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Q&A: Yili Group on dairy innovation and cutting-edge specialised nutrition research
In this Q&A, FoodBev speaks to Dr Ignatius MY Szeto, assistant president at Yili Group, about the company's recent innovation and advancements in specialised nutrition research, including probiotic development and breast milk studies.
Quenching sustainably: Yili’s vision for water conservation and beverage innovation
Gerrit Smit from Yili Innovation Center Europe spoke to FoodBev Media about the company's commitment to sustainable water management.
Interview: Yili Group's commitment to sustainability
In an interview, Liu Chunxi, from Yili Group, discusses the company's commitment to sustainability as it joins the IDF Paris Manifesto.
Yili receives four World Dairy Innovation Awards at the 17th Global Dairy Congress
Watch our interview with Yun Zhanyou, vice president of Yili, and Richard Hall, chairman of FoodBev Media.
Video: Yili's online tour in the Netherlands
Yili Group, in association with FoodBev Media, presents an online tour of its innovation centre at Wageningen University and Research in...
Interview: Gerrit Smit discusses Yili's decade of dairy innovation at YICE
FoodBev Media caught up with Gerrit Smit, managing director of the Yili Innovation Center Europe, who reveals his journey at YICE.
Our European Research and Development Center was opened in 2014 on the campus of Wageningen University in the Netherlands in the heart of Food Valley. In New Zealand our center to cover the Oceania area was founded in 2016 on Lincoln University Campus in Christchurch. These Innovation Centers connect globally in order to drive innovation for Yili.
We are the pillars of Yili’s global innovation network in our regions and work intensively with partners along the value chain in the fields of nutrition & health, product and process technology, food safety and farm management. The focus was initially on collaborations with universities, research institutes and bridging external and internal expertise. The 2018 upgrade to Innovation Centers extends our activities to building strategic partnerships with suppliers, linking with start-up and scale-up companies and create win-win relationships to deliver innovations for the market.
Yili Group is Asia’s largest dairy company and has remained the leading position for eight consecutive years. Yili retained its ranking among the Top 5 global dairy brands in 2025. The company is highly active across all dairy categories, including liquid milk, milk powder, yogurt, ice cream, cheese, and more. Beyond its core dairy sector, the company is continuously evolving its product portfolio and entering new business lines, such as mineral water, plant-based beverages, and lactic acid bacteria drinks.
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Bronland 12 E-1
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