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Parag Milk Foods Limited
Traded asBSE539889
NSEPARAGMILK
IndustryDairy
Founded1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Headquarters,
Area served
India
Key people
Devendra Shah (Chairman)[1]
ProductsMilk, butter, cheese, ghee, cottage cheese, yogurt and whey protein
RevenueIncrease 1,923 crore (US$270 million) (2018)[2]
Increase 1,865 crore (US$260 million) (2018)[2]
Total assetsIncrease 1,367 crore (US$190 million) (2018)[2]
Number of employees
1,787 (as on 31 March 2018)[2]
Websiteparagmilkfoods.com

Parag Milk Foods is a Pune-based private dairy.

History[edit | edit source]

Parag Milk Foods started as a dairy in Manchar with a 20,000 litre capacity in 1992. It started with production of skimmed milk powder and by 2004 became India's largest exporter of the skimmed milk powder.[citation needed] However, the company faced a challenge when the Government of India banned export of milk powder on account of local milk shortage.[3][4][5]

Acquisitions[edit | edit source]

In 2018, Parag Milk Foods acquired Danone's facility in Sonipat, Haryana for 30 crore (US$4.2 million) after the latter decided to shut its dairy operations in India.[6][7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ananya Saha, Ananya (12 June 2018). "'Swimming is my favourite workout': Devendra Shah, Chairman, Parag Milk Foods". The Financial Express. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Parag Milk Foods Limited Annual Report 2017-18" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. Mudgill, Amit (19 May 2016). "Modest debut: Parag Milk Foods lists at Rs 217.50, a premium of 1.2% over issue price". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Parag Milk shares stage decent debut, surge 14% against issue price". Business Today. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. Kulshrestha, Ashish (17 May 2017). "Dairies, aerated drink companies eye high-margin milk-based beverages". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. Mitra, Sounak (20 April 2018). "Parag Milk buys Danone dairy factory in Haryana". Live Mint. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. Pinto, Viveat Susan (23 April 2018). "Danone's loss is Parag's gain: Are dairy MNCs facing challenges in India?". Business Standard India. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

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