milk processing plants across the country. “We would be adding about 15-16 new plants, as we plan to go closer to the consumers,” said Jayen Mehta, managing director […]
Amul’s expansion plan is signal for other coop to shape up
Amul, the local and biggest FMCG brand in India, is in an aggressive expansion mode. Its hunger for growth well beyond the home state of Gujarat is both natural and disturbing. For some state cooperatives in the south, and now increasingly in Madhya Pradesh, Amul’s aggressive expansion into their territories has become a source of […]