Amul gets 16th position as India's first company among world's top 20 dairy companies

 

Rabobank has released the list of top 20 dairy companies in the world. Amul is ranked 16th in this list. It is the only company in India that has made a place in dairy companies globally. This list has been released on Saturday. Amul currently manufactures a wide range of products. Despite being the largest milk-producing country, so far no Indian dairy company has joined this list. As an Indian dairy brand, Amul has achieved a major milestone. Amul has become the first Indian company to feature in the list of Top 20 Dairy Global Companies. Amul is the dairy brand of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF). It is ranked 16th on the Dutch Financial Services Company's Global Top 20 Dairy Companies List. GCMMF's annual turnover amounts to US $ 5.5 billion.

 

According to the list, Nestle of Switzerland tops the list. Its turnover is US $ 22.1 billion. France's Lactellis is at number two. Its turnover is US $ 21 billion. American companies like Danone, Yili of China, Arla Foods of Denmark, DMK of Germany, Meiji of Japan are in this list. 2-2 companies from the Netherlands, China make it to this list. France and America have 3–3 companies on this list. There is a Canadian company, while Germany also has two companies on this list.

 

Nestle is on the top of this list. America's Dairy Farmers of America list is at number three. It was at number six on the list last year. That is, it has jumped to number 3. France's Danone is at number four. It was at number three on the list last year, which dropped one notch this year.

 

Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited, an organization that markets dairy products under the Amul brand, grew 17 per cent to Rs 38,550 crore in the last financial year. Amul Federation has managed to achieve a CAGR of over 17 per cent for the last 10 years. Most of its milk is being sold in the market.