A big fat problem in milk: What’s driving up prices?
The current price inflation in milk is mainly due to a shortage of fat. It has led dairies to hike full-cream milk prices or to cut fat content through rebranding of existing products. Also, milk does not attract GST, while fat and powder used in reconstitution does, an anomalous situation for which the consumer ultimately […]
The good cooperative
Companies are investor-owned entities that exist primarily to maximize their return on capital. This is reflected in the value of their shares, whether traded on an exchange or not. The investor-owner ultimately seeks capital appreciation and the highest possible price for the shares he wishes to sell or pledge to raise further funds. Cooperatives, on […]
Hatsun earns more in 25 minutes now than its first 10 years total revenue
RG Chandramogan’s Hatsun Agro Product’s rise to be the country’s largest private dairy company is a story of grit and gumption I last met RG Chandramogan, Chairman of Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, in March 2020, just before the pandemic hit and the lockdown happened. I had travelled to Thiruthangal, his home town, in water-starved Virudhunagar […]