- Business
- Hatsun Agro Product Limited manufactures and markets a wide range of dairy products and cattle feed in India and internationally. The company produces and sells milk, curd, ice creams including bars, cups, shakes, tubs, cones and sandwiches under the Arun brand, fermented dairy products such as yoghurt and dairy-based spreads, kulfi flavours, premium desserts, chocolates, dairy whitener, skimmed milk powder, ghee, paneer and other milk products; it also offers cattle feed under brands including Santosa. Hatsun Agro operates through popular brands such as Arun Icecreams, Arokya Milk, Hatsun Curd, Hatsun Paneer, Hatsun Ghee, Hatsun Dairy Whitener, Ibaco and HAP Daily, with distribution networks in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry and Odisha; it exports dairy ingredients to 42 countries primarily in America, the Middle East and South Asia. Founded in 1970 with roots in ice cream production and formally incorporated as Hatsun Foods Private Limited in 1986, the company is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and maintains 19 manufacturing plants across India including recent facilities in Govindapur for ice cream and chocolate, and Uthiyur and Shirashi for milk products established in 2021. In January 2025, Hatsun Agro acquired 100% of Milk Mantra Dairy for Rs 233 crore to strengthen its presence in eastern India particularly Odisha through the Milky Moo brand; the company plans to launch high-protein dairy products within 3-6 months, expand to 1,200 Arun Ice Cream franchises, 280-300 Ibaco outlets and 5,000 milk and curd outlets over two years, and double exports to Rs 2 billion annually within four years.