It's all about packaging: Private dairies spend big on brandingIndustry representatives and analysts said such rebranding exercises help firms differentiate their products from others and increase visib...
10 Nov, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
No country for uniform gain in dairy products post GSTGhee, which is a major product sold during festivities, had attracted a 5% value-added tax (VAT) earlier in the North as against a 14.5% VA...
17 Aug, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
Dairies, aerated drink companies eye high-margin milk-based beveragesAmul and Parag Milk Foods are among the frontrunners in launching nutritional and fruit-based milk beverages, an area where global aerated ...
17 May, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
Note ban forces dairies to turn to milk powderThis phenomenon of using SMP to make milk in winter -a first in India -helped large dairies register abnormal growths in SMP sales, which w...
01 Mar, 2017, 12.26 PM IST
Post demonetisation, drought-hit dairies take up powder conversion in winterUsually, large dairies convert excess liquid milk production in winter seasons into SMP to be used for converting it into milk later during...
25 Feb, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
Packaging firms investing in new products to meet dairy sector demandProliferation of ecommerce, coupled with revolution in retail industry in India, is also “pushing the growth of the packaging sector.
07 Feb, 2017, 08.10 PM IST
Private dairies adopt small format parlours model, eyeing better marginsHeritage Foods, which currently has around 1,600 milk parlours, is currently reporting sales of about Rs 7,000 a day per parlour.
04 Jan, 2017, 01.19 PM IST
Indian dairy firms now look to sell protein supplements added milkDairies like Mumbai-based Parag Milk Foods, Amul were the who are already present in this segment are planning to scale up their production.
09 Dec, 2016, 02.13 PM IST
Large dairy players cap milk procurement, eying powder inventoriesThe plummeted global prices of SMP have affected their exports from India, leading to crash in their prices in the domestic market.
28 Jul, 2016, 06.57 PM IST
Dairy companies spot a land of milk and honey in North East“NE India is a potential market for us and we will be sourcing our milk requirements locally to connect the farmers to the market,“ said RS...
25 Jul, 2016, 03.55 PM IST
Lactalis eyeing more buyouts in Indian dairy sector to consolidate presenceLast month, the world’s largest dairy group agreed to acquire the dairy business of Indore-based Anik Industries for Rs 470 crore.
21 Apr, 2016, 05.34 AM IST
Lactalis eyes more buyouts in Indian dairyWhen contacted, Lactalis India CEO Rahul Kumar admitted their plans to further consolidate the presence in the Indian dairy space through a...
20 Apr, 2016, 04.27 PM IST
Rice exports may decline to 5-6 mn tonnes by 2020: RabobankRice exports are likely to decline to 5-6 million tonnes by 2020 due to stagnant production coupled with the limitation on available arable...
24 Sep, 2015, 06.08 PM IST
India’s rice exports to plunge about 50% by 2020: RabobankIndia and Thailand are the top rice exporters at present, with each country accounting for 25% of global exports of the commodity.
23 Sep, 2015, 06.45 PM IST
Indians develop a taste for branded rice during the last decadeLike their larger counterparts, they are now launching consumer packs of 1 kg, 5 kg and 10 kg, which helped in the penetratation of rice br...
23 Sep, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
Organised milk procurement share to reach 34 per cent by FY19: ReportThe share of organised milk procurement, which currently contributes 24% of total supplies, may climb to 34% by 2018-19, according to a rep...
03 Jun, 2014, 10.43 PM IST
Dairy market to grow by 13-15 pc till 2019-20: ReportThe market share of value-added products is likely to increase to 31 per cent from the current 21 per cent during this time period, it poin...
10 Sep, 2013, 07.32 PM IST