On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin inaugurated the state-owned Aavin ice-cream factory in Salem, which cost Rs 12.26 crore.
The state-of-the-art facility, which was virtually inaugurated by the Chief Minister from the secretariat here, can produce 6,000 cone and cup ice creams in various flavours measuring 50 ml, 100 ml, 500 ml, and 1 litre that will be sold through retail outlets.
Aavin, or Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited, has modern facilities in Chennai and Madurai to serve the state’s needs. The new factory in Salem would serve the districts of Salem, Coimbatore, and Erode. It was built on a 9,210 square foot lot.
Aavin sells milk and milk byproducts such as ghee, milk powder, paneer, butter, palkova, curd, buttermilk, lassi, yoghurt, flavoured milks, sweets, ice cream, kulfi, chocolate, and cookies to customers.
For over four decades, Aavin has been a pioneer in selling milk and milk products in the state, procuring an average of 36 lakh litres of milk per day from 4.20 lakh milk producers and selling 30 lakh litres to consumers across Tamil Nadu.
Aavin manufactures approximately 84 dairy products in 146 varieties for consumers, with a daily production capacity of 15,000 litres of ice cream.
