Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd is an Indian company that manufactures, markets and sells milk, dairy products and other edible products. Its dairy products include cultured products, ice cream, paneer and ghee under the Mother Dairy brand. The company also sells edible oils, fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables and processed foods such as fruit juices, jams, pickles, etc. Mother Dairy was founded in 1974 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
Mother Dairy was commissioned in 1974 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It was an initiative of Operation Flood, a dairy development program designed to make India a nation of sufficient milk. Mother Dairy gets a significant portion of its liquid milk requirement from dairy cooperatives and village-centered farmers' organizations.
The company initially focused on Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR). It later expanded to other regions of India.
The company sells dairy products under the "Mother Dairy" brand.
Safal is the Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Arm. It operates 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 about 23,000 MT of pulp and aseptic fruit concentrate annually. Safal also has a presence in 40 countries, namely the United States, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Asia and Africa and exports Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Grapes, Cereals, Bananas, Gherkins, Onions, etc.), fruit pulp and concentrate , Frozen fruits and vegetables, etc.
Mother Dairy is also present in the Dhara brand of edible oils, which was launched under the NDDB Golden Flow Operation program.