Amul plans North Bengal ice-cream plant as ₹700-crore Sankrail dairy project scales up

Amul plans an ice-cream plant on 15 acres in North Bengal, alongside two more proposed units in the state. Its ₹700-crore Sankrail dairy project is designed to process 30 lakh litres of milk a day and produce 10 lakh kg of curd and cultured dairy products.

— Filed Mon, 27 Jul, 2026, 21:17 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Amul plans an ice-cream manufacturing plant on 15 acres in North Bengal and two additional plants in the state. Its ₹700-crore Sankrail dairy project will process 30 lakh litres of milk daily and produce curd and cultured dairy products.

Why this matters

The move extends Amul’s West Bengal buildout after it broke ground on a ₹700-crore Sankrail curd plant, while dairy brands increasingly target premium paneer, cheese and yogurt beyond liquid milk.

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