Who owns Castello?
Castello is owned by Arla Foods (Denmark).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Arla Foods amba Annual Report 2025, 19 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Arla Foods amba reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Viby
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Founded
- 1893
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Castello
Castello makes speciality cheeses including blue, brie and cream cheeses, founded in Denmark in 1893. It is Arla's premium cheese brand and is sold across Europe, North America and Asia. Danish blue cheese was developed in the early twentieth century as a domestic alternative to Roquefort, and Castello is the largest brand to come out of that tradition.
Ownership timeline of Castello
- Current owner Arla Foods [1] reported
Where Castello sits in Arla Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Arla Foods
Arla Foods controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Arla (2000)
- Cravendale (1998)
- Lurpak (1901)
- Puck (1980)
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 94 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 37 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9; Arla Foods has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alouette | Savencia Fromage & Dairy | 🇫🇷 France |
| Athenos | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Alexis de Portneuf | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Amalattea | Granarolo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Galbani | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Babybel | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Fetaxa | Hochland | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Brest-Litovsk | Savushkin Product | 🇧🇾 Belarus |
About the owner: Arla Foods
Arla Foods is a cooperative headquartered in Viby, Denmark, founded in 2000. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Arla Foods is a cooperative owned by around eight thousand dairy farmers across seven European countries, formed in 2000 by the merger of Danish and Swedish cooperatives. Because its members own it, its profits return to farmers as milk price rather than to outside shareholders.
🇩🇰 Castello and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 104 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Castello is not one of them.
- 3-Stjernet — Atria 🇫🇮
- Danish Crown — Danish Crown 🇩🇰
- Rawbite — Bahlsen 🇩🇪
- Síríus — Nói Síríus 🇮🇸
- 7 Seas — Mac Baren 🇩🇰
- Albani — Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Castello?
The parent company of Castello is Arla Foods, a cooperative headquartered in Denmark.
Is Castello Danish?
Yes. Castello originated in Denmark in 1893 and its owner, Arla Foods, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is Castello still owned by Arla Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Castello is still owned by Arla Foods. 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] Arla Foods amba Annual Report 2025 — Arla Foods amba, Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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