The Amaya Milk Company has now introduced fresh milk in glass bottles to the local market, which can be purchased from leading supermarkets.
On Saturday, the dairy company announced that the milk will be available in other locations in the future. Amaya Milk can be found at Mattai’s Supermarket, Chand’s Service Station (Shell Gas Station) Ogle, Massy Megastores, Coss Cutters, Freshco, and Foodmax supermarkets.
Chief Executive Officer of Amaya Milk Company, Omkaar Sharma indicated that their milk is highly nutritious and can be consumed straight from the bottle.
“I am extremely pleased that we can finally bring our milk to market. It has been a long but rewarding process and I am excited about the positive impact our milk will have on the local market and the local dairy industry. Amaya’s Milk is fresh, creamy and tasty. It is the purest and most nutritional milk on the market, filled with essential minerals and vitamins, to deliver a healthy refreshing drink to all,” Sharma disclosed.
Milk is valued as a complete protein source as it contains all the nine essential amino acids. Milk is abundant in minerals like calcium and phosphorus that are required for strong bones and teeth. Milk is imbued with essential vitamins including B12.
Sharma noted that the company chose returnable glass bottles because they are more environmentally friendly and sustainable.
“Customers will need to pay a bottle deposit the first time they make a purchase, but for subsequent purchases, they only need to bring back their empty and they will be credited the bottle deposit on that purchase,” he said.
In 2021, it was first announced that Canada-based Amaya Milk Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) and the Ministry of Agriculture for the establishment of a milk plant to process, bottle and sell high-quality pasteurised cow’s milk in the local market.
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha had disclosed at that time that the company had already secured agreements with five large-scale cattle farmers in the Mahaica-Berbice region to deliver approximately 100 gallons of fresh cow’s milk every day to the plant when it is operationalised.
The Amaya Milk Company first established a $150 million facility at Onverwagt, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), in order to commence production of paneer – non-aged, non-melting soft cheese made by curdling milk with a fruit- or vegetable-derived acid. (G12)