Mr. Mechal, an Ethiopian businessman, decided to establish a Mini Dairy that would produce milk and essential products for the benefit of the population in the vicinity of Addis Ababa. In the beginning, the dairy processed 10,000 liters a day. Today Family Milk has a production capacity of 48,000 liters of milk per day, and they expect the capacity to increase to 100,000 liters of milk per day. The Dairy produces milk in plastic bags, butter, yogurt and various cheeses.