Heritage Foods Bets on Premium Dairy Play
The second-largest FMCG firm on The Next 500 list focuses on value-added products such as curd, paneer, cheese and cold coffee to cash in on a growing industry. INDIA IS…
Sudha dairy to hike milk, curd supply on Makar Sakranti
The Bihar State Milk Cooperative Society (BSMCS), which is popularly known by its brand name Sudha Dairy, has soared up its stock to meet the demand on Tusu and Makar Sankranti. The CEO…
Milma aims 100 lakh litres of milk sales during Onam
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Aiming at record sales for Onam, Milma has started bringing in more milk from other states. A trade of 100 lakh litres is expected from ‘Uthradam’ to ‘Chathayam’. Last…
ID FRESH EYES US RELAUNCH AND POSSIBLE M&A IN USA
Bengaluru-based ready-to-cook brand ID Fresh Food is looking at strategic acquisitions in the US as it plans on re-entering the market with improved product and packaging. The company, most known…
FSSAI revises order on curd labelling, allows use of regional names
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), on Thursday, revised its order allowing the use of regional common names on labels of curd packets amidst a row in…
Tamil Nadu says no to Hindi word ‘Dahi’ on Aavin curd packets
The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, Aavin, has informed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that it will not print the word ‘Dahi’, the Hindi equivalent…
FSSAI Insists for using dahi on Nandini curd sachet
In what is being seen as yet another attempt to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking Southern States, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is now faced with a direction from the…
Price of milk and curd increased to Rs 180 and 200 per kg in Pakistan
The Rawalpindi Milkmen Association has increased the prices of milk and curd per kilogramme while the price of eggs per dozen has exceeded the price of chicken meat. Similarly, the…
GST impact ‘marginal’ on dairy, agro items: Finance Minister
Finance Ministry has said that the net impact of GST on various dairy and agro products would be ‘marginal’ because of Input Tax Credit. It also acknowledged receiving petitions for…
Firms not passing on ITC in prepacked Dairy may face profiteering charges
Companies not passing on the benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on pre-packaged dairy and agro items may face profiteering charges. Experts say prices of such products need not go…