Who owns Alouette?
Alouette is owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy (France, EPA: SAVE).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Savencia SA Rapport annuel, exercice 2025 (Assemblée générale du 23 avril 2026). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Savencia SA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Viroflay
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Parent ticker
- EPA: SAVE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Alouette
Alouette is a spreadable cheese and brie brand for the American market, started in the 1970s when the French cheesemaker Jean-Noël Bongrain set up production in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Savencia says it leads deli spreads in the United States. Its soft cheeses come in flavours from garlic and herbs to smoked jalapeño, and it also sells a locally made brie called Crème de Brie.
Ownership timeline of Alouette
- Current owner Savencia Fromage & Dairy [1] reported
Where Alouette sits in Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Savencia Fromage & Dairy controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- Caprice des Dieux (1956)
- Chavroux
- Cœur de Lion (1990)
- Elle & Vire (1945)
- Le Rustique (1975)
- Milkana (1952)
- Saint Agur
- St Môret
- Tartare (1964)
- Valrhona (1922)
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
Savencia Fromage & Dairy has more brands in cheese on Brandtree than any other owner: 9 of 99.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Athenos | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Alexis de Portneuf | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Amalattea | Granarolo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Galbani | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Arla | Arla Foods | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Babybel | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Fetaxa | Hochland | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Brest-Litovsk | Savushkin Product | 🇧🇾 Belarus |
About the owner: Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Savencia Fromage & Dairy is a publicly listed company headquartered in Viroflay, France, founded in 1956. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: SAVE.
Savencia Fromage & Dairy, the trading name of Savencia SA, is a French cheese and dairy group listed on Euronext Paris that traces its origin to the launch of Caprice des Dieux in 1956. It reported revenue of 7.0 billion euros in 2025, calls itself France's second-largest and the world's fifth-largest cheese group, and is controlled by the family company Savencia Holding, which held 66.64 per cent of its capital. In 2026 it bought Quatá Alimentos in Brazil and took over the Valrhona chocolate business from Savencia Gourmet.
Savencia Fromage & Dairy: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Alouette and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Alouette among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Alouette?
The parent company of Alouette is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Alouette American or French?
Alouette originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Savencia Fromage & Dairy, which is headquartered in France. So Alouette is an American-origin brand under French ownership.
Is Alouette still owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Alouette is still owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Savencia SA Rapport annuel, exercice 2025 (Assemblée générale du 23 avril 2026) — Savencia SA, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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