Who owns Candia?
Candia is owned by Sodiaal (France).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sodiaal integrated report 2025 (rapport intégré 2025 de notre coopérative). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sodiaal International reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1971
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Milk & cream
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Candia
Candia is the milk brand of the Sodiaal cooperative, created by its farmers in 1971 according to the cooperative's own timeline. Sodiaal's site presents it as the cooperative brand behind milk, flavoured milk drinks, butter and cream, produced in four dairies and two butter plants, and says it supports young farmers with a share of the sales of a dedicated milk carton.
Ownership timeline of Candia
Where Candia sits in Sodiaal
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sodiaal
Sodiaal controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in milk & cream, and who owns them
The 165 brands in milk & cream on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Dairy Farmers of America, with 10; Sodiaal has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Dena Dairy | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Angkormilk | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Betta Milk | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Coronado | Dos Pinos | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Ambewela | Lanka Milk Foods | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Hi High | SUU | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
| Guliduo | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
| Campina | FrieslandCampina | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Sodiaal
Sodiaal is a cooperative headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1964. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control.
Sodiaal is a French dairy cooperative owned by its farmer members, founded in 1964 when six dairy cooperatives merged (the Sodima, renamed Sodiaal in 1989). Its 2025 integrated report names Candia, Yoplait and Entremont as its flagship brands and says Yoplait became one hundred per cent cooperative outside the United States and Canada after a buyout, adding the Canadian business in 2025. In the United States Yoplait is a General Mills brand, and in Australia it is held by Bega, so Yoplait is recorded here as a separate territorial brand. Sodiaal also holds 49 per cent of the Coeur de Lion, Le Rustique and Richesmonts cheese brands with a partner; these are not listed here.
🇫🇷 Candia and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Candia is not one of them.
- Actimel — Danone 🇫🇷
- Babybel — Bel Group 🇫🇷
- Bonduelle — Bonduelle 🇫🇷
- Béghin Say — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Caprice des Dieux — Savencia Fromage & Dairy 🇫🇷
- Carrefour — Carrefour 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Candia?
The parent company of Candia is Sodiaal, a cooperative headquartered in France.
Is Candia French?
Yes. Candia originated in France in 1971 and its owner, Sodiaal, is also headquartered in France.
Is Candia still owned by Sodiaal?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Candia is still owned by Sodiaal. 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] Sodiaal integrated report 2025 (rapport intégré 2025 de notre coopérative) — Sodiaal, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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