Who owns Brit?
Brit is owned by VAFO (the Czech Republic).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: VAFO Group — Our Brands, VAFO Group a.s. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- VAFO Group a.s. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, Chrášťany
- Origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet food › Dog food
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Brit
Brit is VAFO's flagship brand, which first appeared in 2000 and is now exported to more than 85 countries on four continents, holding a significant share of the central European, Scandinavian and Baltic markets. It is really a family of ranges rather than one product line: Brit Care, Brit Premium by Nature, Brit Fresh, the prescription Brit Veterinary Diet, and Brit Animals for rabbits and rodents. The company states its philosophy on the pack as making food for pets with love to provide the best care.
Ownership timeline of Brit
Where Brit sits in VAFO
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full VAFO brand portfolio (12) →
Other brands owned by VAFO
VAFO controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in pet & animal care.
Also in pet & animal care
Other brands in dog food, and who owns them
VAFO has more brands in dog food on Brandtree than any other owner: 8 of 38.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cesar | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Club 4 Paws | Kormotech | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bobtail | RCL FOODS | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| American Journey | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVA | Pets at Home | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Sojos | WellPet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Master Dog | Carozzi | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Hill's Pet Nutrition | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: VAFO
VAFO is a privately held company headquartered in Chrášťany, Czech Republic, founded in 1994. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control.
VAFO Group is a European maker of premium pet food that began in 1994 as Vafo Praha and is now a second-generation Czech family business headquartered outside Prague. It runs nine dry food, wet food, snack and supplement factories with capacity above 220,200 tonnes a year, employs around 1,600 people and has factories and branches in Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Estonia, Poland, France and Austria, with sales above €700 million and brands sold in more than 90 countries. Its growth has come from buying established national brands — Prima Pet Premium in Finland, Pooch & Mutt in Britain, Berlin's Pets Deli — and continuing to sell them under their own names rather than folding them into Brit.
🇨🇿 Brit and other Czech brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 42 brands that began in the Czech Republic. 11 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Brit is not one of them.
- Propesko — Partner in Pet Food 🇭🇺
- Allegro.cz — Allegro 🇵🇱
- Becherovka — Maspex 🇵🇱
- Bernard — Duvel Moortgat 🇧🇪
- FATRAFLOOR — AGROFERT 🇨🇿
- Holba — Kofola 🇨🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Brit?
The parent company of Brit is VAFO, a privately held company headquartered in the Czech Republic.
Is Brit Czech?
Yes. Brit originated in the Czech Republic in 2000 and its owner, VAFO, is also headquartered in the Czech Republic.
Is Brit still owned by VAFO?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Brit is still owned by VAFO. 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] VAFO Group — Our Brands — VAFO Group a.s., Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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