Mother Dairy supplies its products primarily in DelhiNCR, which accounted for over 65% of its sales in 2025. The company also owns Safal retail chain and Dhara edible oil brand.[4]
History
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 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.
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]
Brands and subsidiaries
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 in Bengaluru. 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 as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Hindustan Unilever, and Nestlé India. Safal also has a presence across 40 countries viz., USA, Europe, Russia, Middle East, Asia and Africa and exports fresh fruits and vegetables (grapes, banana, gherkin, onion, etc.), fruit pulp & concentrate, frozen fruits & vegetables.[6][5]
In January 2020, Mother Dairy opened its first restaurant 'Café Delights' in Noida.[7][8]
Revenue
As of 2020, Mother Dairy had a revenue over ₹10,000 crore or nearly $1.5 billion.[9]
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