Kwality Ltd's Haryana unit to produce 4.3 million litres per day

Dairy company Kwality Ltd has said that its new unit in Haryana, which has been set up mainly for manufacturing of value-added products like flavoured milk, has started commercial production.

The unit, when fully operational, will have milk handling capacity of 0.9 million litres per day primarily for manufacturing value-added products with total capital outlay of about Rs 400 crore, the company said in a BSE filing.

With this unit, cumulative milk processing capacity of Kwality would reach 4.3 million litres per day across its six plants, it said.

Nawal Sharma, President and Head, Kwality Ltd, said: "This is a significant development, as we continue to shift towards B2C by shifting our product mix towards consumer-oriented products, primarily fresh and value-added products."

He also added, "We are moving in the right direction in sync with our business plans towards new orbit of growth. This would enhance our profitability; strengthen our balance sheet and cash flows in the coming years."

The Delhi-based Kwality Ltd's milk processing units are located in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.

The company sells dairy products such as milk (bulk, pouched and tetra-packs), ghee, curd and skimmed milk powder.