verkacelebrated “World School Milk day” with students of Ryan International. It organized a plant visit for the students to educate them about the milk processing. The students also participated in the drawing competition to mark the day. The theme of the competition was "Milk- a glassful of health". Three winners won gift hampers from verka.World School Milk Day is celebrated on the last Wednesday in September. Over 40 countries around the world celebrate World School Milk day to celebrate the health benefits of school milk programs. Speaking on the Occasion, Mr. J.K Gupta, General Manager, Mohali plant, verkaSaid, and “Schools play an important role in inculcating healthy habits in the students. All schools should start milk programs to encourage milk consumption in the students. If young children to encouraged to makemilk a part of their diet, then they are likely to continue it in adulthood.Milk is rich in calcium, protein and vitamin D which help in child’s growing bones and teeth.”
About Verka
verka is the flagship brand of MILKFED and came into being in 1973 when MILKFED was mandated for the milk procurement, quality processing of milk and its products; and marketing of these products. “verka” was christened after the name of the place where the first plant was setup in Amritsar.verka has a wide range of products including different variants of Pasteurized Packed milk, Ghee, Table Butter, Skimmed Milk Powder, Whole Milk Powder, Cheese, Tetra Pack Products, Sweetened Flavored Milk, Ice Cream, Fresh Products like Lassi, Paneer, Dahi, Kheer, Indigenous Sweets. The products are available in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast India. verka also exports ghee to countries like Middle east, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Malaysia.