Who owns Driftwood Dairy?
Driftwood Dairy is owned by Vinamilk (Vietnam, HOSE: VNM), which has owned the brand since 2013.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Vinamilk 2025 Annual Report, Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company, 19 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Milk & cream
- Parent ticker
- HOSE: VNM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Driftwood Dairy
Driftwood is a Californian dairy that supplies milk to schools and food service customers, and it is how a Vietnamese company came to be a milk processor in the United States. Vinamilk bought 70 per cent of Driftwood Dairy Holdings in 2013 and the remaining shares in 2016; it exceeded its revenue plan in 2025 with strong profit growth.
Ownership timeline of Driftwood Dairy
Where Driftwood Dairy sits in Vinamilk
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Vinamilk
Vinamilk controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
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; Vinamilk has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Dena Dairy | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 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 |
| LALA | Grupo Lala | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
About the owner: Vinamilk
Vinamilk is a publicly listed company headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, founded in 1976. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as HOSE: VNM.
Vinamilk was founded in 1976 as the Southern Milk-Coffee Company, taking over three nationalised factories, was equitised and renamed in 2003, and listed in Ho Chi Minh City in 2006. It is Vietnam's largest dairy company, with consolidated revenue of VND 63,724 billion in 2025 and products in nearly nine of every ten Vietnamese households according to Kantar. State shareholders still hold 36 per cent. Its foreign operations include wholly owned dairies in Cambodia and California and a majority stake in a farming venture in Laos.
🇺🇸 Driftwood Dairy and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Driftwood Dairy among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Driftwood Dairy?
The parent company of Driftwood Dairy is Vinamilk, a publicly listed company headquartered in Vietnam.
Is Driftwood Dairy American or Vietnamese?
Driftwood Dairy originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Vinamilk, which is headquartered in Vietnam. So Driftwood Dairy is an American-origin brand under Vietnamese ownership.
Since when has Vinamilk owned Driftwood Dairy?
Vinamilk has owned Driftwood Dairy since 2013.
Is Driftwood Dairy still owned by Vinamilk?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Driftwood Dairy is still owned by Vinamilk. 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] Vinamilk 2025 Annual Report — Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company, Annual report, published 19 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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