Who owns Sunup?
Sunup 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
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 267980
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sunup
Sunup is a juice brand from Maeil Dairies, described on its brand page as 100 percent pure juice containing the natural freshness of fruits. The listed products are Maeil Sunup Orange, Apple and Grapefruit, and the page uses the tagline Life Up! Sunup! to describe sun-grown fruits and vegetables.
Ownership timeline of Sunup
- Current owner Maeil Dairies [1] reported
Where Sunup 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, 3 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Barista Rules
- My Café Latte (1997)
Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
The 138 brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree belong to 81 owners. The largest is Eckes-Granini, with 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brämhults | Eckes-Granini | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Apple & Eve | Lassonde | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Appletiser | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kagome Tomato Juice | Kagome | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Fructal | Nectar Group | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| All Coco | Sappe | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Amayu | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Kiddy Pack | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
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 →
🇰🇷 Sunup 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; Sunup is not one of them.
- A Café La — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Boseong Green Tea — Dongwon Industries 🇰🇷
- Cass — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Chamisul — HiteJinro 🇰🇷
- Chum Churum Soonhari — Lotte Chilsung 🇰🇷
- Good Day — Muhak 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sunup?
The parent company of Sunup is Maeil Dairies, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Sunup South Korean?
Yes. Sunup originated in South Korea and its owner, Maeil Dairies, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Sunup still owned by Maeil Dairies?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Sunup 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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