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| Company type | Subsidiary ofNational Dairy Development Board |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1974; 52 years ago (1974) |
| Headquarters | Sector-1,, India |
Key people | Manish Bandlish (Managing Director) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | ₹15,000 crore ($1.8 billion) (2024)[1] |
| Owner | National Dairy Development Board |
| Website | www |
Mother Dairy is an Indian public sector dairy company that manufactures, markets and sellsmilk anddairy products. It is a wholly ownedsubsidiary of theNational Dairy Development Board (NDDB), which is astatutory body administered by theMinistry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying of theGovernment of India.[2] Mother Dairy was founded in 1974, as a subsidiary of the NDDB.[3]
Mother Dairy supplies its products primarily inDelhiNCR, which accounted for over 65% of its sales in 2025. The company also ownsSafal retail chain and Dharaedible oil brand.[4]
Mother Dairy was commissioned in 1974 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), under 'Operation Flood'.[3][5] It was an initiative underOperation 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.
In July 2020, Mother Dairy started making breads.[3][5]
In January 2021, the company launched packaged food products under its Safal brand, sourced from tribals of Jharkhand.[5]
The company sells milk and milk products under the "Mother Dairy" brand.[5] Mother Dairy also sells packaged sweets.[5]
Safal is the retail arm of Mother Dairy. It operates a large number of milk and milk product stores in the Delhi NCR, and also has a significant presence inBengaluru. Safal also has a plant in Bengaluru, which produces aseptic fruit pulp and concentrates. It supplies milk and milk products to food processing companies such asCoca-Cola,Pepsi,Hindustan Unilever, andNestlé India. Safal also has a presence across 40 countries viz.,US,Europe,Russia,Middle East,Asia andAfrica and exports freshfruits andvegetables (grapes,banana,gherkin,onion, etc.), fruit pulp & concentrate, frozen fruits & vegetables.[6][5]
In January 2020, Mother Dairy opened its first restaurant 'Café Delights' inNoida.[7][8]
As of 2020, Mother Dairy had a revenue over ₹10,000 crore or nearly $1.5 billion.[9]
