Bega Cheese - Wikipedia Bega Cheese Bega Cheese Type Public company Traded as ASX : BGA Industry Dairy, Food processing Founded 1899 Headquarters Bega, New South Wales, Australia Revenue A $1,195,967,000 ( 2016 ) A $1,112,630,000 ( 2015 ) Operating income A $66,009,000 ( 2016 ) A $65,405,000 ( 2015 ) Net income A $29,202,000 ( 2016 ) A $28,779,000 ( 2015 ) Website Official website Bega Cheese is an Australian dairy company based in the town of Bega, New South Wales. Founded as an agricultural cooperative owned by their dairy suppliers, it became a public company in 2011 when it listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Despite this, close to half of shares publicly traded are still held by Bega 's farmer - suppliers. It is currently one of the largest dairy companies in Australia, with a valuation of around A $775 million ( as of January 2017 ) Bega Cheese Ltd also has a 25 % stake of Capitol Chilled Foods ( Australia ) Pty Ltd, with multinational company Lion having the controlling interest. Capitol Chilled Foods, which is the Australian Capital Territory 's sole dairy manufacturer, owns the Canberra Milk and Canberra Gold brands. Close to half of Bega Cheese 's revenue ( as of 2016 ) comes from their retail cheese and processed cheese products, with their flagship `` Bega '' brand ( distributed by Fonterra under a long - term agreement ) holding 15.7 % of the Australian retail cheese market. Together with other retail brands such as `` Tatura '', `` Royal Victoria '', `` Melbourne '' and `` Dairymont '', these products are exported to 40 countries around the world and distributed across Australia where they are available in most supermarkets and general stores... Their other major business segments include bulk `` core dairy ingredients '' such as cheese, cream cheese and powdered milk ( making up approximately 40 % of their revenue ) and `` nutritional products '' produced under the Bega Bionutrients brand ( such as lactoferrin and milk protein concentrate ), which make up around 20 % of their revenue. On 19 January 2017, Bega Cheese Limited announced a A $460 million deal with multinational food conglomerate Mondelez International to acquire most of their grocery and cheese businesses in Australia and New Zealand ( except Philadelphia - branded cream cheese ). The deal will include brands such as Vegemite and Bonox, a license for the Dairylea and Snackabouts brands, and the license to manufacture Kraft - branded cheese and peanut butter through 2017, as well as a manufacturing site in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The move will add around A $310 million to annual revenue ( a rise of around 25 % ) and give Bega a strong position in the Australian consumer goods market - including a one - third share of the A $550 million spreads market - as well as transforming Bega Cheese from a company mainly reliant on the volatile, low - margin bulk food ingredients market to a diversified consumer - goods company. Shareholders responded by lifting Bega Cheese 's shares around 13 %, the strongest rise in more than a year. In September 2017, It was announced that Bega Cheese would be the sponsor for Mumbulla Foundation 2017 gala dinner. See also Cooperatives portal Food portal New South Wales portal List of cheesemakers List of companies of Australia List of oldest companies in Australia References ^ Jump up to : `` Bega Cheese goes from sleepy dairy co-op to $1 b business ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. ^ Jump up to : `` Vegemite Heads Back to Australia in $345 Million Bega Deal ''. Bloomberg.com. 2017 - 01 - 18. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ Other Products Capitol Chilled Foods Jump up ^ `` Bega Cheese Limited Annual Report 2016 '' ( PDF ). Bega Cheese Limited. 2016. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Fonterra - Bega cheese ''. Jump up ^ `` Bega Cheese Heritage Centre ''. VisitNSW.com. Jump up ^ `` Our story - Bega Bionutrients Lactoferrin Supplier ''. Bega Bionutrients Lactoferrin Supplier. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ Beitz, Alana ( 2017 - 09 - 20 ). `` Bega Cheese helps put dinner on the table ''. Bega District News. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 12. External links Official website Bega Cheese on Facebook Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bega_Cheese&oldid=812342295 '' Categories : Australian cheeses Brand name dairy products Dairy products companies of Australia Food and drink companies established in 1899 1899 establishments in Australia Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Australian brands Fonterra brands Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from November 2017 Use Australian English from November 2017 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 November 2017, at 09 : 06. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was bega cheese listed on the asx
Answer: 2011