Assam will also start paying Rs 5/liter milk subsidy to farmers
To improve quality control and boost incentives for milk farmers, Assam is planning to launch a single brand name for milk, akin to Gujarat’s ‘Amul’ and Karnataka’s ‘Nandini’. Chief Minister Himanta...Read More
DS Group forays into chocolate segment
FMCG company Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group) has forayed into chocolates to add to its portfolio of confectionaries, beverages, spices, mouth fresheners and hospitality. According to Rajiv Kumar,...Read More
45% rise in milk production in Tamil Nadu in last 10 years
Milk production rose 45% over the past decade in Tamil Nadu, with the number of milch cows also rising 12%. On the market front, Tamil Nadu’s ecosystem allows private players to thrive unlike some sta...Read More
Procurement prices likely to soften in the next 5-6 months: Kesavan
Heritage Foods Ltd has said it is confident of achieving the target of becoming a ₹6,000 crore revenue company in the next three years. “We set out a target to become a ₹6,000 crore revenue company a...Read More
Hatsun Agro reports a 16% drop in Q4 net profit, revenue up 10%
Hatsun Agro Products Ltd , a leading Chennai-based dairy company, reported a 16 per cent drop in net profit to ₹25 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2023 as against ₹30 crore for the corres...Read More
A1 & A2 Milk: What’s The Difference Between the Two?
There has never been any doubt about the great love we Indians have for all things dairy – from milk to all the products it churn out – yoghurt, buttermilk, butter, cottage cheese… in all its sweet an...Read More
Amul Is Eyeing Every Item In Your Kitchen
With consistent growth in its group turnover over the years through its dairy and value-added dairy products, Amul now seeks to go all out in India’s booming FMCG space as it believes it is the right...Read More
WestBridge closes in on Milky Mist funding at Rs 7000 cr valuation
India-focussed investment fund WestBridge Capital is in the final stage of closing a deal to acquire a minority stake worth Rs 800 crore in Tamil Nadu-based dairy products brand Milky Mist. Deal Deta...Read More
Amul, Nandini, Aavin… and politicisation of milk cooperatives
In a country where cows are worshipped, the White Revolution is a forgotten spectacle. When Gujarat-born Amul, perceived to have been mollycoddled by the grand old party aeons ago but now backed by do...Read More
Aavin plans schemes to bring down milk production cost
Dairy, which has been a second source of income for thousands of rural farmers in the state, faced an unprecedented situation in 2022-23. A section of dairy farmers associated with Aavin diverted thei...Read More
Beyond Nandini-Amul debate, dairying is an uphill task for many
If Nanje Gowda, a farmer at Kirugavulu in Mandya district, has sold off all three cows and stopped dairy farming in the last two years, his friends Nanjunde Gowda and Nage Gowda have reduced the numbe...Read More
Nova Dairy Becomes the Only Carbon-Positive Dairy Company
Sterling Agro Industries Ltd.’s flagship dairy brand, Nova Dairy, is now the only dairy business in India that has a positive carbon footprint. The company’s production of electricity through wind and...Read More