Mother Dairy
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| Company | |
| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Delhi, India |
Key people | Mr. S. Nagarajan- Managing Director |
| Products | See Products |
| Revenue | ₹7000 crore (US$1.0 billion) |
Number of employees | 3500 |
| Slogan | Happy Food Happy People |
| Website |
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Mother Dairy is an Indian company that manufactures, markets and sells milk, milk products and other edible products.[1] Its milk products include cultured products, ice creams, paneer and ghee under the Mother Dairy brand. The company also sells edible oils, fruits & vegetables, frozen vegetables, processed food like fruit juices, jams, pickles etc. It was set up in 1974, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
History
Mother Dairy was commissioned in 1974 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It was an initiative under Operation Flood, a dairy development program aimed at making India a milk sufficient nation. Mother Dairy sources a significant part of its requirement of liquid milk from dairy cooperatives and village level farmer centric organizations.
The company originally focused on Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR). It later expanded to other regions in India.
Brands and subsidiaries
The company sells milk products under the "Mother Dairy" brand.
Safal is the fruit and vegetable arm of Mother Dairy. It operaters a large number of fruit and vegetable stores in the NCR, and also has a significant presence in Bangalore. Safal also has a plant in Bangalore, which produces around 23000 MT of aseptic fruit pulp and concentrate annually. It supplies to food processing companies such as Coca Cola, Pepsi, Unilever, Nestle etc. Safal also has a presence across 40 countries viz., USA, Europe, Russia, Middle East, Asia and Africa and exports Fresh Fruits & Vegetables (Grapes, Banana, Gherkin, Onion, etc.), Fruit Pulp & Concentrate, Frozen Fruits & Vegetables, etc.
Mother Dairy is also present into edible oils segment under the brand name Dhara, which was launched under the Operation Golden Flow program of NDDB.