Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) owns the Amul brand. Amul was founded in 1946 in Anand, Gujarat as a dairy cooperative. It has grown to become the largest food brand in India. Amul has a wide distribution network of over 5000 distributors and 800,000 retail outlets across India. It sources milk from over 3 million milk producers and processes 10 million liters of milk daily. Amul uses a multi-level distribution system to transport products efficiently from manufacturing plants to retail outlets via depots and distributors.