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Yili Dairy
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- Brand
- Yili Dairy
- Product categories
- Company
- Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
- Headquarters
- China · Hohhot
- Core product lines
- Shelf-stable and chilled liquid milk, including premium, organic, lactose-free, children’s and flavored lines; soy and other plant-based drinks; infant formula and milk powder for children, students, adults and families, women and seniors; chilled and shelf-stable yogurt, lactic-acid drinks and fresh milk; dairy-based snacks; milk-based ice cream and other frozen desserts; consumer cheese; culinary, catering and professional dairy products; volcanic natural mineral water; and freshly brewed rose black, jasmine, green and oolong tea drinks.
- Distributor availability
- Not publicly confirmed
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Importer considerations:
Food importers and distributors should separate shelf-stable, chilled and frozen portfolios and distinguish general dairy products from infant formula or age- and audience-positioned nutrition lines. Confirm the legal supplying entity, manufacturing plant and exact SKU for each destination, then review ingredients, allergens, nutrition and health claims, microbiological limits, water or beverage classification, shelf-life basis, packaging and local-language label requirements. Plan temperatures, remaining shelf life on arrival, warehouse segregation and retailer handling for SKUs requiring chilled or frozen storage; assess shelf-stable milk, yogurt, plant-based drinks, powder, bottled water and brewed tea drinks separately. For infant formula or other population-specific powders, verify destination classification, formula registration, permitted ingredients and claims, and responsible-party obligations at SKU level. Do not transfer one plant approval, formula, claim or storage condition across another product or sub-brand.
Commercial evaluation path:
Start with a bounded pilot from one product and storage regime, such as a shelf-stable milk or general adult milk-powder SKU, and add a chilled, frozen, infant-formula or professional-foodservice line only when the channel can meet its specified controls. Request the exact product specification, ingredient and allergen declaration, nutrition and claim substantiation, plant and exporter records, destination food approvals, formula registration where applicable, microbiology and contaminant results, shelf-life or stability protocol, label artwork, case and pallet data, storage requirement, traceability method and recall process. Check formula-to-label consistency, packaging integrity, sensory condition, temperature history and remaining shelf life on approved samples and the first shipment. Assign responsibility for import registration, label release, temperature excursions, complaints, withdrawals and channel stock before volume or territory discussions.
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