<Li> A $28,779,000 (2015) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> <P> 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) </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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