Creamline Dairy Products

What Creamline Dairy Products does

Creamline Dairy Products Limited (CDPL) is a Hyderabad-headquartered Indian dairy company incorporated in 1986 and operating under the flagship 'Jersey' brand. It is the leading private dairy player in Southern India, with operations spanning Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and parts of Maharashtra, and a manufacturing footprint of 10 processing and packing plants, over 100 chilling centres, and procurement from more than 1.25 lakh farmers delivering roughly 7 lakh litres of milk per day. The portfolio covers more than 100 SKUs across fresh and flavoured milk, curd, yogurt, buttermilk, lassi, paneer, ghee, cooking butter, doodh peda, skimmed milk powders, milkshakes, the Recharge energy drink, and ice cream, supplemented by UHT processing capability commissioned in 2018 at the Kesavaram plant.

CDPL's core technology is conventional dairy processing and cold-chain logistics, with quality testing of incoming milk for Fat% and SNF% and a direct farmer procurement system introduced in 2017 that bypasses intermediaries. Products are certified to ISO 22000, BIS, AGMARK and LEED India NC Silver standards, and CDPL was awarded the 2018 FSSAI/NDDB/Tata Trust Milk Fortification Champion award for its Enrich D-milk.

The business model is sales-led distribution of branded consumer dairy products across more than 75,000 retail outlets and 3,500 channel partners, supplemented by the company's own dairy parlours in major South Indian cities. The go-to-market focuses on general and modern trade in five southern states, with pricing not publicly disclosed. CDPL has been a majority-owned subsidiary of Godrej Agrovet Limited (part of the Godrej Industries Group) since December 2015, when Godrej Agrovet invested Rs 550 crore for a majority stake; in March 2025, Godrej Agrovet announced the acquisition of the remaining 48.06% for Rs 930 crore, which will make CDPL a wholly owned subsidiary by September 30, 2025. The company has 501-1,000 employees and reports through listed non-convertible debentures, indicating public-company reporting obligations.

Name

Creamline Dairy Products

Legal name

Creamline Dairy Products Ltd

Website

https://creamlinedairy.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Creamline Dairy Products Limited, founded in 1986 in Hyderabad, is a leading private dairy player in Southern India operating the Jersey brand. It produces and distributes 100+ dairy SKUs across five states via 75,000 retail outlets, 3,500 channel partners, and its own dairy parlours, sourcing milk from over 1.25 lakh farmers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Products

NAICS

Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511), Creamery Butter Manufacturing (311512), Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (311520)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024)

akta.pro primary industry

Fluid Milk & Cream Processing (AFAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dairy-Based Beverages Manufacturing (Flavored Milk, Lassi, Drinkable Yogurt) (AFAKAKAH), Dairy Spreads, Dips & Cream Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAL), Flavored & Sweetened Milk Drinks (Chocolate/Strawberry, Malted Milk) (AFAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Dairy products
• Milk and curd
• Value-added dairy
• Ice cream products
• Dairy processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dairy Products Sales: Sale of value-added dairy products including milk, curd, yogurt, buttermilk, lassi, paneer, thick shakes, flavored milk, cooking butter, ghee, doodh peda, skimmed milk powders, and ice creams under the Jersey brand.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Creamline Dairy Products Limited manufactures and sells branded dairy products under the Jersey brand, including fresh and flavored milk, curd, yogurt, buttermilk, lassi, paneer, thick shakes/milkshakes, cooking butter, ghee, doodh peda, skimmed milk powders, and ice creams. The company procures fresh milk daily from over 1.25 lakh farmers and processes it through 10 plants and 100+ chilling centres, distributing finished products to 75,000 retail outlets and through 3,500 channel partners across five South Indian states.

Product overview

Creamline Dairy Products Limited (CDPL) operates as a leading private dairy player in Southern India with a unified product portfolio under the 'Jersey' brand. The company offers a comprehensive range of dairy products including milk variants (pouched milk, flavored milk, fortified milk), fermented products (curd, yogurt, buttermilk, lassi), dairy solids (paneer, ghee, cooking butter, doodh peda, skimmed milk powders), beverages (milkshakes, Recharge energy drinks), and frozen products (ice creams). Products are sold across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra through over 75,000 retail outlets. The company also operates dairy parlours and processes milk sourced from over 1.25 lakh farmers through 10 processing units and approximately 100 chilling centres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jersey: Flagship brand of Creamline Dairy Products Limited offering milk, curd, yogurt, buttermilk, lassi, paneer, thick shakes, flavoured milk, cooking butter, ghee, doodh peda, skimmed milk powders, and ice creams. Launched in late 1980s and holds nearly three decades of consumer trust.

Products and services

• Jersey Fresh and Flavored Milk (including Enrich D-milk fortified with Vitamin D) Fresh, flavored and Vitamin D-fortified milk sold under the Jersey brand to households across South India via retail outlets, parlours and channel partners.
• Jersey Curd, Yogurt, Buttermilk and Lassi Fermented dairy products including curd, yogurt, buttermilk and lassi sold under the Jersey brand for daily household consumption.
• Jersey Paneer (including Paneer Lite) Paneer cheese products sold under the Jersey brand for household and food-service cooking use, including the lower-fat Paneer Lite variant.
• Jersey Ghee, Cooking Butter and Doodh Peda Value-added dairy fats and traditional Indian sweets (ghee, cooking butter, doodh peda) sold under the Jersey brand.
• Jersey Skimmed Milk Powders Skimmed milk powders produced at CDPL's Ongole powder plant, sold under the Jersey brand.
• Jersey Milkshakes / Thick Shakes Ready-to-drink milkshakes and thick shakes launched in 2018 under the Jersey brand, produced using UHT processing for extended shelf life.
• Jersey Ice Creams Frozen dairy ice cream products sold under the Jersey brand, marking the company's entry into the ice cream category in 2000.
• Recharge - Energy Refreshment Drink An energy refreshment drink launched in 2020 under the Jersey umbrella, extending the company's portfolio into the beverages/energy drink category. Two new Recharge flavours were added in 2021.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 lac happy consumers served
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FSSAI, NDDB and Tata TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Jointly awarded Milk Fortification Champion award to Creamline Dairy for company's outstanding work towards commencement of Milk Fortification initiative in India.
• Godrej Agrovet LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Entered into a strategic partnership with Godrej Agrovet in 2005. In 2015, Godrej Agrovet gained majority stake in CDPL. In March 2025, Godrej Agrovet announced acquisition of the remaining 48.06% stake for Rs 930 crore, making CDPL a wholly owned subsidiary by September 30, 2025.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hatsun Agro Product: India's largest private dairy company, also headquartered in South India (Salem, Tamil Nadu) with flagship brands Hatsun, Arokya and Ibaco across milk, curd, ice cream and paneer — directly comparable to Creamline on geography, product mix and private-dairy positioning.
• Heritage Foods: Hyderabad-based South India dairy player with milk, curd, paneer, ghee and value-added products under the Heritage brand — competes head-to-head with Jersey across Telangana, AP and neighbouring states on nearly identical product categories and channel mix.
• Dodla Dairy: Hyderabad-headquartered dairy processor with fluid milk, curd, ghee, paneer and ice cream sold across South India under the Dodla brand — closely comparable in scale, geography and value-added mix to CDPL.
• Parag Milk Foods: Maharashtra-based dairy company marketing milk, curd, paneer, ghee and cheese under brands including Go, Gowardhan and Pride of Cows — directly comparable on value-added dairy mix and pan-India brand ambition.

Broad incumbents

• Mother Dairy: Large national dairy player (NDDB subsidiary) with a broad milk, curd, paneer, ghee and edible oils portfolio across North and Western India — overlapping product set to CDPL but operating at significantly larger national scale.
• Amul (GCMMF): India's largest dairy cooperative with a pan-India portfolio spanning milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, chocolates and beverages — competes broadly with Creamline in fluid milk and value-added dairy, especially in modern trade.
• Tirumala Milk (Lactalis India): Indian arm of French dairy major Lactalis producing milk, curd, ghee, paneer and dairy ingredients under the Tirumala brand with strong South India presence — comparable on product mix and South-India footprint, backed by global dairy scale.

Regional players

• Nandini (Karnataka Milk Federation): Karnataka state cooperative dairy federation with deep penetration across Karnataka in fluid milk, curd, ghee and paneer under the Nandini brand — a key regional incumbent that directly contests CDPL's Karnataka distribution and farmer procurement.
• Aavin (Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation): Tamil Nadu state dairy cooperative selling milk, curd, butter and ghee under the Aavin brand with dominant Tamil Nadu retail presence — a primary regional competitor to CDPL's Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry operations.

Emerging players

• Schreiber Dynamix Dairies: Pune-based dairy processor focused on cheese, paneer, dairy ingredients and private-label dairy products — overlaps with CDPL on dairy ingredients (skimmed milk powders, whey) and value-added cheese/paneer categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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