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Hon’ble Chief Minister Punjab, Sh. Bhagwant Mann, along with other dignitaries visited the Verka, Milkfed Punjab Stall at the 5th Progressive Punjab Investors Summit at ISB, Mohali which was held from 23.02.23 to 24.02.23.
The purity & aroma of VERKA, Milkfed Punjab reaches the biggest Food & Business event in the world, the Gulfood Dubai, 2023. Gulfood is an annual event where the global food industry meets to benchmark price, quality, service, reliability and consistency. The stall of VERKA in India Pavilion was led by Honb’l Chairman Milkfed Punjab, […]
With an objective of holistic development of farmers of Punjab and further robusting Verka brand amongst the masses, Inauguration of brand new processing plant and butter plant installed with an investment of 105 crores at Verka Ludhiana dairy was inaugurated on 19.10.2022 by Hon’l Chief Minister of Punjab, S. Bhagwant Mann. The new plant boasts of milk processing capacity of 9 lakh liters daily, along with handling capacity of 10 metric tonnes of butter per day.
Milkfed has bagged the award for Most Impactful Project for setting up of an Aseptic Milk Packaging Unit during State Credit Seminar organised by Rashtriya Krishi and Gramin Vikas Bank.
The first phase of Verka Mega Dairy at Bassi Pathana was inaugurated on 17.11.2021. The project has been completed at a cost of Rs. 138 crore with milk handling capacity of 2 lacs Litres per day. The project shall facilitate packaging of 6 months long shelf life milk and cream in tetra pack. The project was financed under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIFD) scheme and has been undertaken by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) on turnkey basis. The objective of the project is to establish state-of-art energy efficient aseptic milk processing and packaging plant of 2 LLPD capacity with an aim to provide optimum remunerative value of milk supplied by milk producers and also to provide quality milk to the consumers in aseptic packaging.
In tough times of lockdown during COVID19 pandemic, Verka assisted all its consumers with door to door distributor system, providing Milk, dahi, lassi, paneer, kheer, Ghee, Tetrapack, Butter etc at their doorsteps. It is also noteworthy that Verka was among the leading national brands of the dairy sector which have been recognized by the Union Government’s Animal Husbandry Department for ensuring the availability of dairy products to the common people during the lockdown period. The services of Verka staff were applauded and appreciated by all its consumers.
The newly established Fully Automated Fermenting Dairy Unit was inaugurated at Verka Mohali Dairy on 17.11.18 which shall help increase the production capacity of all fermented products like Dahi, Lassi etc.
On the occasion of World Milk Day, Verka Mohali Dairy received the prestigious Innovation Award at National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) held at Anand, Gujarat.
In a prestigious event held at New Delhi dated July 20th, 2017, 04 Verka dairies, viz. Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Mohali were awarded the Quality mark issued by NDDB, which is awarded to only those dairy units that adopt food safety and quality management systems for milk and milk products and adhere to parameters given in the guidelines of quality mark. The certificate has definitely provided a unique brand identity and competitive edge to Verka Brand, which is committed to provide its consumers safe and quality products. The quality mark logo was unveiled by Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Sh. Radha Mohan Singh at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
Sh. B.R.Madan, GM Verka Jalandhar Dairy receiving the Quality Mark Certificate
Sh. Sanjay Kumar, Verka Ludhiana Dairy receiving the Quality Mark Certificate
Sh. M.K.Madan, GM Verka Patiala Dairy receiving the Quality Mark Certificate