Milk Vita Explained

Milk Vita
Formation:	1974
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh

Milk Vita is a milk production company that produces milk under its own name. It is owned by Bangladesh Milk Producers Co-operative Union Limited, a cooperative managed by itself.^{[1] [2]} Milk Vita has 40 percent market share of liquid milk in Bangladesh as of 2021.^[3]

History

The company was established as a cooperative that would collect milk from farmers in rural areas and sell them in urban areas of Bangladesh. Products manufactured by the company include liquid milk, yogurt, cream, powder milk, butter, and ghee. The company was founded in 1974.^[4] In 2016, a government report found 12 private milk producers in Bangladesh were imitating the packaging of Milk Vita.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Huque. Quazi M Emdadul. Milk Vita. en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. 18 December 2016.
2. Web site: Plight of Milk Vita. thefinancialexpress-bd.com. The Financial Express Online Version. 18 December 2016.
3. Web site: 2021-06-01 . Corporatisation of dairy in Bangladesh . 2024-03-22 . The Business Standard . en.
4. Web site: Bangladesh dairy cooperative lifts farmers out of poverty. fao.org. 18 December 2016.
5. Web site: 12 companies selling milk in packets identical to Milk Vita's: Govt. bdnews24.com. 18 December 2016.