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Why Mother Dairy is Going Strong Even After 40 Years

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at UDelhi chapter.

Most of us still remember “doodh doodh doodh, piyo glass full doodh” off pat. It’s only when you watch the old TVCs that you realise it has been more than 40 years since Mother Dairy was commissioned in 1974. What started as an initiative under Operation Flood is a leading milk brand in Delhi and NCR today, besides expanding its reach to other parts of the country.

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Over the years, it has evolved into a dairy products’ player with its presence in the categories of ice creams, fruit yogurt, flavoured milk, butter, cheese, etc. It has a range of absolutely delish sugar free ice creams that are sold under the name Dietz.

Mother Dairy also manufactures, markets and sells fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables, and juices under the brand name Safal; Dhara is its edible oils arm.

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Its corporate tagline – Happy Food Happy People – resonates with the legacy it has built as the eponymous dairy brand with its range of delicious, salubrious, and high quality products. The latest ad campaign, conceptualized by Ogilvy, breaks away from the old “Maa jaisa koi nahi” TVC. The new TVC propositions “Taste that lifts you” to young adults who are equally conscious of the nutritional values of the food they eat as its taste.

Mother Dairy has an argosy of pocket-friendly, on-the-go foods that you can’t not try. Here is a lowdown:

1. Cookie Crumb Ice Cream

Mother Dairy

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A caramel flavoured ice cream loaded with crispy bites of cookies. This one’s a wellspring of affection for the caramel lovers out there.

2. Blueberry Yogurt

Mother Dairy

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This thick, creamy yogurt is the perfect emollient for bad days. Fetch it from any Mother Dairy kiosk just for Rs. 20.

3. Strawberry Crush Ice Cream

Mother Dairy

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This is not your usual strawberry flavoured ice cream, as you’ll find generous helpings of actual strawberry chunks inside – all for Rs. 30.

4. Mishti Doi

Mother Dairy

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Mishti Doi is India’s yogurt. This almost-staple food of West Bengal comes in an ambrosial flavour in a Mother Dairy package.

5. Chocolate Gateau

Mother Dairy

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Imagine this: chocolate ice cream, brownie pieces, and a surprise chocolate-filled centre. Am I in heaven? With all these sweet offerings, I most definitely am.

Arushi is a student of commerce at IP College for Women, Delhi University. Her passion for entrepreneurial action and social enterprises flows through her work as the co-founder and strategic head of the Enactus chapter of her college. A self-confessed chocoholic and an obsessive marketing freak, she dabbles in a lot of things with the hope of learning something new and exciting. A good book in one hand and a hot cuppa in another always help her convalesce whenever she feels a bit lost.