Dairy

Macro Dairy Ventures Pvt. Ltd, a Ludhiana-based company with an objective to produce the highest quality of pasteurised milk in India, is setting up a milk processing unit near Ludhiana in Punjab. The state-of-the-art equipment includes fully mechanised milking system as well as electronic milk measurement.
When Projectmonitor got in touch with the company, Manjit Sigh, Manager - Human Resources, explained, "We are setting up a very exciting milk processing unit near Ludhiana. The exact location is at Latala, about 3 km from Ludhiana. The unit is the first of its kind in India with a livestock that consists of 4,000 cows and buffaloes. We intend to process 1.5 lakh litres of premium quality milk every day. All licenses and clearance certificates have been obtained, and work is on in full swing." The estimated cost of the project is Rs 100 crore and it will be ready by April 2009.
Commenting on the expansion plans of the company, Singh remarked, "Our expansion plans in milk production in the next five years involves an investment between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 5,000 crore."
Contact: Manjit Singh, Manager - HR, Macro Dairy Ventures Pvt. Ltd, Majestic Park Plaza, Bhai Bala Chowk, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001. Tel: 0161-2771880/885 & 2869563/561-65; Mobile: 09815700896