India's dairy boom shifts to Tier-2, Tier-3 cities; Milky Mist, Britannia, Heritage chase premium packaged demand
Organised dairy demand is moving beyond metros as smaller cities drive uptake of packaged curd, paneer, cheese and yogurt. Milky Mist, where curd and paneer drive 80% of sales, is rolling out 55,000 cooling units and 100 reefer/ambient trucks over three years, while Britannia and Heritage Foods scale distribution and sachetised premium SKUs.
India's organised dairy demand is shifting to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, with packaged curd, paneer, cheese and yogurt seeing strong adoption. Milky Mist, Britannia and Heritage Foods are expanding distribution, cold-chain and sachetised premium offerings.
Why this matters
Milky Mist is doubling down on cold-chain infrastructure to defend its curd and paneer-led portfolio as Britannia and Heritage Foods push deeper into smaller cities with premium packaged dairy.
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