Who owns Imperial XO?
Imperial XO is owned by Namyang Dairy (South Korea, KRX: 003920).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd. Business Report (사업보고서) for fiscal year 2025, filed with DART, 19 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 1993
- Category
- Food › Baby & infant food › Infant formula
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 003920
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Imperial XO
Imperial XO is Namyang's premium infant formula brand, sold since 1993. Its range includes powder sticks, a formula for premature babies, one for babies sensitive to lactose and milk protein, and Imperial XO Doctor for babies with loose stools. The average price of an 800 g tin rose from 14,940 won in 2023 to 17,452 won in 2025, and Namyang reformulated its Gold and All New Edition lines and a Cambodian version that year.
Ownership timeline of Imperial XO
- Current owner Namyang Dairy [1] reported
Where Imperial XO sits in Namyang Dairy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Namyang Dairy ownership tree →
See the full Namyang Dairy brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Namyang Dairy
Namyang Dairy controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
- Bulgaris (1991)
- Choco Emong (2011)
- Devinch (2017)
- I'm Mother (2006)
- Masinneun Uyu GT (2003)
Other brands in infant formula, and who owns them
The 25 brands in infant formula on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is The a2 Milk Company, with 4; Namyang Dairy has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| a2 Genesis | The a2 Milk Company | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| BebeLait | Nutridar | 🇯🇴 Jordan |
| EleCare | Abbott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bellamy's Organic | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Dielac | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Nuralac | Almarai | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Bubs | Bubs Australia | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Aptamil | Danone | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: Namyang Dairy
Namyang Dairy is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1964. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 003920.
Namyang Dairy Products is a South Korean dairy company founded on 13 March 1964 and listed on the Korea Exchange since June 1978. It makes milk, infant formula, fermented milk, cheese, coffee mixes and drinks at five plants. Consolidated sales were 914.1 billion won in 2025: 54.0% from milk, 21.1% from formula and 24.9% from other products. Hahn & Co Dairy Holdings, owned by a Hahn & Company private equity fund, became the largest shareholder on 30 January 2024, when Hong Won-sik and two other sellers received the full price for their shares. It held 63.2% at the end of 2025.
Namyang Dairy: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇷 Imperial XO 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; Imperial XO is not one of them.
- Absolute — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Ace — Haitai 🇰🇷
- Banana-Flavored Milk — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Buldak — Samyang Foods 🇰🇷
- Chaochai — Sempio 🇰🇷
- Chapagetti — Nongshim 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Imperial XO?
The parent company of Imperial XO is Namyang Dairy, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Imperial XO South Korean?
Yes. Imperial XO originated in South Korea in 1993 and its owner, Namyang Dairy, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Imperial XO still owned by Namyang Dairy?
Yes. As of 26 October 2026, Imperial XO is still owned by Namyang Dairy. 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] Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd. Business Report (사업보고서) for fiscal year 2025, filed with DART — Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 19 March 2026; retrieved 26 October 2026.
- [2] Namyang Dairy Products — Imperial Dream XO brand page — Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 26 October 2026.
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