About Metro Dairy Ltd
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Metro Dairy Ltd is a public limited company based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, a subsidiary of Keventer Agro Ltd. It operates in the dairy products and milk processing segment of the food and beverages sector. It was incorporated on 10 June 1991 and has been in existence for over 35 years.
The company is registered with the Registrar of Companies (ROC), Kolkata, under CIN U15209WB1991PLC051980. The company has 7 GST registrations on record, none of which is active.
The company has an authorised share capital of ₹16 Cr and a paid-up capital of ₹6.13 Cr. It was formerly known as Mother Dairy Benmilk Keventer Ltd. It is led by directors including Sumit Krishna Deb and Mayank Jalan.
Its last annual general meeting (AGM) was held on 27 September 2019, and its latest financial statements are for the year ended 31 March 2019. The registered office is at 34 /1 D. H. Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India – 700027.
As per the financials filed for FY 2019, the company reported a revenue of ₹330.1 Cr. For the same year it recorded a net profit of ₹12.11 Cr (net margin 3.7%).
The company has about 1,002 employees on its provident fund (EPFO) records.
As per MCA filings, the company has open charges of ₹92.7 Cr and satisfied charges of ₹115 Cr on record. Court records list 16 cases involving the company, including 13 filed by the company and 3 filed against it; 6 cases are pending. The company has 3 deals on record (3 secondary share transfers); the latest was in September 2017. Its 10 peer companies in the Food and Beverages industry (Dairy, Milk and Dairy Products), with the same principal business activity (food, beverages and tobacco products) are compared by revenue, 5 larger and 5 smaller; the largest is Dauji Milk Food Private Limited with revenue of ₹345.12 Cr.
The current compliance status is marked as compliant by the Registrar of Companies. For more details, the company can be reached via its website keventer.com.
Company details
Contact details
Metro Dairy Ltd's registered office is in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its website is keventer.com. Its e-mail address is in the company report.
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- Registered Address34 /1 D. H. Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India – 700027
- IndustryFood and Beverages, Dairy Products & Milk Processing
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- Company details, directors and signatories
- Historical financials and ratios
- Shareholding pattern and group structure
- Charges with holder and property details
- Legal cases, compliance and MCA filings
Business activity
The main business activity of Metro Dairy is manufacturing. In detail, this covers food, beverages and tobacco products.
| Main activity group code | Main activity | Business activity code | Business activity | Share of turnover |
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| C | Manufacturing | C1 | Food, beverages and tobacco products |
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Financials of Metro Dairy Ltd
FY 2019 filings availableMetro Dairy Ltd reported revenue of ₹330.1 Cr for FY 2019.
Financial Statement Summary
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| Revenue from Operations | ₹330.1 Cr | ||||
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| Net Profit (PAT) | ₹12.11 Cr | ||||
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| Net Profit Margin | 3.7% | ||||
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Board of directors of Metro Dairy Ltd
Metro Dairy has 6 current directors and 24 former directors. Current directors are listed first, with their designation and appointment date.
| Name | Designation | Appointment Date | Tenure | Status |
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| Sumit Krishna Deb Also directs: Keventer Agro Ltd. | Director | 10 Jun 1991 | 35 Years 4 Months | Current |
| Mayank Jalan Also directs: Keventer Agro Ltd., Keventer RSH Realty LLP, Keventer Global Private Limited and 5 more | Director | 29 Jun 2011 | 15 Years 4 Months | Current |
| Uday Ramakant Garg Also directs: Tunip Agro Limited, GK Cold Chain Solutions Private Limited | Nominee Director | 13 Sep 2017 | 9 Years 1 Months | Current |
| Debjani Chatterjee Also directs: MKJ Enterprises Ltd | Director | 24 Jun 2016 | 10 Years 4 Months | Current |
| Shruti Swaika Also directs: Keventer Agro Ltd., Bengal Nri Complex Ltd., Kanco Tea & Industries Limited and 2 more | Director | 01 Apr 2019 | 7 Years 6 Months | Current |
| Saurabh Jajodia Also directs: Shape Infra Projects LLP | Director | 18 Jun 2014 | 12 Years 4 Months | Current |
Peer comparison
Metro Dairy Ltd is compared with the 10 companies closest to it by revenue in the Food and Beverages industry (Dairy, Milk and Dairy Products), with the same principal business activity (food, beverages and tobacco products), from the latest filed financials of each company.
| Company | Revenue | Net profit | Margin | Growth (1 yr) | Employees | Location |
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| Dauji Milk Food Private Limited | ₹345.12 Cr (FY 2025) | -1.0% | Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India | |||
| Srirangam Milk Products Private Limited | ₹340.05 Cr (FY 2025) | 9.0% | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||
| Anuj Dairy Private Limited | ₹332.32 Cr (FY 2025) | -5.0% | Patna, Bihar, India | |||
| Shudh Garhwal Paneer Private Limited | ₹332.07 Cr (FY 2025) | 15.0% | Delhi, India | |||
| Shivprasad Infra Industries Private Limited | ₹331.84 Cr (FY 2025) | 40.0% | Pune, Maharashtra, India | |||
| Metro Dairy Ltdthis company | ₹330.1 Cr (FY 2019) | ₹12.11 Cr | 3.7% | 1,002 | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | |
| S.N. Milk Products Private Limited | ₹324.96 Cr (FY 2025) | 2.0% | Sadabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||
| Sheetal Cool Products Limited | ₹322.07 Cr (FY 2025) | -9.0% | Amreli, Gujarat, India | |||
| G K Dairy and Milk Products Private Limited | ₹320.71 Cr (FY 2025) | -28.0% | New Delhi, Delhi, India | |||
| Bhole Baba Oroganic Dairymilk Private Limited | ₹319.3 Cr (FY 2024) | 23.0% | Roorke, Uttarakhand, India | |||
| Arvind Dairy Private Limited | ₹315.04 Cr (FY 2024) | 21.0% | Uttar Pradesh, India |
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Auditor
Metro Dairy Ltd is audited by S.R. BATLIBOI & CO. LLP for the financial year 2019.
| Auditor firm | Financial year | Firm registration number |
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| S.R. BATLIBOI & CO. LLP | FY 2019 | 301003E/E300005 |
Shareholding
The shareholding of Metro Dairy Ltd is on record for 5 financial years, the latest being FY 2019, split between promoters, domestic institutions, foreign institutions, public shareholders and others.
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Charges & borrowings
| Date | Charge ID | Lender | Amount | Status | Modified or satisfied on |
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| 16 Mar 2020 | 100330414 | Others | ₹10 Cr | Open | |
| 16 Mar 2020 | 100330437 | Others | ₹20 Cr | Open | |
| 27 Feb 2020 | 100330169 | Others | ₹12.23 Lakh | Open | |
| 24 Oct 2019 | 100314788 | Others | ₹7.43 Lakh | Open | |
| 11 Apr 2018 | 100177536 | Idbi Trusteeship Services Limited | ₹52.5 Cr | Open |
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Total charge records: 17 View all charges
Deals & funding
Metro Dairy Ltd has 3 deals on record (3 secondary share transfers); the latest was in September 2017.
Deals on record (3 of 3)
| When | Deal | Amount | Parties |
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| Sep 2017 | Secondary share transfer | Undisclosed | Buyer: Keventer Agro Ltd. Seller: West Bengal Co Opera- Tive Milk Producers Federation Limited & Amritendu Mukherjee |
| Jun 2015 | Secondary share transfer | Undisclosed | Buyer: Keventer Agro Ltd. Seller: Edward Food Analysis Research & Centre Limited |
| Mar 2014 | Secondary share transfer | Undisclosed | Buyer: Keventer Agro Ltd. Seller: Icici Bank Limited |
Deal records are compiled from filings and public sources; amounts are shown only where the source reported them.
Legal cases
Metro Dairy Ltd has 16 court cases on record: 13 filed by Metro Dairy, 3 filed against it. 6 cases are pending and 10 are disposed.
Cases by court
| Court | Cases | Against the company | Pending |
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| District courts | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| High courts | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Supreme Court | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cases on record (5 of 16)
| Court | Type of case | Party | Status |
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| District court, Calcutta, West Bengal | Court case (CN) | Filed by the company against an individual | Pending |
| District court, North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal | Civil suit | Filed by the company against an individual | Pending |
| District court, Calcutta, West Bengal | Court case (CN) | Filed by the company against an individual | Pending |
| District court, Calcutta, West Bengal | Court case (CN) | Filed by the company against an individual | Pending |
| District court, Calcutta, West Bengal | Civil suit | Filed by the company against an individual | Pending |
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Case records are compiled from court listings and may lag the court's own records. A case filed against a company is not a finding against it.
MSME payment delays
No delayed payments to MSME suppliers are on our record for Metro Dairy Ltd; the supplier-wise MSME Form 1 check is in the company report Buy the company report.
Employees & EPFO
Metro Dairy Ltd has a workforce of 1,002 employees on its EPFO records as of Mar 30, 2024, across 1 active EPFO establishment.
GST
Metro Dairy has 7 GST registrations on record, and all of them have been cancelled or are inactive. Only active GST numbers are listed on this page.
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Recent activity
Metro Dairy Ltd has 30 board changes on record since 1991: 6 appointments and 24 cessations. The latest: Shruti Swaika ceased to be Additional Director on 27 Sep 2019.
52 earlier events are in the company report.
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Frequently asked questions
Metro Dairy is an active public limited company based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The company works in dairy products and milk processing, within the food and beverages industry. It was incorporated on 10 June 1991 (35+ years old) and is registered under CIN U15209WB1991PLC051980.
Metro Dairy has 6 current directors:
- Sumit Krishna Deb - Director
- Mayank Jalan - Director
- Uday Ramakant Garg - Nominee Director
- Debjani Chatterjee - Director
- Shruti Swaika - Director
- Saurabh Jajodia - Director
The latest financial statements of Metro Dairy on record with the MCA are for the year ended 31 March 2019. Its last annual general meeting was held on 27 September 2019. Year-wise statements from 2015 are in the company report.
No. Metro Dairy has 7 GST registrations on record and all of them are cancelled or inactive.
The CIN (Corporate Identification Number) of Metro Dairy is U15209WB1991PLC051980. It is issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under the Companies Act, 2013, and uniquely identifies the company in India.
Metro Dairy has 16 court cases on record: 13 filed by the company and 3 filed against it. 6 are pending. Most are in the district courts.
Metro Dairy was incorporated on 10 June 1991, making it 35+ years old. It is registered with the Registrar of Companies, Kolkata.
Metro Dairy has 3 deals on record (3 secondary share transfers); the latest was in September 2017.
The peers of Metro Dairy by revenue are Dauji Milk Food Private Limited, Srirangam Milk Products Private Limited, Anuj Dairy Private Limited, Shudh Garhwal Paneer Private Limited, Shivprasad Infra Industries Private Limited and 5 more, all in the Food and Beverages industry (Dairy, Milk and Dairy Products), with the same principal business activity (food, beverages and tobacco products).
Shruti Swaika ceased to be Additional Director on 27 Sep 2019. Probir Roy ceased to be Director on 01 Apr 2019. Shruti Swaika was appointed as Director on 01 Apr 2019. Metro Dairy has 30 board changes on record in total.
Metro Dairy can be reached through the website keventer.com. Its registered office is in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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