Who owns Absolute?
Absolute, a food brand, is owned by Maeil Dairies (South Korea, KRX: 267980).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Brands - Maeil Dairies (English site), Maeil Dairies Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Maeil Dairies Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Category
- Food › Baby & infant food › Infant formula
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 267980
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Absolute
Absolute is Maeil Dairies' infant formula brand. The company says its products are designed from direct analysis of breast milk by the Maeil Asia Human Milk Research Center, and its China-label page says Maeil began exporting infant formula in 1981 and launched the Absolute brand in China in 2007. Related lines include Mom's Absolute for pregnancy nutrition and special formulas for metabolic disorders.
Ownership timeline of Absolute
- Current owner Maeil Dairies [1] reported
Where Absolute sits in Maeil Dairies
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Maeil Dairies ownership tree →
See the full Maeil Dairies brand portfolio (11) →
Other brands owned by Maeil Dairies
Maeil Dairies controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in infant formula, and who owns them
The 23 brands in infant formula on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is The a2 Milk Company, with 4.
| 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: Maeil Dairies
Maeil Dairies is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1969. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 267980.
Maeil Dairies is a South Korean milk and food company. Its English site says it was founded in 1969 as the Korea Dairy Processing Company, and its head office is in the Twin Towers K building on Jong-ro 1-gil in Seoul. Its brand list also carries imported and distributed names such as Arla, Lurpak, Hershey, Ferrero Rocher, Almond Breeze and Florida's Natural; these are other companies' brands and are not recorded as Maeil-owned.
Maeil Dairies: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇷 Absolute and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Absolute is not one of them.
- Banana-Flavored Milk — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Buldak — Samyang Foods 🇰🇷
- Chapagetti — Nongshim 🇰🇷
- Cheesy Ramen — Otoki 🇰🇷
- Choco Pie — Lotte 🇰🇷
- Chungjungone — Daesang 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Absolute?
The parent company of Absolute is Maeil Dairies, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Absolute South Korean?
Yes. Absolute originated in South Korea and its owner, Maeil Dairies, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Absolute still owned by Maeil Dairies?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Absolute is still owned by Maeil Dairies. 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] Brands - Maeil Dairies (English site) — Maeil Dairies Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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