Milma signed MoU with RG Foods and Midnightsun Global to export dairy products, paneer, payasam mix, and dairy whitener to Australia and New Zealand, strengthening its global presence.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2025: Expanding its overseas market, Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by its brand Milma, signed a tripartite agreement with RG Foods and Midnightsun Global for exporting its products to Australia and New Zealand.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by KCMMF Managing Director, Asif K Yusuf IAS with Vishnu G, Executive Director, RG Foods, and Bindu Ganesh Kumar, Proprietor of Midnightsun Global, in the presence of Milma Chairman KS Mani.
“This agreement marks a milestone in Milma’s successful overseas market outreach for its products, known for their quality and health benefits,” said K S Mani, the Chairman of Milma.
As per the MOU, RG Foods will arrange for the pick-up of Milma products from KCMMF premises, handle all logistics including transportation, customs clearance and freight forwarding, besides ensuring compliance of the import laws and regulations of the countries concerned.
Midnightsun Global will act as a coordinating partner for operational executions, facilitation and coordination without having any ownership rights over the products.
Milma products are already available in major Gulf countries, where they have found good consumer resonance, especially among the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) community and particularly, the Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs). It is significant to note that both Australia and New Zealand have significant NRK populations, Mani said.
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The biggest beneficiaries of the product and market expansion of Milma are the dairy farmers, who are the members of the dairy cooperative. Milma had passed on to farmers 92.5 per cent of its profit to farmers last year, he added.
As per the agreement, Milma will be exporting paneer, payasam mix and dairy whitener in the first phase. The company will be exploring the possibilities of exporting its products to more countries with sizeable Malayali diaspora, KCMMF’s MD Asif said.
Milma will manufacture and package the products as per the agreed specifications and quality standards. It will also ensure adherence to all international regulations governing the production and sale of the products, as suggested by RG Foods.
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