Who owns Banana-Flavored Milk?
Banana-Flavored Milk is owned by Binggrae (South Korea, KRX: 005180).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Binggrae 2026 Sustainability Report, Binggrae Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Binggrae Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Namyangju
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 1974
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Milk & cream
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 005180
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Banana-Flavored Milk
Binggrae Banana-Flavored Milk was released in December 1974 in a squat bottle modelled on the traditional Korean moon jar, which earned it nicknames such as Danji. Binggrae calls it Korea's number one milk beverage brand, and it ranked first in processed milk in the Korea Brand Power Index for 19 consecutive years to 2026. A no-sugar-added version launched in February 2025, and it is exported to China.
Ownership timeline of Banana-Flavored Milk
Where Banana-Flavored Milk sits in Binggrae
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Binggrae
Binggrae controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
- Bravo Cone
- Crab Chips (1986)
- Melona (1992)
- Samanco (1991)
- THE:Danbaek (2021)
- Together (1974)
Other brands in milk & cream, and who owns them
The 172 brands in milk & cream on Brandtree belong to 81 owners. The largest is Dairy Farmers of America, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Dena Dairy | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Angkormilk | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Betta Milk | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Coronado | Dos Pinos | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Ambewela | Lanka Milk Foods | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Hi High | SUU | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
| Guliduo | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
| Campina | FrieslandCampina | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Binggrae
Binggrae is a publicly listed company headquartered in Namyangju, South Korea, founded in 1967. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 005180.
Binggrae was established on 13 September 1967 as Daeil Yanghang, took the Binggrae name in 1982 and listed on the Korean stock exchange in 1978. It makes flavoured milk, ice cream, yogurt, coffee drinks and snacks from five plants in Korea and has sales subsidiaries in China, the United States, Vietnam and Australia; consolidated sales were about 1.49 trillion won in 2025. It bought Haitai Ice Cream in October 2020 and absorbed it in a small-scale merger in April 2026.
🇰🇷 Banana-Flavored Milk and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 237 brands that began in South Korea. 12 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Banana-Flavored Milk is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Banana-Flavored Milk?
The parent company of Banana-Flavored Milk is Binggrae, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Banana-Flavored Milk South Korean?
Yes. Banana-Flavored Milk originated in South Korea in 1974 and its owner, Binggrae, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Banana-Flavored Milk still owned by Binggrae?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Banana-Flavored Milk is still owned by Binggrae. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Binggrae 2026 Sustainability Report — Binggrae Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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