Company Milestones
- 1991 - Listed on Australia Stock Exchange;
- 1992 - Acquired NSW dairy company United Dairies;
- 1995 - Secured Australian license for French brand Yoplait. Sales of Yoplait brand started in the following year;
- 1999 - Pura brand became Australia's first and only national milk brand;
- 2000 - Acquired Big M brand;
- 2001 - Acquired King Island Company. Entered into speciality cheese market;
- 2002 - Won first national supermarket house brand milk contract;
- 2005 - Acquired by San Miguel Corporation; San Miguel subsidiary Berri Limited merged with National Foods;
- 2006 - Acquired speciality cheese manufacturer Lactos Pty Ltd;
- 2007 - Acquired by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited;
- 2008 - Planned acquisition of Dairy Farmers (as Australian Co-operative Foods Limited)
- 2009 - Kirin gained shareholder approval to acquire 100% of Lion Nathan - plan to create "Lion Nathan National Foods"
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