Who owns Athenos?
Athenos is owned by Emmi (Switzerland, SIX: EMMN), which has owned the brand since 1 December 2021.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Emmi Annual Report 2025 — group companies, Emmi AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Emmi AG reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Lucerne
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Parent ticker
- SIX: EMMN
- Trademark registrant
- Emmi Roth USA, Inc (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Athenos
Athenos is a Greek-inspired brand of feta cheese, whipped feta dips and hummus that has been sold in the United States for more than twenty years. Emmi's 2025 annual report calls it the number one feta brand in the country, and it is managed by Emmi Roth, Emmi's wholly owned American cheese subsidiary.
Trademark record for Athenos
The USPTO record for the Athenos mark lists Emmi Roth USA, Inc as the owner of record (serial number 87108290). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Athenos
Where Athenos sits in Emmi
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Emmi
Emmi controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 99 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 40 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9; Emmi has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alouette | Savencia Fromage & Dairy | 🇫🇷 France |
| 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: Emmi
Emmi is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland, founded in 1907. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: EMMN.
Emmi is the largest milk processor in Switzerland, tracing its origins to 1907, when 62 dairy cooperatives founded the Central Swiss Milk Association in Lucerne; Emmi AG itself was created in 1993 and listed on the Swiss exchange in 2004. It reported net sales of CHF 4,745.7 million in 2025, and ZMP Invest AG, representing dairy farmers, holds 53.4 per cent of the voting rights. Beyond Swiss cheese and milk drinks it owns US specialty cheese makers, a majority of the Spanish dairy Kaiku, and a growing desserts business built on the 2024 purchase of Mademoiselle Desserts.
🇺🇸 Athenos 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, Athenos among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Athenos?
The parent company of Athenos is Emmi, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Athenos American or Swiss?
Athenos originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Emmi, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Athenos is an American-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Since when has Emmi owned Athenos?
Emmi has owned Athenos since 1 December 2021.
Is Athenos still owned by Emmi?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Athenos is still owned by Emmi. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Emmi Annual Report 2025 — group companies — Emmi AG, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Emmi Annual Report 2021 — notes to the consolidated financial statements — Emmi AG, Annual report; retrieved 3 October 2026.
- [3] USPTO: ATHENOS, serial 87108290 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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