Who owns Appetita?
Appetita is owned by Colian (Poland), which has owned the brand since 2003.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Colian — our brands, Colian sp. z o.o. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Colian sp. z o.o. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇱 Poland, Opatówek
- Origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Founded
- 2003
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Spices & seasonings
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Appetita
Appetita is the herb and spice brand Colian created in 2003, the part of the portfolio closest to the dried-herb business the family started with in 1990. It sells single spices, blends, barbecue rubs, baking additives and a line developed with the Polish television cook Ewa Wachowicz, and is marketed on recipes without artificial additives or preservatives.
Ownership timeline of Appetita
Where Appetita sits in Colian
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Colian
Colian controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- AKUKU!
- Elizabeth Shaw (1881)
- Familijne
- Goplana
- Grześki (1988)
- Jeżyki
- Jutrzenka
- Lily O'Brien's (1992)
- Śliwka Nałęczowska (1964)
- Solidarność (1952)
Other brands in spices & seasonings, and who owns them
The 46 brands in spices & seasonings on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Patisen, with 5.
About the owner: Colian
Colian is a privately held company headquartered in Opatówek, Poland, founded in 1990. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control.
Colian is a Polish family company that began in 1990, when Barbara and Jan Kolański set up Ziołopex, a herb and spice producer at Piątek Wielki near Kalisz. It became a confectioner by acquisition: Jutrzenka in 2003, Goplana in 2004, Grześki in 2005, the Hellena orangeade in 2007 and the Lublin praline brand Solidarność in 2013, followed by the British chocolate maker Elizabeth Shaw in 2016 and Ireland's Lily O'Brien's in 2018. Alongside the food business it runs logistics and property development divisions from its base at Opatówek.
🇵🇱 Appetita and other Polish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 91 brands that began in Poland. 18 of them (20%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Appetita is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Appetita?
The parent company of Appetita is Colian, a privately held company headquartered in Poland.
Is Appetita Polish?
Yes. Appetita originated in Poland in 2003 and its owner, Colian, is also headquartered in Poland.
Since when has Colian owned Appetita?
Colian has owned Appetita since 2003.
Is Appetita still owned by Colian?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Appetita is still owned by Colian. 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] Colian — our brands — Colian sp. z o.o., Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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