Milky Mist Dairy Food was initially formed as a partnership firm as ‘M.M.D. Dairy’, on February 1, 1999, pursuant to a deed of partnership dated November 30, 1998. The name of the partnership firm was changed to ‘Milky Mist Dairy Food’ on August 2, 2006. The partnership firm was subsequently converted and the company was incorporated as a private limited company under the name ‘Milky Mist Dairy Food Private Limited’ on July 10, 2014. Subsequently, the company was converted into a public limited company as approved by a resolution of the board dated May 15, 2025, and a special resolution of the shareholders dated May 16, 2025 following which the name of the company was changed to ‘Milky Mist Dairy Food Limited’ on May 26, 2025. 

The company is engaged in the business of procurement of milk, undertakes processing of milk and manufacture of various value-added products. It has diversified its product categories to include various value-added dairy products, such as cheese, paneer, butter, curd, ghee, yogurt, ice cream, ultra-high temperature (UHT) long-shelf life products, and other products, including frozen foods, ready-to-eat (RTE) and ready-to-cook (RTC) products, as well as chocolates. The company offers its products under its umbrella brand ‘Milky Mist’, and sub-brand such as ‘SmartChef’, ‘Capella’, and ‘Misty Lite’, and has acquired brands such as ‘Briyas’ and ‘Asal’.

The company has an integrated farm to retail infrastructure. It sources the majority of raw milk, its primarily raw material, directly from farmers. It manages its own logistics to ensure that its diverse product range, which requires chilled, ambient, or frozen conditions, maintains its quality from procurement of the raw materials to the point of sale of its products. Its fleet comprises milk vans for transporting milk from farmers to manufacturing facility, reefer trucks with in-built refrigeration for carrying perishable products that require specific temperature control from manufacturing facility to distributors, ambient trucks for transporting non-perishable products from manufacturing facility to distributors.

Business area of the company 

The company is engaged in the business of procurement of milk, undertakes processing of milk and manufacture of various value-added products namely paneer, cheese, curd, butter, ghee, fresh cream, milk powder, flavoured milk, lassi, etc. which are marketed under its brand name ‘Milky Mist’.

Products of the company

• Paneer
• Cheese
• Curd
• Ice-cream
• Ghee
• Butter
• UHT long-shelf life products
• Yoghurt
• Powder
• Khova
• Others products (include chocolate, condensed milk, butter milk and desserts)

Awards, accreditations and recognition 

• 2022: Award for ‘Excellence in Business Practices’ by Coimbatore Management Association.

History and milestones

• 2009: Diversified its product portfolio to include products such as ghee, butter, khova, and curd.
• 2010-11: Diversified its product portfolio to include products such as yogurt and cheese.
• 2017: Diversified its product portfolio to include whey powder.
• 2018: Set up the ‘Milky Mist Mega Plant’ Manufacturing Facility at Perundurai, Erode.
• 2020: Expanded its product portfolio with the launch of dairy whitener, cream cheese, probiotic curd, UHT range of products, and launched frozen foods under the ‘SmartChef’ brand.
• 2022: Started in-house manufacturing of UHT range of products.
• 2022: Expanded its product portfolio with the launch of fat spread under the ‘Misty Lite’ brand.
• 2022: Expanded its product portfolio with the launch of greek yogurt and ‘Skyr’ high protein yogurt.
• 2023: Expanded its product portfolio with the launch of ice cream, chocolate and sweetened condensed milk products.
• 2025: Acquisition of certain assets and trademarks of Briyas Foods Private Limited.
• 2025: Acquisition of 100% shareholding of Asal Food Products Private Limited.
• 2025: Allotment of a land parcel from Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation for a total consideration of Rs 490.65 million, for setting up a facility of milk processing, dairy and food products.
• 2026: Investment by Jongsong Investments Pte. Ltd. (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings Private Limited) by way of the Pre-IPO Placement and certain secondary transactions, in the company.