Who owns Hot-Kid Milk?
Hot-Kid Milk is owned by Want Want (Taiwan, HKEX: 0151).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Want Want China Holdings Limited Annual Report 2025, 30 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Want Want China Holdings Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan, Taipei
- Origin
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Founded
- 1996
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Plant-based dairy
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 0151
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hot-Kid Milk
Hot-Kid Milk is a sweetened flavoured milk drink sold in a distinctive small can, enormously popular with children in China and a fixture of Lunar New Year gift boxes. It is one of Want Want's largest single products by revenue.
Ownership timeline of Hot-Kid Milk
Where Hot-Kid Milk sits in Want Want
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Want Want
Want Want controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in food.
Also in food
- Hot-Kid (1983)
- QQ Gummies (1994)
Other brands in plant-based dairy, and who owns them
The 27 brands in plant-based dairy on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Danone, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alpro | Danone | 🇫🇷 France |
| Carnation | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Oddlygood | Valio | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Valsoia | Valsoia | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Nurishh | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Almond Breeze | Blue Diamond Growers | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Coco Mama | Century Pacific | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| F&N NutriWell | F&N Holdings | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: Want Want
Want Want is a publicly listed company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, founded in 1962. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 0151.
Want Want began as a Taiwanese canned food business in 1962 and moved into rice crackers under a Japanese licence in 1983, becoming one of the largest snack and beverage companies in China. Its smiling boy logo is among the most recognised commercial marks in the Chinese-speaking world.
🇹🇼 Hot-Kid Milk and other Taiwanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 26 brands that began in Taiwan. 1 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hot-Kid Milk is not one of them.
- Uni-President Noodles (統一麵) — Uni-President 🇹🇼
- China Airlines — China Airlines 🇹🇼
- EVA Air — EVA Air 🇹🇼
- Evergreen Line — Evergreen Marine 🇹🇼
- Formosa — TTL 🇹🇼
- Fubon Life — Fubon Financial 🇹🇼
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hot-Kid Milk?
The parent company of Hot-Kid Milk is Want Want, a publicly listed company headquartered in Taiwan.
Is Hot-Kid Milk Taiwanese?
Yes. Hot-Kid Milk originated in Taiwan in 1996 and its owner, Want Want, is also headquartered in Taiwan.
Is Hot-Kid Milk still owned by Want Want?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Hot-Kid Milk is still owned by Want Want. 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] Want Want China Holdings Limited Annual Report 2025 — Want Want China Holdings Limited, Annual report, published 30 June 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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