The company is listed on the Shanghai stock exchange and owns more than 130 branches and subsidiaries worldwide. Yili was an official sponsor of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is headquartered in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

More than 20 million Chinese consumers chose Yili products each day and more than 700 million Chinese consumers are served annually from the 1,000 Yili brands.

 

Yili products fall under four main categories: liquid milk, ice cream, milk powder and yoghurt.

 

Part of Yili’s development strategy has been to focus on purchasing its own farms in China. Yili has invested heavily in China’s farming infrastructure and it is the first Chinese dairy producer to own a network of dairy farms across China.

Yili also invests heavily in research and development in China and, in cooperation with other professional institutions, has set up the first Dairy Industry Research Institute.

 

Yili’s vision is to: Be, and be recognized as, a world-class health food provider.