GCMMF member union Banas Dairy to set up Rs. 300-cr plant in NCR.

Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. (Banas Dairy), the largest member union of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), recently said it will establish its first milk processing plant outside Gujarat at Faridabad, Haryana, part of the National Capital Region (NCR).

Banas Dairy plans to invest nearly Rs. 300 crore for creating a milk processing facility at Faridabad. The plant will manufacture products such as pouched milk, curd, buttermilk and ice-cream under the brand name of Amul, a GCMMF official said.

The foundation stone laying ceremony for the plant, having a capacity to process 10 lakh litres of milk daily, was held recently. This is the fourth plant in NCR for member unions of GCMMF. Earlier, the Mehsana District Cooperarive Milk Producers' Union Ltd. (Dudhsagar Dairy) had set up two plants at Manesar and Dharuhera, while the Sabarkantha District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. (Sabar Dairy) had set up a plant at Rohtak.

Amul is the largest selling brand of milk in the Delhi and NCR region with daily sales of 25 lakh litres, which is expected to increase by 10-15 per cent annually during next the five-seven years.

The Banas Dairy procures milk from more than 3.5 lakh milk producer members of Banaskantha district.

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