Bega Dairy & Drinks
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food & beverage |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Docklands, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Area served | Australia New Zealand Asia |
| Products | Dairy & juice |
| Revenue | A$2.00 billion (2015) |
| Parent | Bega Group |
| Subsidiaries | Dairy Farmers & others |
Bega Dairy & Drinks (also known as BDD or BDD Pty Ltd) is a subsidiary of Australian diversified food company the Bega Group, having been purchased from the Japanese company Kirin (who owns Lion in Australia) in November 2020. It was previously a company known as National Foods prior to 2009. While owned by Kirin, it was known as Lion Dairy & Drinks.
One of the largest changes occurred in 2008, when it purchased rival company Sydney's Dairy Farmers. This brand was retained and is still used across a range of fresh & long-life milk, yoghurt and sugar sweetened flavoured milks, with the former product range being prominent in its original markets of New South Wales and Queensland.
It specialises in dairy food and juice, with core activities in milk, yoghurt, cream, dairy desserts, juice and speciality cheese and has been one of Australia's largest players in this space for decades.