Saturday, March 12, 2011

Amul sponsors Netherlands !



The diary giant Amul is sponsoring the Netherlands team. Amul is a Gujarat based milk cooperative, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).

The RNCB, The Royal Netherlands Cricket Board ,signed the sponsorship deal with Amul yesterday. Netherlands are a leading dairy-food producer country.

On the saffron jerseys of players, the logo of AMUL will appear. GCMMF is a giant milk marketing federation, with a turnover of 8000 cr plus

"We were looking to associate with the game of cricket for long.World cup came as a good opportunity and it clicked," GCMMF Managing Director R S Sodhi said.

"We are getting associated with the Cricket World Cup for the first time and Amul welcomes the Netherlands team to Indian sub-continent," he said. However, he did not divulge the amount of money involved in the sponsorship deal.

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