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| Industry | Food |
|---|---|
| Founded | 15 January 1900 |
| Founder | Dairy Farmers Co-operative Milk Company |
| Headquarters | Docklands, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Dairy |
| Owner | Bega Cheese |
| Parent | Bega Dairy & Drinks |
| Website | www.dairyfarmers.com.au |
Dairy Farmers Pty Ltd, originally established in 1900, whose parent company is Australian-owned Bega Cheese, is distributed mainly in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. The core products sold under Dairy Farmers brand are fresh milk (in New South Wales and Queensland only) and UHT "long-life" milk (Australia wide), as well as various other dairy snacks. It supplies products to local and international markets such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Kirin Holdings Company Limited of Japan, via its subsidiary National Foods, acquired the company in November 2008, and renamed "National Foods" as "Lion Dairy & Drinks" the following year.
On 23 November 2020, a deal was announced that would allow Bega Cheese to buy Lion Dairy & Drinks, and all subsidiaries, including Dairy Farmers.