Nepal Dairy | |
Type: | Dairy |
Founded: | 1980 |
Founder: | Dr. Heramba B. Rajbhandary |
Hq Location Country: | Nepal |
Nepal Dairy, popularly known as ND's, is the largest ice-cream manufacturing company of Nepal.[1] It was established in 1980 as a cottage dairy in Mahaboudha, Kathmandu.[2] Initially, it used to sell yogurt in clay pots. Besides dairy produces, currently, it produces cheese, pizzas and pastries. [3] [4] The dairy gets milk from Dhapakhel, Panauti, Dhulikhel and Panchkhal. [5]
The company was established by Dr. Heramba B. Rajbhandary in 1980, after his PhD in Dairy technology, to ease the shortage of processed milk in Kathmandu. [6] Initially, it used to sell yougurt. Later, it diversified to produce various products. The company, currently, sells about 17 flavours of ice-cream and is considered one of the main industry to supply ice-cream.[7]
Nepal Dairy started to train college students for dairy processing with aim to set up Nepal Diary Institute of Technology and Management and provide experience to the younger generation.[6]