

Pepsi’s Tropicana juice, as well as Coca-Cola’s Maaza and Parle Agro’s Frooti mango drinks, are also among top-selling beverages. cents), small beverage packs containing juice and milk products are hugely popular in India and part of a much bigger market for such beverages.īased in Modi’s home state of Gujarat in western India, Amul is also popular for its plastic pouches containing milk, its cheese and chocolates. Priced between 5 rupees and 30 rupees (7-40 U.S.

Sodhi declined to comment on his letter, but said Amul may have to sell packs without straws once the ban kicks in from July 1. Modi’s office did not respond to Reuters requests’ for comment.Ī source familiar with the government’s thinking has previously told Reuters the straws were a “low-utility product” which should be replaced with paper straws or packs with re-designed spouts instead. Sodhi, the $8 billion Amul group said the straws help promote milk consumption, and called for the ban – part of Modi’s drive to stamp out polluting, single-use plastic – to be postponed for a year.Ī delay would “provide huge relief and benefit” to 100 million dairy farmers who “safeguard our food security in terms of milk and milk products”, Sodhi wrote. In its letter, signed by Managing Director R.S. The decision has spooked Amul and global drinks majors including PepsiCo Inc and Coca-Cola, especially after the government declined to change its stance and asked companies to switch to alternative straws, Reuters previously reported. Amul sells billions of small dairy cartons with plastic straws attached every year. Learn more about Instacart pricing here.NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s biggest dairy group Amul has written to the government urging it to delay a planned ban on tiny plastic straws, saying the move will have a “negative impact” on farmers and milk consumption in the world’s biggest producer of the commodity.Īmul made its appeal in a letter reviewed by Reuters, dated May 28, that was sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office ahead of a July 1 ban on straws packaged with small packs of juices and dairy products, a market estimated by an industry body to be worth $790 million. Pick up orders have no service fees, regardless of non-Instacart+ or Instacart+ membership. Instacart+ membership waives this like it would a delivery fee. Instacart pickup cost: - There may be a "pickup fee" (equivalent to a delivery fee for pickup orders) on your pick up order that is typically $1.99 for non-Instacart+ members. With an optional Instacart+ membership, you can get $0 delivery fee on every order over $35 and lower service fees too. 100% of your tip goes directly to the shopper who delivers your order. It's a great way to show your shopper appreciation and recognition for excellent service. Tipping is optional but encouraged for delivery orders. Orders containing alcohol have a separate service fee.

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