Kudumbashree - Success Story of Milky Latte Branded Shop

Making value added products from milk: Success Story of  Milky Latte Branded Shop

As part of the various livelihood programmes launched by Kudumbashree, as many women are running their livelihood ventures in agriculture, animal husbandry and other production sectors. In farming sector, agriculture, cattle rearing, broiler chicken farming etc are the important among those.  Smt. Jolly Thomas Thekkemuriyil of Kanam of Kottayam district of Kerala has launched an enterprise of her own, which could be taken as a model for many. Jolly Thomas had lunched a branded shop of Milky Latte at Kanam Junction of Changanassery- Madurai road, which sells milk and the value added products of milk.

Evolution of Milky Latte Branded Shop

Kudumbashree decided to launch the brand Milky Latte to bring milk and the value added products of milk produced by the farmers of the Animal Husbandry Programme of Kudumbashree under one roof. Smt. Jolly had been active in group farming and cattle rearing etc for many years. She is the member of an neighborhood group under Kangazha Community Development Society (CDS) for more than 19 years.

Jolly came to know about launching Milky Latte branded outlet from Kudumbashree Kottayam District Mission and later she had undergone the ten-day training extended by Kudumbashree Mission. She got the training to make different value added products from milk. She had availed Rs 1.5 lakhs from Kudumbashree for launching her Milky Latte Outlet.

Various value added products of milk like sip up, milk, curd, gulab jamun ghee, paneer, peda, paneer etc are also available in Jolly’s shop under milky latte brand.  She is also receiving bulk orders for products like gulab jamun for weddings and other big events. Photostat service and snacks are also available in her shop. She has appointed a staff for helping her at the shop. After paying the salary to her staff, she is earning more than Rs 7000 as her monthly income from this venture. She is also planning to produce and cakes at her shop very soon.

With her commitment, confidence and hard work, Jolly Thomas is moving forward with her Milky Latte branded outlet. It is sheer confidence that brought Jolly Thomas’s Milky Latte branded outlet to greater heights. By extending opportunities to many women like the Jolly Thomas of Milky Latte Branded outlet of Kottayam, Kudumbashree Mission is giving wings to the dreams of many. The success story of Jolly Thomas can undoubtedly be considered an embodiment of women empowerment and sheer self-confidence.