Amul rewires distribution: four temperature highways, red/blue ocean SKU cards, 100 launches in 12 months

Post Rs 1 lakh crore turnover, Amul is restructuring 20,000 distributors and 2.8M retailers into temperature-based highways, palletising dispatches for 30-50% storage gains, and letting distributors pick from 500 SKU cards. Blue ocean SKUs already clock Rs 10 crore/month as it pushes into pizza, protein shakes, US, EU and Africa.

— Source publishedThu, 21 May, 2026, 13:09 IST·First seen Thu, 21 May, 2026, 13:25 IST·Source ET Small Business

What happened

Amul, after crossing Rs 1 lakh crore turnover, is restructuring distribution into four temperature-based highways and red/blue ocean SKU cards, letting

Key facts

  • Rs 1 lakh crore FY26 turnover
  • 25 billion packs annually
  • 20,000 distributors
  • 2.8 million retailers
  • 100 new launches in 12 months
  • 1,200 SKUs
  • 50+ products
  • 500 SKU cards
  • 10,000 distributors met
  • 200 red ocean + 300 blue ocean cards
  • Rs 10 crore/month blue ocean sales
  • 30-50% storage capacity gain

Why this matters

Amul's push into pizza, protein shakes and US/EU/Africa via a 500-SKU card system reshapes the competitive set for adjacent FMCG and frozen players.