Yili clinches seventh consecutive World Dairy Innovation Award

The 19th Global Dairy Congress, themed "Fit for Purpose", was held in Barcelona, Spain, from June 17 to 18.

Yili pockets another World Dairy Innovation Award. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 2026 World Dairy Innovation Awards were announced. Yili received two World Dairy Innovation Awards, 10 nominations, and seven commendations for its innovations that combine technological sophistication, market value, and consumer insights.

Yili has now won this award for seven consecutive years, making it the Asian dairy enterprise with the most wins in the history of the World Dairy Innovation Awards.

Situ Wenyou, vice-president of Yili, was invited to deliver a keynote speech on the first day of the congress and participate in a roundtable forum. This marked Yili's 10th appearance on the Global Dairy Congress stage.

In response to increasingly diverse and personalized consumer trends, Yili has taken the lead in achieving full industrial chain integration in precision nutrition, building systematic industrialization capabilities in this niche.

Over the years, Yili has collaborated with the National Dairy Technology Innovation Center to advance the domestic production of key raw material technologies, achieving breakthroughs in critical areas.

Yili wins the World Dairy Innovation Award for the seventh consecutive year. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Yili has established 15 innovation centers all over the world. It also leads the construction of China's only national-level technology innovation center in the dairy sector. The company has partnered with a number of internationally renowned academic institutions and top domestic research forces to keep improving its products.

Yili showcases multiple star products. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]