Sylvester daCunha, along with his wife Nisha, conceptualized the famous 'Utterly Butterly' campaign for Amul in 1966.
Sodhi has been roped in to help the Isha Ambani-led business build on the growth in the grocery space with a focus on fruits and vegetables, and strengthen the company’s presence in consumer brands, sources say.
"There's a lag of 4-5 months between feed cost inflation and milk inflation," said the president citing the reason behind the price increase.
RS Sodhi, who stepped down as managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation on January 9, joined the company as a senior sales officer in 1982
Jayen Mehta has been working for Amul for more than 31 years.
The decision to replace Sodhi was taken at the board meeting of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the farmers' cooperative that operates the Amul brand.
Amul was the most significant part of India's white revolution. From Organic products to protein-rich drinks, it has now launched its new product range. Will these products become a game changer for Amul? Watch as RS Sodhi spilled all the beans in a candid conversation with Moneycontrol's Deputy Editor Shweta Punj.
The car in which RS Sodhi was travelling turned turtle after hitting a divider on Anand-Bakrol road at around 9 pm, said Deputy Superintendent of Police BD Jadeja.
India last week refused to waive an impending ban on straws that are packaged with small juice and milk beverage packs, stoking fears in the $790 million industry that includes players like PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, India's Dabur and Parle Agro, Reuters reported.
The cooperative has hiked prices by 8 per cent in the last two years, including the Rs 2 hike in milk prices per litre last month, RS Sodhi said.
Amul Managing Director RS Sodhi was surprised at the action taken by Twitter, without any intimation to the company
Watch the interview of RS Sodhi of GCMMF with Manisha Gupta on CNBC-TV18. He spoke about how demonetisation has benefitted Amul and its farmers.
RS Sodhi, Managing Director of GCMMF said the provisional unduplicated group turnover of member unions of Amul Group has crossed Rs 33,000 crore which is also higher by 14 percent compared with the last financial year.
RS Sodhi, managing director of Amul Dairy expects to clock a turnover of around Rs 24,000-25,000 crore by next year and Rs 50,000 crore by 2020.
Amul is celebrating national milk day in honor of the milkman of India - the late Verghese Kurien. Kurien, who would have turned 92 today, is famously known as the father of the white revolution in India.
Storyboard's Editor Anant Rangaswami caught up with RS Sodhi, MD, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) to understand Amul is celebrating the birthday of Dr. Verghese Kurien as National Milk Day.
Senthil Chengalvarayan of CNBC-TV18 discusses the purpose of 'Rurbanisation' or Rural Urbanisation at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit held in Ahmedabad.
India's leading milk cooperative which sells its dairy products under the brand name Amul, in a strategic move, has been procuring milk from outside its birth place Gujarat to corner the growing dairy market.