For fifty years, Karnataka's dairy farmers have poured their mornings into one promise — milk you can trust, from a name you know. That promise is Nandini.
Nandini is the brand of the Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (KMF) the apex body of Karnataka's dairy cooperative movement and India's second-largest dairy cooperative. Every litre we sell begins with a farmer who is also an owner.
Around 26 lakh milk producers across Karnataka pool their milk through village-level societies, which come together under district unions, which come together under KMF. What they build together is sold under a single name the state grew up on: Nandini.
District milk unions
Milk producers and farmer-owners
Village dairy cooperative societies
Karnataka's cooperative dairy roots
Milk and milk products
Litres of milk handled every day
Nandini runs on the Anand Pattern — the three-tier cooperative structure that powered India's White Revolution. It's deliberately built so that decisions, and profits, stay close to the ground.
The doorstep of the system. In more than 17,000 villages, farmers pour their milk each morning and evening, it's tested and weighed on the spot, and they're paid for what they bring. Every society is run by a board the farmers elect themselves.
District unions collect milk from the societies, chill it, process it and pack it. Each union owns its plants and cold chain, and each is governed by its own elected board of producers.
Explore the Milk UnionsAt the state level, KMF balances supply across the unions, safeguards quality, and markets everything under the shared Nandini brand — so a small farmer in one district reaches customers across India and beyond.
Explore Our UnitsNandini is the divine cow of Indian mythology the one who gives without ending, a symbol of abundance and purity.
When Karnataka's farmers chose a name for the milk they made together, they chose that one. It has carried the same meaning ever since: nourishment you can rely on, given freely, morning after morning.
1955 - 1973
Karnataka’s dairy journey begins with the first dairy at Kudige in Kodagu in 1955. By 1965, Bangalore had a 1.5 lakh litre-a-day dairy.
The first drops of a much bigger journey.
1974 - 1982
Dairy development begins in 1974. KDDC follows, village cooperatives grow, and Gejjalagere opens its first milk products dairy in 1982.
Farmers and communities come together.
1983 - 1989
Nandini is born in 1983. KDDC becomes KMF in 1984, as dairies, training centres and centralised marketing expand.
A name that becomes part of Karnataka.
1990 - 1999
Milk sales cross a million litres a day in 1994. Paneer, sweets, khova and Goodlife expand the Nandini range.
More ways to bring Nandini home.
2000 - 2009
Mega Dairy begins operations in Bangalore. New products and markets follow, taking Nandini beyond Karnataka and earning it a top brand award in 2009.
The everyday reaches a little farther.
2010 - 2014
Nandini grows through e-commerce, exports and new sales channels. Better dairy infrastructure and Ksheera Bhagya bring Nandini to schools and anganwadis.
Born in Karnataka. Reaching more lives.
We support our farmers with veterinary care, cattle breeding, feed and fodder programmes healthy herds are where good milk starts.
Animal Husbandry
Milk is checked the moment it arrives and again at every stage, in labs accredited to national and international standards.
Quality & Food Safety
Our district unions process and pack milk, curd, ghee, paneer, ice cream and sweets in their own plants across Karnataka.
Milk Unions
A distribution network of thousands of retailers puts fresh Nandini within reach across the state, the country, and export markets.
Our Products
A cooperative measures itself differently. The value Nandini creates flows back to rural Karnataka — in fair, direct payment for milk, in incentives that top up a farmer's earnings, and in programmes that reach far beyond the farm gate: free milk for schoolchildren, hostels for students, and support for women-led dairying across the state.
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For a food brand, trust isn't a claim it's a certificate. Nandini's laboratories and plants operate to accredited national and international quality and food-safety standards, with testing built into every stage from procurement to pack.
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
International Food Safety Management
Food Safety & Standards Authority of India
Food Safety System Certification
Contact Us
1800 425 8030Our range moves from a single carton to bulk and export volumes — backed by a cooperative supply chain built to deliver at scale. Tell us what you need, and the right regional team will be in touch.
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