Mother Dairy plans to invest Rs 600 crore in two new fruit and vegetable processing plants in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

The plant, located in Itola near Baroda, will cost Rs 400 crore and would be completed in two years. The Andhra Pradesh plant in Kuppam will require Rs 150-200 crore, with land acquisition still pending.

Managing Director Manish Bandlish stated, "The board has already approved. The process for establishing the Itola plant will begin and will be completed in the next two years." Mother Dairy's Safal brand currently operates processing plants in Ranchi, Bengaluru, and Mangolpuri, handling two lakh tonne of produce annually.

Additionally, the company is constructing a Rs 500 crore milk processing plant in Nagpur, expected to commence operations by 2026. The company recently introduced idli-dosa batter in the Delhi-NCR market, initially available at Safal booths. A full rollout decision will be made in April, requiring an investment of Rs five to 10 crore.