3. History Founded in 1946 under the name Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Ltd by Tribhuvandas Patel Purely farmers co-operative Started with daily procurement of 250 lts/day Now it is known as GCMMF Manages brand “AMUL” means “Priceless” in Sanskrit No. 1 brand in India and 2 in the world Spurred the White Revolution in India
4. GCMMF Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is India's largest food products marketing organization. It is a state level apex body of milk cooperatives in Gujarat which aims to provide remunerative returns to the farmers and also serve the interest of consumers by providing quality products which are good value for money.
5. Business Model Providing quality products to consumers at an affordable price Everyday GMCCF collects 4.6 mnlts of milk from 2.1 milk producers, converts the milk into branded, packed products and delivers the goods to over 4,00,000 retail outlets across the country with the help of its 12 plants
10. Contests Amul chef of the year, 2009 contest Amul maharani contest, 2008-09 Amul food festival contest Winners of the Slogan likho Disneyland dekho contest Winners of “Amulya Fly to Bangkok Contset”
11. hits Management of a Gymkhana in Mumbai, evicted a trangender activist from a dinner party hosted by one of its member- April'10
12. Venue of IPL shifts from India to Cape Town, South Africa - April '09
14. Journalist hurls a shoe at Home Minister at a recent press-conference in Delhi - April '09
15. Awards GCMMF bags APEDA AWARD for 11 years in a row Amul Pro-Biotic Ice-cream Gets No. 1 Award at World Dairy Summit Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award-2003 Amul- The Taste of India (GCMMF) Receives International Cio 100 Award For resourcefulness Rajive Gandhi National Quality Award – 1999
16. SWOT Strength Strong brand names Excellent relationship with supermarkets/ departmental stores Constant innovations Excellent relationship with the farmers Varied product range Robust Distribution Network High quality, low price
17. Cont…. Weaknesses Tax implications because of Co-operative structures Short self life of most of their products Completely dependent on villages for its raw material
18. Cont…. Opportunities The yield of Indian cow is much lower than that of cow in other dairy countries Penetrate international markets It should concentrate in the processed sector as it has a robust distribution
19. Cont…. Threats Competitors – HUL, Nestle, Britannia other local players Tax by Govt. (as it is cooperative)
