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श्री दुर्गा प्रसाद एंड संस

Our Story

From a ghee counter in Malka Bazar in 1987 to a wholesale desk serving buyers across India: ten chapters, told only from facts we can show you.

  • 1987 First counter
  • 1993 Firm registered
  • 3 Godowns in Agra
  • 24 Dairy brands
  1. Chapter 1

    The name

    Shree Durga Prasad & Sons carries the name of the family's patriarch, Shri Durga Prasad. The sons who built the firm put his name over the door.

    श्री दुर्गा प्रसाद एंड संस

    Shree Durga Prasad & Sons

    Malka Bazar · Agra

  2. Chapter 2 · 1987

    The beginning

    In 1987 the brothers Shri Umesh Kumar Agrawal and Shri Sudesh Kumar Agrawal opened a wholesale counter for ghee and skimmed milk powder in Agra's Malka Bazar. A 15 kg tin of ghee then cost about ₹850.

    बही-खाता1987

    Ghee, 15 kg tin

    about ₹850

    Malka Bazar, Agra

  3. Chapter 3 · 1993

    Registered, two roles

    On 1 March 1993 the firm was registered as M/S Shree Durga Prasad & Sons, a proprietorship under Shri Sudesh Kumar Agrawal. He has led the ghee and SMP business since; his elder brother, Shri Umesh Kumar Agrawal, looks after the family's other ventures.

    Shri Sudesh Kumar Agrawal at his desk
    Shri Sudesh Kumar Agrawal Proprietor; leads ghee and SMP
    Shri Umesh Kumar Agrawal
    Shri Umesh Kumar Agrawal Elder brother; the family's other ventures

    Registered
    1 March 1993

  4. Chapter 4

    Three godowns

    Stock grew into three godowns in and around Agra, at Gudari Mansoor Khan, Rohta and Etmadpur, holding on average about 10,000 ghee tins and 10,000 SMP bags, rotated first in, first out.

    Stacked ghee cartons from many brands inside an SDPS godown in Agra
    • 3 godowns
    • ~10,000 ghee tins
    • ~10,000 SMP bags
  5. Chapter 5

    Two dozen brands

    The shelves now carry 24 dairy brands, from India's large co-operatives to regional names, in retail packs and bulk tins.

    • 24 dairy brands
    • Amul Pure Ghee carton
    • Madhusudan Pure Ghee pack
    • Nandini Pure Cow Ghee pack
    • Mother Dairy Desi Ghee pack
    • Anik Ghee 1 L tin
    • Nova Golden Cow ghee carton
    • Umang Danedar Cow Ghee pack
    • Gyan Desi Ghee pack
    • Shyam Dairy 15 kg ghee tin
    • Paras Pure Ghee pack
    • Krishna Pure Ghee tin
  6. Chapter 6

    Trusted by the trade

    The firm buys at Amul Dairy Trade auctions (State and H.O.) and is a registered buyer on the NCDFI eMarket. It is GST-registered since 2017 and bills on e-invoices since 2023.

    Amul auction buyer sealNCDFI eMarket sealFSSAI licensed seal
    • 2017 GST registered
    • 2023 e-invoicing
  7. Chapter 7 · 2017

    In the yearbook

    Shree Durga Prasad & Sons is listed in Dairy India, Edition Seven (2017), the yearbook of India's dairy industry.

    Dairy India

    Edition Seven · 2017 · Page 725

    Dairy Products Distributors

    Shri Durga Prasad & Sons, 29/15A, Malka Bazar, Agra 282003. Partners: Umesh Agrawal, Sudesh Agrawal.

  8. Chapter 8 · 2021–24

    Serving the trade

    Shri Sudesh Kumar Agrawal served as General Secretary (Mahamantri) of the Agra Desi Ghee Association for the 2021–24 term, part of the Uttar Pradesh Udyog Vyapar Mandal.

    महामंत्री

    General Secretary, 2021–24

    Agra Desi Ghee Association

  9. Chapter 9

    Today

    A team of ten runs the desk, the billing and the godowns. Buyers send their requirement on WhatsApp, get the day's rate, and receive a GST invoice; stock is dispatched across India.

    1. Share your requirement on WhatsApp
    2. Get the day's rate from the desk
    3. Receive a GST invoice for the order
    4. Stock is dispatched across India

Buy from the same desk

The firm still trades from Malka Bazar, near Gudri Chauraha.