Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Private Limited

Sector: Dairy and Horticulture  |  HQ: Noida, Uttar Pradesh  |  Founded: 1974  |  Employees: ~4,800

Listed as: Subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB); not listed  |  ,  |  Website →

Key people

• Manish Bandlish (Managing Director)

Company overview

Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Private Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the apex body for India's dairy cooperative movement. Founded in 1974 in Delhi, Mother Dairy operates dairy and horticulture products across the Delhi NCR market and select other regions. The company operates manufacturing facilities at Patparganj (Delhi), Junagadh (Gujarat), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Manesar (Haryana), Sahibabad (Uttar Pradesh), and Nagpur (Maharashtra). FY25 revenue was approximately ₹16,500 crore. Mother Dairy markets fresh milk, cultured dairy products, ice cream, edible oils (Dhara), packaged fruits and vegetables (Safal), and frozen vegetables.

Business model

Mother Dairy operates a hybrid procurement model. The dairy business sources milk from village cooperative societies and from direct contract farmers. The Safal horticulture business operates a contract farming and cold-chain logistics network sourcing fruits and vegetables directly from farmers and selling through Safal retail outlets and to organised retail. The Dhara edible oils business is principally a refining and packaging operation sourcing from domestic oilseed processors and imports.

Operating segments

Recent developments

2022–2024

Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd. has demonstrated scale and growth ambition, reporting Rs 15,000 crore in turnover with an explicit target of 15% growth as of May 2024 [3]. This expansion narrative follows a dip in FY22 profits, indicating the company faced headwinds in the prior fiscal year [2]. Operationally, Mother Dairy engaged Tata Consultancy Services to deploy a strategic sourcing and procurement platform, signalling a push toward digital supply chain optimization [5].

On governance, the Delhi High Court ruled in 2015 that Mother Dairy qualifies as a 'public authority' under the RTI Act [4], a legal designation with implications for transparency and accountability obligations. Notably, Subhashis Basu—once associated with the broader dairy sector—has since moved to Britannia-Bel Foods [1], highlighting executive mobility in India's food processing landscape. These developments collectively reflect a company balancing operational scaling with technology adoption and navigating a hybrid public-private governance framework.

Sources (5)

1. Subhashis Basu Appointed CEO of Britannia-Bel Foods - Veloxx media · Veloxx media · Wed, 31 Dec 2025
2. Mother Dairy reports dip in FY22 profits - Mint · Mint · Fri, 21 Oct 2022
3. After making Rs 15,000cr turnover, Mother Dairy now targets 15pc growth: MD Manish Bandlish - RuralVoice · RuralVoice · Wed, 08 May 2024
4. Mother Dairy a 'public authority' under RTI Act: Delhi HC - Deccan Herald · Deccan Herald · Tue, 03 Feb 2015
5. TCS Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Platform helps Mother Dairy - Tata Consultancy Services · Tata Consultancy Services · Wed, 12 Aug 2015

Financial performance and recent trajectory

Mother Dairy is privately held; financial details are limited. Reported FY25 revenue of approximately ₹16,500 crore. Operating margins are modest given the low-margin liquid milk business that dominates revenue; the value-added dairy and Safal segments are higher margin.

Stock performance and shareholder context

Mother Dairy is not listed. NDDB ownership constitutionally protected under the NDDB Act.

Competitive position

In Delhi NCR liquid milk, Mother Dairy is the dominant brand. In national dairy, it is significantly smaller than Amul. The Safal fresh-produce business is largely Delhi NCR-focused. Dhara edible oils compete with Adani Wilmar Fortune, Marico Saffola, and Ruchi Soya Mahakosh.

Key risks

Concentrated geographic exposure to Delhi NCR; milk procurement price volatility; cold-chain logistics complexity for Safal; private-label competition in modern trade for both dairy and edible oils.

Outlook

Stable outlook on the Delhi NCR dairy franchise with limited geographic expansion ambition. The Safal business remains a strategic horticulture platform for NDDB. New entrants in dairy processing in north India must navigate Mother Dairy's entrenched distribution.

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