Yili Wins Four Innovation Awards at Global Dairy Congress
At the 2025 Global Dairy Congress in Amsterdam, Yili Group secured four prestigious World Dairy Innovation Awards—continuing its unbeaten streak for six consecutive years. The awards recognize Yili’s progress in four trade‑relevant categories: intolerance-friendly innovation, ice cream, artisan dairy, and CSR/sustainability . Over 177 submissions across 20 categories were evaluated, underscoring the competitive intensity and…
China’s Dairy Rise Praised, IDF Backs EU Collaboration
At the 2025 Global Dairy Congress held in Amsterdam, China’s Yili Group reinforced its position as a global dairy powerhouse by winning major awards across multiple categories. Securing top honors in Intolerance‑Friendly Innovation, Ice Cream, Artisan Dairy, and CSR/Sustainability, Yili stood out among 177 entries spanning 20 award categories—marking its sixth consecutive year of major…
Yili pours innovation into bottled tea
In July 2023, Yili Group’s brand Inikin launched a bottled tea product featuring an innovative twist-cap design. This unique cap keeps the tea leaves separate from the water, ensuring maximum freshness and making freshly brewed, sugar-free tea a reality. According to Yili’s financial reports, the company achieved revenue of RMB 88.733 billion (USD 12.4 billion)…
Dairy giant Yili explores Xampla’s nutrient microcapsule tech
UK-based materials technology company Xampla has partnered with the Yili Innovation Centre Europe to deploy its nutrient microcapsule technology. The plant-based packaging material protects ingredients in beverages, from production to digestion, without changing product taste or texture. The technology guards against degradation risks from UV (ultraviolet), pH (potential of hydrogen) or heat shock in products, to fortify…
Yili Receives FDA Approval for Dairy Products in USA
Yili Group recently opened its first U.S. flagship store in Los Angeles, CA. Located in the 99 Ranch Market in The Shops at Santa Anita, the store launch marks a significant milestone for Yili as it expands its presence in the U.S. market. The 99 Ranch Market is one of the largest Asian supermarket chains…
World Dairy Innovation Awards-Yili takes home 18 awards
The 16th Global Dairy Congress was held in London, UK on June 21-22. Widely considered a “weathervane” of industrial innovation, the World Dairy Innovation Awards announced its 2023 winners during the Congress. Thanks to its comprehensive and balanced strengths in innovation, Yili was able to take home 18 awards, including Winner of the Children’s dairy product and Packaging design,…
Innovations identified as key to dairy sector in China
More efforts should be made in supply chains and innovations to fuel the high-quality development of the domestic dairy industry in China, which will bolster the development of farming and boost the nation’s rural vitalization progress, said deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress. Shi Yudong, a deputy to the NPC and director of the…
Yili Remains the World’s Most Valuable Dairy Brand :Brand Finance 2022
Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand valuation and strategy consultancy, issued its Food & Drink 2022 report, identifying the most valuable and strongest brands in the food and beverage industries. Yili has been recognized as the World’s Most Valuable Dairy Brand, retaining its leading position in the global dairy industry. A company’s brand is among…
Yili Scoops Global Innovation Awards
Global dairy giant Yili has scooped the innovation category at the 15th Global Dairy Congress in Laval, France. Yili, which operates two dairy companies in New Zealand, and its subsidiary Ausnutria topped the tally for most awards at the World Dairy Innovation Awards held simultaneously with the Congress. The awards were for packaging design, infant…
Rabobank 2021 Global Dairy Top 20 Report released
On August 25th, 2021, Rabobank of the Netherlands released its annual Global Dairy Top 20 Report. Dairy giant Yili Group once again clinched the fifth spot following the previous year, remaining leader of Asia for the eighth consecutive year as the only Asian dairy company among the Top 5. Strong financial performance despite Covid-19 With the Covid-19 pandemic still raging…