Who owns Selex?
Selex 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 › Nutrition & supplements › Protein & sports nutrition
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 267980
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Selex
Selex is a nutrition brand from Maeil Dairies. Its brand page says the aim is to support an independent and energetic life through proper exercise and consistent daily nutrition, and to deliver personalised, science-based lifelong health care. Maeil's online shop sorts it into muscle-health protein, exercise protein, blood sugar and gut health, and collagen ranges.
Ownership timeline of Selex
- Current owner Maeil Dairies [1] reported
Where Selex 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 protein & sports nutrition, and who owns them
The 19 brands in protein & sports nutrition on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is Glanbia, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BSN | Glanbia | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Dymatize | BellRing Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| OWYN | Simply Good Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| THE:Danbaek | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Vitamin Whey | Edible Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Herbalife24 | Herbalife | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands |
| OPTAVIA ACTIVE | Medifast | 🇺🇸 United States |
| TEHO | Olvi | 🇫🇮 Finland |
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 →
🇰🇷 Selex 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; Selex 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 Selex?
The parent company of Selex is Maeil Dairies, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Selex South Korean?
Yes. Selex originated in South Korea and its owner, Maeil Dairies, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Selex still owned by Maeil Dairies?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Selex 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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