Who owns Annas?
Annas is owned by Lotus Bakeries (Belgium, BRU: LOTB), which has owned the brand since 2008.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lotus Bakeries — 2025 annual results, Lotus Bakeries NV, 6 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lotus Bakeries NV reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Lembeke
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Stockholm
- Founded
- 1929 by Anna Karlsson, Emma Karlsson
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Parent ticker
- BRU: LOTB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Annas
Annas is a Swedish gingerbread biscuit brand started in 1929 in the Stockholm home bakery of sisters Anna and Emma Karlsson and now made in Tyresö. Lotus Bakeries acquired it in November 2008 and uses it as its base brand in the Nordics. Annas Pepparkakor grew by double digits in 2025 with its best Swedish holiday season yet.
Ownership timeline of Annas
- 2008 – present Lotus Bakeries [1] reported
Where Annas sits in Lotus Bakeries
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Lotus Bakeries brand portfolio (10) →
Other brands owned by Lotus Bakeries
Lotus Bakeries controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 141 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 57 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13; Lotus Bakeries has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| belVita | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Fortaleza | M. Dias Branco | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Bombay Burmah | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Lotus Bakeries
Lotus Bakeries is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lembeke, Belgium, founded in 1932. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as BRU: LOTB.
Lotus Bakeries is a Belgian snack company founded in 1932 by Jan Boone Sr. and headquartered in Lembeke. It is listed on Euronext Brussels, with most shares owned by the Boone and Stevens families. Revenue reached EUR 1,355 million in 2025 with about 4,150 employees and factories in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, South Africa, the United States and Thailand. Biscoff accounts for 57 per cent of branded revenue. Lotus Natural Foods, built from British acquisitions including nākd, TREK and BEAR, adds another quarter.
Lotus Bakeries: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇸🇪 Annas and other Swedish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 129 brands that began in Sweden. 56 of them (43%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Annas among them.
- AXA — Lantmännen 🇸🇪
- Ahlgrens bilar — Cloetta 🇸🇪
- Barebells — Vitamin Well Group 🇸🇪
- Daim — Mondelēz 🇺🇸
- Dalsjöfors — Danish Crown 🇩🇰
- Felix — Orkla 🇳🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Annas?
The parent company of Annas is Lotus Bakeries, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Annas Swedish or Belgian?
Annas originated in Sweden in 1929, but it is owned today by Lotus Bakeries, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Annas is a Swedish-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Since when has Lotus Bakeries owned Annas?
Lotus Bakeries has owned Annas since 2008.
Is Annas still owned by Lotus Bakeries?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Annas is still owned by Lotus Bakeries. 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] Lotus Bakeries — 2025 annual results — Lotus Bakeries NV, Annual report, published 6 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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