Who owns Amul?
Amul is owned by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (India).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: GCMMF : Our Co-operative, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Anand
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India, Anand
- Founded
- 1946
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Milk & cream
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Amul
Amul sells milk, butter, cheese and ice cream and is the largest food brand in India by revenue. Its Amul Girl advertising, a hand-painted topical cartoon running on hoardings since 1966, is the longest continuously running advertising campaign in the world.
Ownership timeline of Amul
Where Amul sits in Amul
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Amul
Amul controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in food.
Also in food
- Amul Butter (1955)
- Amul Ice Cream (1996)
Other brands in milk & cream, and who owns them
The 165 brands in milk & cream on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Dairy Farmers of America, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Dena Dairy | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Angkormilk | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Betta Milk | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Coronado | Dos Pinos | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Ambewela | Lanka Milk Foods | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Hi High | SUU | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
| Guliduo | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
| Campina | FrieslandCampina | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Amul
Amul is a cooperative headquartered in Anand, India, founded in 1946. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Amul is a cooperative owned by roughly three and a half million dairy farmers in Gujarat, formed in 1946 out of a farmers' strike against exploitative milk contractors. The model it created, later replicated nationwide as Operation Flood, turned India from a milk-deficient country into the largest producer in the world.
🇮🇳 Amul and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 279 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Amul is not one of them.
- Aashirvaad — ITC 🇮🇳
- Arokya — Hatsun Agro 🇮🇳
- Bourbon — Britannia 🇮🇳
- Daawat — LT Foods 🇮🇳
- Dabur Chyawanprash — Dabur 🇮🇳
- Fortune — Wilmar 🇸🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Amul?
The parent company of Amul is Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., a cooperative headquartered in India.
Is Amul Indian?
Yes. Amul originated in India in 1946 and its owner, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., is also headquartered in India.
Is Amul still owned by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Amul is still owned by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] GCMMF : Our Co-operative — Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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