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Amul was founded on 14 December 1946 as a response to the exploitation of small dairy farmers by traders and agents. At the time, milk prices were arbitrarily determined, giving Polson an effective monopoly in milk collection from Kaira and its subsequent supply to Mumbai. [11] [12]
[6] [7] Ahead of Karnataka State Legislative Assembly elections in May 2023, a row erupted over the ruling BJP government in the state allowing Amul to sell milk and other products in Karnataka with allegations of union Home and co-operative minister Amit Shah's attempt to merge Nandini (KMF) with Amul in Karnataka. A series of protests on ...
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, visits India and Amul with Harichand Megha Dalaya, in December 1980 . Operation Flood is the programme that led to the "White Revolution." It created a national milk grid linking producers throughout India to consumers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that producers get a major share of the profit by ...
It produces and markets milk and ghee (clarified butter) for the local market under the Amul brand name. Its current capacity is 400,000 liters per day. [citation needed] It has branches (ice cream manufacturing plants and milk-milk products) in Nagpur and Boisar. Amul Ice Cream produced here is marketed to Mumbai and Maharashtra markets ...
Amul India: 9.6 12 Savencia Fromage & Dairy France: 6.6 13 Unilever United Kingdom: 6.3 14 Sodiaal France: 5.9 15 Meiji Holdings Japan: 5.9 16 Agropur Canada: 5.8 17 Müller Germany: 5.7 18 DMK Deutsches Milchkontor Germany: 5.2 19 Schreiber Foods United States: 5.1 20 Froneri United Kingdom: 5.0
This is a list of food companies, ... The a2 Milk Company; Arnott's Group; Baiada Poultry; Bakers Delight; ... Amul; Bisleri; Banas Dairy;
Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur.He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution.
By then India had 81,000 dairy cooperatives, formed with the assistance of NDDB on their "Amul" pattern. In 1998, India became the largest milk producer in the world, when its output surpassed that of the United States. [10] The country remains a major dairy-producing nation. [11]