The a2 Milk Company: brands it owns and its ownership tree
The a2 Milk Company (NZX: ATM, ASX: A2M) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand that owns 5 consumer brands.[1]
The a2 Milk Company was founded in New Zealand in 2000 by scientist Corran McLachlan and Howard Paterson to sell milk from cows that naturally produce only A2-type beta-casein protein. Its infant formula is a top-four brand in China and a2 Milk is Australia's leading branded milk. In the year to June 2026 revenue rose 12.4 per cent to NZ$1,974.9 million. It bought the a2 Pōkeno formula plant on 1 September 2025, sold its 75 per cent of Mataura Valley Milk, and holds 19.8 per cent of Synlait.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The a2 Milk Company Limited (also a2 Milk Company, a2MC)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
- Founded
- 2000
- Tickers
- NZX: ATM ASX: A2M
- Website
- thea2milkcompany.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
The a2 Milk Company in numbers
- The a2 Milk Company owns 5 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 5 brands.[1]
Everything The a2 Milk Company owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
The a2 Milk Company in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 529900PVC9CV0KFA2U62
- Registered name
- The A2 Milk COMPANY LIMITED (NZ)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 19 July 2021
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Official recalls involving The a2 Milk Company products
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to The a2 Milk Company. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- a2 Platinum Premium infant formula Milk-based Powder with Iron 31.7oz (900g) Intended use: infant formula (0 12 months). Condition: shelf stable product Type… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Possible contamination with Cereulide toxin.
Recalling firm: The a2 Milk Company · Brand: a2 Milk, a2 Platinum
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
What brands does The a2 Milk Company own?
The a2 Milk Company owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including a2 至初, a2 Genesis, a2 Milk, a2 Gentle Gold and a2 Platinum.
Is The a2 Milk Company a New Zealand company?
Yes. The a2 Milk Company is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand and was founded in 2000.
Who owns The a2 Milk Company?
The a2 Milk Company is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as ATM on the NZX and A2M on the ASX.
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] The a2 Milk Company — 2026 Annual Report — The a2 Milk Company Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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