Amul
Sign in to saveThe Anand Milk Union Limited, commonly known as Amul, is an Indian dairy brand owned by the cooperative society, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), based in Anand, Gujarat. GCMMF is controlled by 3.6 million milk producers.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Anand Milk Union Limited
- Company.trading_name
- Amul Coop
- Company.native_name
- The Kaira District Co-Opp Milk Producers Union Ltd.
- Company.logo
- Amul official logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250
- Company.type
- Cooperative
- Company.industry
- Dairy
- Company.products
- Milk Products
- Company.founder
- Tribhuvandas Patel
- Company.location
- Anand, Gujarat, India
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Ashok Chaudhary (Chairman)
- Company.revenue_year
- 2025
- Company.num_employees
- 1,000 (officers and employees) 3.6 million (milk producers)
- Company.divisions
- [Kaira District Co-Opp Milk Producers Union Ltd. Banas Dairy Dudhsagar Dairy
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The Anand Milk Union Limited, commonly known as Amul, is an Indian dairy brand owned by the cooperative society, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), based in Anand, Gujarat. GCMMF is controlled by 3.6 million milk producers.
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel founded the organisation in 1946 and served as its chairman until his retirement in the 1970s. He hired Verghese Kurien in 1949, initially as the general manager, where Kurien guided the technical and marketing efforts of the cooperative. Kurien briefly became the chairman of Amul following Patel's death in 1994, and is credited with the success of Amul's marketing.
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