Bega: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Bega (ASX: BGA) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bega, Australia that owns 11 consumer brands across 2 categories and makes and sells 1 consumer brand under licence without owning the name.[1]
Bega Cheese Limited, which trades as Bega Group, began in 1899 as a dairy co-operative in the Bega Valley of New South Wales and still has its principal registered office in Bega. It describes turning itself from a regional cheese co-operative into a branded food and beverage company by buying Tatura Milk Industries, the Mondelēz grocery business in July 2017, which brought Vegemite, and Lion Dairy and Drinks in January 2021. It reports Branded and Bulk segments and is listed on the ASX under the code BGA.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Bega Cheese Limited (also Bega Group, Bega Cheese)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇦🇺 Bega, Australia
- Founded
- 1899
- Tickers
- ASX: BGA
- Website
- begagroup.com.au
- Last verified
- · 5 sources
Bega in numbers
- Bega owns 11 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is food with 9 brands.[1]
Everything Bega 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
Full portfolio, 11 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- Yoplait (Australia) — licensee 100% since 2021[1][3]Made and sold under licence; the name is owned by another company.
Bega 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)
- 549300P1H1GM5BXPB476
- Registered name
- BEGA CHEESE LIMITED (AU)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 31 July 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Bega own?
Bega owns 11 consumer brands tracked here, including Dairy Farmers, Vegemite, Pura, Masters, Bega and Bega Peanut Butter.
Is Bega an Australian company?
Yes. Bega is headquartered in Bega, Australia and was founded in 1899.
Who owns Bega?
Bega is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as BGA on the ASX.
Sources (5) & 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] Bega Cheese Limited 2025 Annual Report — Bega Cheese Limited, Official document, published 1 September 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Bega Cheese: Acquisition of Betta Milk and Meander Valley Dairy brands now complete (ASX announcement) — Bega Cheese Limited, Stock exchange filing, published 1 December 2023; retrieved 25 October 2026.
- [3] Bega Cheese: Acquisition of Lion Dairy & Drinks by Bega Cheese completed (ASX announcement) — Bega Cheese Limited, Stock exchange filing, published 25 January 2021; retrieved 25 October 2026.
- [4] Bega Group: Brief History — Bega Cheese Limited, Official document; retrieved 25 October 2026.
- [5] Bega Cheese: Acquisition of Vegemite by Bega Cheese completed (ASX announcement) — Bega Cheese Limited, Stock exchange filing, published 4 July 2017; retrieved 25 October 2026.
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