Who owns Milkit?
Milkit is owned by Trade Kings (Zambia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Trade Kings Group — About Us: our story, 1995 to 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Trade Kings Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇲 Zambia, Lusaka
- Origin
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Founded
- 2017
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Milkit
Milkit is the milk-based confectionery range Trade Kings launched in 2017, the year it says it reached record production of 6,000 tonnes. It is sold as chews in jars and packets, toffee bars, chewy-centred lollipops and mega pops. The name also appears on a product of Dairy Gold Zambia, the group's dairy business, which sells milk drinks under several of the same house brands.
Ownership timeline of Milkit
- Current owner Trade Kings [1] reported
Where Milkit sits in Trade Kings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Trade Kings brand portfolio (15) →
Other brands owned by Trade Kings
Trade Kings controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
- Ama SipSip
- Amazon (2006)
- Nyama Soya (2006)
- Royal Oak
- Super (1998)
- Twin Cows
- Yoyo (2006)
Founded in the 2010s
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
The 87 brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree belong to 39 owners. The largest is Cloetta, with 6; Trade Kings has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ahlgrens bilar | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Goldbears | Haribo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: Trade Kings
Trade Kings is a privately held company headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, founded in 1995. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Trade Kings is a wholly Zambian-owned manufacturer that says it is among the largest fast-moving consumer goods producers in sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 91 brands and over 16,000 employees. It was founded in 1995 in a garage in Lusaka and its first product was Blue Boom detergent paste. It has since added soaps, confectionery, biscuits, baby cereal, dairy drinks and snacks, and in 2008 commissioned Kafue Steel Mills, which it describes as the first plant in sub-Saharan Africa to take raw iron ore through to finished steel.
🇿🇲 Milkit and other Zambian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Zambia. All of them are controlled from Zambia.
- Master Pork — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Proflight Zambia — Proflight Zambia 🇿🇲
- Zambeef — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamchick — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamflour — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamloaf — Zambeef 🇿🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Milkit?
The parent company of Milkit is Trade Kings, a privately held company headquartered in Zambia.
Is Milkit Zambian?
Yes. Milkit originated in Zambia in 2017 and its owner, Trade Kings, is also headquartered in Zambia.
Is Milkit still owned by Trade Kings?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, Milkit is still owned by Trade Kings. 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] Trade Kings Group — About Us: our story, 1995 to 2024 — Trade Kings Group, Official document; retrieved 22 September 2026.
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