Amul is official sponsor of Indian team at Hangzhou Asian Games
Amul is named as the official sponsor of the Indian Contingent for the 19th Asian Games 2022 to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Announcing Amul’s association, Jayen Mehta, In-charge Managing Director, Amul, said “Amul is delighted to announce its association with the Asian Games 2022 and the Indian […]
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 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 […]
Sylvester daCunha, creator of iconic Amul girl, no more
Sylvester daCunha, the man who created Amul’s Utterly Butterly girl, is no more. The advertising legend, who conceived the rosy-cheeked blue-haired moppet wearing a polka-dot frock as Amul’s mascot in the 1960s, passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday night. daCunha, who was equally renowned for his theatrical talent penning several English plays, was in his […]
Amul has never intended to work against other cooperatives’
The country’s largest dairy brand, the ₹72,000 crore Amul has been in the eye of a storm due to its alleged high-handedness. It began with its entry into Karnataka in April and now States such as Kerala are also complaining. Though the law doesn’t prevent Amul from selling in other States (it has been procuring […]
We don’t need to import milk’, says Amul MD
The ₹10 lakh crore Indian dairy industry which also happens to be the largest milk producer in the world is in the midst of a decline in milk production. While Amul MD, Jayen Mehta, says there was just 1% decline in milk production in FY23, a back-of-the-envelope calculation by dairy experts from across the country […]
Confident of achieving every target that we have set Jayen Mehta
The opportunity for the Indian dairy sector is very large and I am very sure in the years to come whatever targets that we have got, it will be easily achievable for a simple reason that the brand Amul has achieved a size and a scale and more importantly the trust of the consumers and […]
In Talks With Jayen Mehta, MD, Amul | BW #OnTheRoad
In the inaugural episode of BW #OnTheRoad, we bring you an exclusive interaction with Jayen Mehta, Managing Director, Amul with Arjun Yadav of BW Businessworld. Amul, the country’s largest dairy producer, is ready to level up and enter the competitive Indian FMCG space. https://youtu.be/bmNlN9h4IVQ t is also eyeing the Rs 1 lakh crore revenue milestone by […]
Amul launches advanced organic testing laboratory in Gandhinagar
(GCMMF), popularly known as Amul, a leading food products organisation of India has set up Advanced Organic Testing Laboratory at Amul Fed Dairy, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The lab was inaugurated by Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation, Government of India, on Sunday. With the increasing demand for organic food products in India, there is a […]