Who owns 17 Cha?
17 Cha 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
- 2015
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Ready-to-drink tea & coffee
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 003920
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About 17 Cha
17 Cha is a Namyang bottled tea, sold since 2015 under the full name "time for the body to feel lighter". It is a zero-calorie blend of 17 teas and grains, including black soybean, barley and Job's tears. Namyang's business report uses it to label its "other" segment, whose sales fell from 297.6 billion won in 2023 to 227.6 billion won in 2025.
Ownership timeline of 17 Cha
- Current owner Namyang Dairy [1] reported
Where 17 Cha sits in Namyang Dairy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Namyang Dairy brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Namyang Dairy
Namyang Dairy controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- French Cafe (2010)
Founded in the 2010s
- Choco Emong (2011)
- Devinch (2017)
Other brands in ready-to-drink tea & coffee, and who owns them
The 40 brands in ready-to-drink tea & coffee on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Coca-Cola, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ayataka | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| East Leaf | Nongfu Spring | 🇨🇳 China |
| Cordia | Ghanim International | 🇧🇳 Brunei |
| Barista Rules | Maeil Dairies | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Hatsu | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| VITA | Vitasoy | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Justea | Yeo's | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Free Tea | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
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 →
🇰🇷 17 Cha 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; 17 Cha is not one of them.
- A Café La — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Barista Rules — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Boseong Green Tea — Dongwon Industries 🇰🇷
- Cass — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Chamisul — HiteJinro 🇰🇷
- Chum Churum Soonhari — Lotte Chilsung 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of 17 Cha?
The parent company of 17 Cha is Namyang Dairy, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is 17 Cha South Korean?
Yes. 17 Cha originated in South Korea in 2015 and its owner, Namyang Dairy, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is 17 Cha still owned by Namyang Dairy?
Yes. As of 26 October 2026, 17 Cha 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 — 17 Cha brand page — Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 26 October 2026.
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