Who owns Carrefour?
Carrefour is owned by Carrefour S.A. (France, EPA: CA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Carrefour S.A. Universal Registration Document 2025, 26 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Carrefour S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Massy
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1958
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- EPA: CA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Carrefour
The Carrefour name covers hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience shops, and its own-label range is among the largest food brands in France. The company has been in a long public dispute with several food manufacturers over price increases it calls unjustified.
Ownership timeline of Carrefour
Where Carrefour sits in Carrefour
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Carrefour ownership tree →
See the full Carrefour brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Carrefour
Carrefour controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
The 74 brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree belong to 43 owners. The largest is Thai Union, with 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea | Thai Union | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Carrefour
Carrefour is a publicly listed company headquartered in Massy, France, founded in 1958. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: CA.
Carrefour opened the first hypermarket in 1963 outside Paris, combining a supermarket and a department store under one roof with free parking, a format that spread worldwide and reshaped European retail. It operates across Europe, Latin America and North Africa.
🇫🇷 Carrefour and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Carrefour is not one of them.
- Actimel — Danone 🇫🇷
- Babybel — Bel Group 🇫🇷
- Bonduelle — Bonduelle 🇫🇷
- Béghin Say — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Candia — Sodiaal 🇫🇷
- Caprice des Dieux — Savencia Fromage & Dairy 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Carrefour?
The parent company of Carrefour is Carrefour S.A., a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Carrefour French?
Yes. Carrefour originated in France in 1958 and its owner, Carrefour S.A., is also headquartered in France.
Is Carrefour still owned by Carrefour S.A.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Carrefour is still owned by Carrefour S.A. 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] Carrefour S.A. Universal Registration Document 2025 — Carrefour S.A., Annual report, published 26 March 2026; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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