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India’s Dairy Industry Enters a New White Revolution.

India’s dairy industry is entering a new phase, with the market increasingly moving beyond conventional milk and paneer towards value-added, nutrition-focused and premium dairy products. Changing lifestyles, rising incomes and growing consumer interest in health and wellness are encouraging dairy companies to develop products with additional functional and nutritional attributes. India produces nearly one-quarter of...

NDDB Launches Home Milk Adulteration Test Kit

Consumers will soon be able to test milk for several common adulterants at home with a new colour-change testing kit developed by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). The household kit, priced at ₹241, is designed to provide quick screening for adulterants including urea, starch, neutralisers and hydrogen peroxide. NDDB has launched three milk adulteration...

Kerala Targets 1 Crore Litres of Milk Daily

The Kerala government has set a target of increasing the State’s milk production to 1 crore litres per day within the next three years, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Bindhu Krishna said at a regional seminar organised by the Dairy Development Department. The Minister said the Dairy Development Department would need to address existing...

Bombay HC Quashes Britannia Dairy Cheese Case

The Bombay High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Britannia Dairy Private Limited concerning allegations that Britannia Cheese Cubes (Sour Cream and Onion) were infested with fungus, holding that the company was denied important statutory safeguards under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The case arose from a sample of Britannia Cheese Cubes (Sour...

Kerala Government Dissolves Malabar Milma Union

The Kerala government has dissolved the Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union (MRCMPU), one of the three regional unions operating under the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma). The Dairy Development director issued the dissolution order on September 18, following which Wayanad Deputy Director of Dairy Development Varkey George took charge as administrator. According to...

Mother Dairy Sets Up Butter Chiplet Line in Gujarat

Mother Dairy has commissioned its first dedicated butter chiplet manufacturing line at its existing milk processing facility in Junagadh, Gujarat, as the dairy company expands its packaged butter portfolio and introduces a convenient single-serve format. The new production line has an annual capacity of 550 tonnes and is located at the company’s Junagadh Dairy facility...

Bihar Tea Stall’s 35-Year Free Milk Tradition

A small tea stall near the Rajgir Bus Stand in Nalanda, Bihar, has been providing free milk to babies for more than three decades. What began with a single glass of milk offered to a hungry infant in 1990 has continued as a family-run community service. The initiative was started by tea seller Shravan Kumar,...

Online Dairy Sales Rise as Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Lead

United States, September 18, 2026: E-commerce is becoming an increasingly important growth channel for the U.S. dairy industry, with yogurt, refrigerated yogurt drinks and cottage cheese among the categories driving the strongest gains, according to Circana data presented during its Rising to the Top in Dairy webinar. Circana reported that 113% of dairy dollar-sales growth...

Alternative Proteins Face Investor Reset as Fermentation Gains

The alternative-protein sector has attracted almost $20 billion in global investment, but the category has struggled to meet investor expectations, with taste, texture and affordability continuing to limit mainstream consumer adoption. According to analysis cited by DairyReporter, Bain & Company’s Green Technology Performance Index found that alternative proteins have significantly underperformed expectations established around a...

Pride of Cows Unveils New Brand Identity

Parag Milk Foods has unveiled a new brand identity for its premium dairy brand Pride of Cows, introducing a younger and more contemporary expression while retaining the brand’s existing farm-to-home and single-origin proposition. The refreshed identity is designed to move Pride of Cows beyond conventional dairy communication and strengthen its positioning around nourishment, wellbeing, nature...

FrieslandCampina to Take Control of Ultrajaya in Indonesia

Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in PT Ultrajaya Milk Industry Tbk (ULTJ), creating a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening its position in Indonesia’s dairy and ready-to-drink beverage market. Under the agreement, Frisian Flag Indonesia (FFI) will become part of the Ultrajaya Group. FFI and Ultrajaya will continue to operate as...

Milk Prices May Rise Further During Festive Season

Milk and dairy-product prices could rise further during the upcoming festive season as the industry faces tighter milk availability and higher input costs, according to Heritage Foods CEO Srideep Madhavan Kesavan. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Kesavan indicated that prices of key dairy products, including milk, ghee, paneer and curd, could move higher during the festive period....

Karnataka Milk Producers Seek ₹8/Litre Price Hike

Milk producers in Karnataka have demanded an ₹8 per litre increase in milk prices, citing drought, fodder shortages, rising input costs and declining milk procurement. The demand could lead to higher prices for Nandini milk if it is approved, although no ₹8/litre retail-price increase had been approved at the time of the latest reports. Members...

India’s dairy consumer is changing — And the industry must evolve beyond volume growth

Realising the potential will require a conscious move beyond volume growth—and a collective commitment to capturing the true value of what we produce

Assam Plans Dairy Milk Societies to Boost Milk Production

The Assam government plans to establish Dairy Milk Societies across the state as part of efforts to increase milk production and strengthen opportunities for dairy farmers, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Under the proposed initiative, dairy farmers will receive an additional ₹5 per litre of milk supplied. The incentive is intended to encourage higher...

PACS-DCCB Network Seen as Driver of Rural Dairy Growth

Strengthening the linkages between Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs), dairy cooperatives, women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and other rural institutions could create a broader cooperative-based rural economy, according to an analysis published by Hindu Dayashankar. The article presents Karimnagar and Telangana as a potential model for integrating agricultural credit, dairy, livestock,...

Farm-Specific Data Refines Milk Carbon Footprint Estimates

A new study from the University of Connecticut has highlighted how farm-specific data can provide a more accurate assessment of the carbon footprint of milk, particularly in developing dairy production systems. Published in the Journal of Dairy Science, the research was conducted by a team led by Elias Uddin, assistant professor of animal science at...

IFF Launches New Phytase Enzyme for Dairy Cattle

IFF has launched Omni-Bos™ PHY, a phytase enzyme specifically developed for dairy cattle to improve nutrient utilization and feed efficiency. The technology is designed to help dairy cows extract greater nutritional value from nutrients already present in feed, with the initial launch planned for the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions. Phytate, a naturally occurring...

Milk-Source Heat Pumps Cut Dairy Energy Costs and Emissions

Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers, the world’s oldest Cheddar maker, is using a milk-source heat pump to recover heat from freshly milked cow’s milk and reuse it for hot-water requirements at its dairy farms. The technology simultaneously cools milk for storage and heats water used to clean milking equipment, creating an integrated heating-and-cooling system. Barber’s began using...

Manapparai Milk Society Raises Milk Price by ₹5/Litre

The Manapparai Milk Producers Cooperative Society, one of the largest milk producers’ societies in the district, has increased its direct-sale milk price by ₹5 per litre, taking the retail price from ₹50 to ₹55 per litre. The revised price came into effect on September 10. The society has around 10,000 members in and around Manapparai...

Strengthening Livestock Safety During Thunderstorms: Early Warning Systems for India’s Pastoral Communities

Strengthening Livestock Safety During Thunderstorms: Early Warning Systems for India’s Pastoral Communities Aanchal Patel1, Shivam Patel2, K. Ganesh Udupa3 1&3: School of Veterinary and Animal Science, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha,761211 2: Venky’s India Limited, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751030 Corresponding author: Aanchal Patel; email ID: aanchalpatel1705@gmail.com ABSTRACT India is one of the […] The post Strengthening Livestock Safety During

BL Agro to invest ₹1,500 crore in cattle genetics, reproductive technology

BL Agro plans to develop an integrated cattle genetics and reproductive-technology ecosystem aimed at improving breed quality and productivity in India’s dairy sector

Maharashtra FDA Seizes 4,000+ Kg Dairy and Sweet Products

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized more than 4,000 kg of dairy and sweet products, along with 30 litres of milk, as part of a statewide food-safety enforcement drive during the Ganeshotsav period. The seized material was reported to be worth around ₹15.58 lakh. The action was carried out under the leadership...

Kerala, Karnataka Cooperatives Clash Over Cross-Border Milk Sales

A dispute has emerged between Kerala’s Milma and the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) over the expansion of KMF’s Nandini milk sales in Kerala. Milma has petitioned the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India and central agricultural authorities, seeking action against what it describes as KMF’s direct retail expansion in the State. KMF has established Nandini...

Microplastics Detected in Indian Milk, Raising Safety Questions

Microplastics have been detected in both commercially packaged and locally sourced raw cow milk in India, adding another food-safety concern for the dairy industry. A study published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis detected 66 microplastic particles across nine milk samples, with concentrations ranging from 3 to 30 particles per litre. The particles...

While India Argues Over Milk, America Is Teaching Its Teens to Trust It Again

By Kuldeep Sharma | Dairynews7x7 There is a certain irony that will be lost on nobody paying attention to India’s dairy discourse this year. While our regulators, courts and a section of activist media have spent the last several months debating hexagon warning labels, “ultra-processed” scare campaigns and analogue-paneer bans — each of them, in...

Livestock product exports up 44% in April-August

Much of the growth in livestock product exports was driven by strong demand for Indian buffalo meat from Vietnam, Malaysia and other markets