Silk is owned by Danone (France, EPA: BN), which acquired the brand on 12 April 2017.[1][2] Silk was founded in 1996 in the United States and was independent until 2017.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Silk is the leading plant-based milk brand in the United States, founded in 1996 and named as a contraction of soy and milk. It moved into almond and oat drinks as those categories overtook soy. Danone acquired it with WhiteWave Foods in 2017 for $12.5 billion.
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Danone acquired WhiteWave Foods for about $12.5 billion, buying Alpro in Europe and Silk in America. It made Danone the clear leader in plant-based drinks, and the Department of Justice required the divestiture of its own American organic milk business to clear it.
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The parent company of Silk is Danone, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Silk originated in the United States in 1996, but it is owned today by Danone, which is headquartered in France. So Silk is an American-origin brand under French ownership.
Danone completed its acquisition of Silk on 12 April 2017, after announcing the deal on 7 July 2016.
Silk was an independent company from its founding in 1996 until Danone acquired it in 2017.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Silk is still owned by Danone. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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