Asda is owned by Asda Group Limited (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Asda — about us, Asda Group Limited. Last checked .
Asda was formed by Yorkshire farmers in 1949 and its name is short for Associated Dairies. Its attempted merger with Sainsbury's was blocked in 2019, and it was sold by Walmart two years later to a private equity buyer.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Asda controls 2 brands on Brandtree.
The 170 brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Cencosud, with 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bretas | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Amanhecer | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Asda is a privately held company headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, founded in 1949. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Asda is one of the largest British supermarkets and was owned by Walmart from 1999 until 2021, when it was bought by the private equity firm TDR Capital and the Issa brothers in a heavily leveraged deal. Walmart retained a minority stake, so the American parent never left entirely.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Asda is not one of them.
Sainsbury's and Asda agreed to merge in 2018, which would have created the largest supermarket group in Britain ahead of Tesco. The Competition and Markets Authority prohibited it in April 2019 and the parties abandoned the transaction.
The Competition and Markets Authority blocked the merger of Sainsbury's and Asda in April 2019, finding it would raise prices and reduce quality across hundreds of local areas and at national level. The parties had offered to sell stores; the Authority concluded no realistic divestiture could resolve the harm, and prohibited the deal outright.
10 recall notices from government regulators matched to Asda. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: This product may contain pieces of plastic or metal, which makes the product unsafe to eat.
Recalling firm: ASDA
Reason given: The product listed above has been labelled with an incorrect use by date of 29 December 2025 which makes them unsafe to consume after the correct use by date of 29 November 2025.
Recalling firm: Asda
Reason given: The products listed above has been packaged with an incorrect use-by date.
Recalling firm: ASDA
Reason given: Barley (gluten), Egg and Milk
Recalling firm: Asda
Reason given: Milk
Recalling firm: Asda
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
The parent company of Asda is Asda Group Limited, a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Yes. Asda originated in the United Kingdom in 1949 and its owner, Asda Group Limited, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Asda is still owned by Asda Group Limited. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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