Nepal Dairy, popularly known as ND's, is the largest ice-cream manufacturing company of Nepal. It was established in 1980 as a cottage dairy in Mahaboudha, Kathmandu. Initially, it used to sell yogurt in clay pots. Besides dairy produces, currently, it produces cheese, pizzas and pastries. The dairy gets milk from Dhapakhel, Panauti, Dhulikhel and Panchkhal.
History
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. 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.
Social significance
Nepal Dairy started to train college students for dairy processing with aim to setup Nepal Diary Institute of Technology and Management and provide experience to the younger generation.
Recognition
Nepali Times selected it as the company of the month in 2008.