Who owns Cremo?
Cremo, a food brand, is owned by Yili (China, SSE: 600887), which has owned the brand since 25 April 2019.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Yili — product brands, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Hohhot
- Origin
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Founded
- 1979
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- SSE: 600887
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Cremo
Cremo was founded in 1979 and describes itself as Thailand's original ice cream brand, making bars, cups, tubs and cones now sold in 13 countries on four continents. It belongs to Chomthana, which Yili calls the largest local ice cream manufacturer in Thailand; it is unrelated to the American men's shaving brand of the same name.
Ownership timeline of Cremo
Where Cremo sits in Yili
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Yili brand portfolio (12) →
Other brands owned by Yili
Yili controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 74 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14; Yili has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Drumstick | Froneri | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dippin' Dots | J&J Snack Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Choco Monaka Jumbo | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
About the owner: Yili
Yili is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hohhot, China. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as SSE: 600887.
Yili is China's largest dairy producer and describes itself as Asia's number one dairy company, headquartered in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. It reported record operating revenue of 115.93 billion yuan for 2025, the thirtieth year since its stock market listing, and operates 77 production bases selling into more than 80 countries. Beyond Chinese brands such as Satine, Ambpomial and Jinlingguan, it owns New Zealand's Westland dairy cooperative and Thailand's Chomthana, maker of Cremo ice cream.
🇹🇭 Cremo and other Thai brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 76 brands that began in Thailand. 6 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Cremo among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cremo?
The parent company of Cremo is Yili, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Cremo Thai or Chinese?
Cremo originated in Thailand in 1979, but it is owned today by Yili, which is headquartered in China. So Cremo is a Thai-origin brand under Chinese ownership.
Since when has Yili owned Cremo?
Yili has owned Cremo since 25 April 2019.
Is Cremo still owned by Yili?
Yes. As of 26 October 2026, Cremo is still owned by Yili. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Yili — product brands — Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] 内蒙古伊利实业集团股份有限公司关于子公司收购泰国 THE CHOMTHANA COMPANY LIMITED 股权的进展公告（临 2019-044） — Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group via cninfo, Stock exchange filing, published 27 April 2019; retrieved 26 October 2026.
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