The M.Com Department of Vidya Vikas Mandal’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics, organized an Industrial Visit to Goa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd., Ponda on 2nd February 2019 at 1.00 p.m. for the students of M.Com Part I and II accompanied by 3 teachers from the department.
The students observed the processing and packaging of the milk at the unit. Mr. Anthony Dias, Marketing In-charge of Goa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd. addressed the students. He informed the students that the organization gets milk from 178 Dairy Cooperative Societies from in and around Ponda. Nearly 7000 milk farmers deliver milk to these societies where each batch of the milk is tested for its purity using a lactometer. Thus, it provides gainful employment to several Goan farmers.
Once the milk has been received, it is passes through a process of pasteurization where the milk is heated and then quickly cooled to a particular temperature. He also discussed about the various standards of milk such as toned milk, pasteurized milk, standardized milk, full cream milk etc. and the usability of each type of milk.
As a social scheme, the organization motivates the consumers to collect the empty packets of the milk and deposit them with the organization. The consumers receive one free packet of milk for every hundred packets of milk deposited. This also reduces the garbage problem to a certain extent as the milk packets are then recycled.
Even though Goa Dairy milk is facing stiff competition from 26 competitors, Goa Dairy is one of the biggest milk brands in Goa. Mr. Swapnil Naik, Marketing Executive then addressed the students about the scope in Dairy Companies and the job prospects for M.Com students.
Later, the students relished kulfi ice creams sponsored by an ex-student of the College, Ms. Nazuka Bandodkar, Supervisor at the organization.
