Who owns Joyday?
Joyday is owned by Yili (China, SSE: 600887).[1]
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
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Hohhot
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- SSE: 600887
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Joyday
Joyday is the ice cream brand Yili first introduced in Indonesia in 2018, the first of its ice cream brands launched outside China. It sells cones, sticks and popsicles in flavours such as crunchy chocolate malt, mochi chocolate and sweet corn, while in China the JoyDay name is also used on a flavoured yogurt.
Ownership timeline of Joyday
Where Joyday sits in Yili
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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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.
🇨🇳 Joyday and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 339 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Joyday is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Joyday?
The parent company of Joyday is Yili, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Joyday Chinese?
Yes. Joyday originated in China and its owner, Yili, is also headquartered in China.
Is Joyday still owned by Yili?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Joyday is still owned by Yili. 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] Yili — product brands — Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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