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.
ABOUT YILI
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 2023. 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.
FACTS
5
In ranking of global dairy companies
1
Leading dairy company in Asia
16
Billion EUR turnover
50
percent reduction in CO2 per ton product since 2012
90
percent of households in China use Yili products
3109
Patents
WHAT WE DO
Scouting
We scout for new products, innovative packaging, improved processing and new scientific insights in food safety and nutrition & health and link these to relevant opportunities for the Chinese dairy market.
Partnerships
We run collaborative projects with universities, institutes, innovative companies and our key suppliers.
Food Safety & Quality
We continuously monitor new developments in food quality and safety systems to ensure our products are up to world class standards.
Innovation Ecosystem
We build the global Yili Innovation Ecosystem with innovative companies, think-tanks and networks to grow our outreach and continiously improve our management of collaborations.
Proof-of-Concept
We test and validate new ingredients and technologies and translate scientific insights to actionable opportunities for Yili.
OUR PARTNERS
For Innovation Yili reaches out to the world
CONTACT US
GET IN CONTACT WITH US
Yili Innovation Center Europe
Bronland 12 E-1
6708WH Wageningen
The Netherlands
Yili Innovation Center Oceania
c/o Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Bioscience
RFH Building, Lincoln University
Cnr Springs Road and Ellesmere Junction Road
Lincoln 7647, Christchurch
New Zealand
