Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd is set to deepen its manufacturing footprint with a planned investment of ₹1,130 crore in Maharashtra, marking one of the company’s largest capacity expansion initiatives to date. The dairy major has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government to establish a new milk processing and dairy products manufacturing facility in the state.
The agreement was formalised on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The proposed facility will be designed to handle 10 lakh litres of milk per day in its initial phase, with infrastructure in place to scale processing capacity up to 25 lakh litres per day as demand grows.
According to company disclosures, the plant will come up on a 48.15-acre land parcel to be allotted by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. Once operational, the project is expected to generate direct employment for nearly 800 people, contributing to both industrial development and local job creation in the region.
The Maharashtra investment forms part of Milky Mist’s broader strategy to strengthen its supply chain and expand production closer to key consumption markets in western India. The company is known for its integrated dairy operations and value-added product portfolio, which spans cheese, curd, paneer and other processed dairy offerings.
Milky Mist currently operates a fully automated dairy processing facility in Perundurai, Erode district of Tamil Nadu, which serves as its primary manufacturing base. The new Maharashtra plant is expected to complement this setup and support the brand’s next phase of growth.
The expansion comes at a time when Milky Mist is preparing for its public market debut. The company has already filed a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an initial public offering aimed at raising approximately ₹2,000 crore.
With rising demand for branded dairy products and increasing focus on capacity-led growth, the Maharashtra project positions Milky Mist to scale operations while improving distribution efficiency across western and central India.
