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Milky Mist Dairy

Milky Mist Dairy (MMD) is an Indian manufacturer of dairy products, based in Perundurai, Tamil Nadu. Formed in 1997 by T. Sathish Kumar, Milky Mist is engaged in milk procurement, processing, and manufacturing of other dairy products.[3][4][5] Milky Mist's products include frozen food, diary, desserts, food enhancers and yogurts.[6]

Milky Mist Dairy Food Private Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryDairy
Founded2008
FounderT. Sathish Kumar
HeadquartersErode, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Key people
  • T. Sathish Kumar (CMD)
  • K Rathnam (CEO)
RevenueIncrease ₹1,940 crore (US$230 million) (2024)
Subsidiaries
  • Smart Chef
  • Briyas
  • Asal Foods
  • Capella
Websitewww.milkymist.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of 31 March 2024.[2]

History

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Milky Mist was founded in 1985 iniitally as a milk trading company.[7][3] In 1994, Milky Mist began producing paneer and subsequently other dairy items including curd, butter, cheese, yogurt and ice cream.[7]

Milky Mist's initial plant was set up in a 2 acres of land in Chithode, Erode district. In 2019–20, Milky Mist shifted its manufacturing facility from the old plant to a new plant spread over 55 acres (22 ha) with a processing capacity of one million litres (220,000 imp gal; 260,000 US gal) per day (MLPD). It manufactures dairy products like curd, yogurt, mozzarella cheese, and paneer.[8]

In 2022, the company launched its D2C e-commerce website and mobile app.[citation needed]

The company has been setting up India's largest single-location cheese making unit in Perundurai in the Erode district, about 430 km west of Chennai, with an investment of ₹450 crore.[9][10][11]

In July 2024, Milky Mist announced that it is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise between ₹1,500 crore and ₹2,000 crore, at a valuation of ₹20,000 crore.[2] The funds will be used to support its expansion plans, particularly into markets outside southern India, such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi-NCR.[2]

Products

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MMD's products include Curd (Indian Yoghurt), Fresh Paneer, Mozzarella Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Processed Cheese, Gouda cheese, Fresh and UHT Cream, UHT Milk, Butter, Ghee, Khova, Yoghurts, traditional milk-based products like Shrikhand, Payasam (Kheer), Mishti Doi, Spray dried products such as Dairy Whitener, Skimmed Milk Powder, and Whey Powder. Also, they have launched new products such as Probiotic Curd, Frozen Pizza, UHT Lassi.[12][13]

Operations

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MMD operates the largest fully-automated mozzarella plant in the country which comprises a robotic line production facility for paneer.[14][15][16]

MMD procures 8 lakh litres per day of milk directly from 70,000+ farmers spread over 20 districts of Tamil Nadu and 1 district in Karnataka.[8][9][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Milky Mist Dairy Food Pvt Ltd - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com.
  2. ^ a b c Jacob, Shine (18 July 2024). "Milky Mist gears up for Rs 2,000 cr IPO at a valuation of Rs 20,000 cr".
  3. ^ a b Kaur, Mandeep (12 March 2024). "Milky Mist: A beacon of excellence in India's dairy landscape". FoodTechBiz.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ "The Dairy Disruptors". www.fortuneindia.com. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ Ayyar, Ranjani. "From inheritance of loss to milky way of success". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Products". Milky Mist. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b K Ashokan, Abhyjith (17 July 2024). "Milky Mist looks at ₹20,000 crore IPO to take on Amul and expand to North India".
  8. ^ a b "About us". Milky Mist.
  9. ^ a b Ayyar, Ranjani (9 February 2018). "From inheritance of loss to milky way of success". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ^ Vaitheesvaran, Bharani (22 July 2017). "Milky Mist ropes in PE cos for expansion". The Economic Times.
  11. ^ Manchanda, Harsh Upadhyay & Kunal (27 June 2022). "Milky Mist posts Rs 928 Cr revenue in FY21 with 4 fold jump in profit". Entrackr. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Products". Milky Mist.
  13. ^ "Milky Mist's winning formula to transform consumer behaviour". The Economic Times. 13 August 2021. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Sustainability". Milky Mist.
  15. ^ Pandey, Aayush (26 October 2023). "Milky Mist acquires SIG's filling technology". Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Milky Mist Dairy Food explores future processing with new GEA FLOWVENT valves". FoodTechBiz.com. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Media". Milky Mist.
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