Who owns Charleville?
Charleville is owned by Kinisla (Ireland).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kerry Dairy Ireland is now Kinisla, 18 May 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kinisla Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇪 Ireland, Tralee
- Origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Founded
- 1912
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Charleville
Charleville is an Irish cheese brand that says it has been made the Irish way since 1912 and that it created the world's original sliced cheddar. Kinisla, which owns the trade mark, calls it Ireland's number one cheese brand, made from Irish milk, and runs a manufacturing site in Charleville. It was one of the brands Kinisla named for solid performance in 2025, a year when its dairy consumer foods revenue grew by about 11 per cent.
Ownership timeline of Charleville
Where Charleville sits in Kinisla
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kinisla
Kinisla controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 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.
About the owner: Kinisla
Kinisla is a privately held company headquartered in Tralee, Ireland, founded in 1972. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Kinisla, known as Kerry Dairy Ireland until May 2026, is a dairy ingredients, nutrition and consumer foods business headquartered in Tralee, County Kerry, that traces its roots to North Kerry Milk Products, set up in Listowel in 1972. Kerry Co-operative Creameries bought 70 per cent of it from Kerry Group in December 2024, and Kerry Group plc owns the remaining 30 per cent. It processes over 1.2 billion litres of milk a year and had turnover of €1.4 billion in 2025.
🇮🇪 Charleville and other Irish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 33 brands that began in Ireland. 18 of them (55%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Charleville is not one of them.
- Goodfella's — Nomad Foods 🇬🇧
- Lily O'Brien's — Colian 🇵🇱
- McKinney's — Nordzucker 🇩🇪
- Strong Roots — McCain Foods 🇨🇦
- Aer Lingus — IAG 🇬🇧
- AerCap — AerCap 🇮🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Charleville?
The parent company of Charleville is Kinisla, a privately held company headquartered in Ireland.
Is Charleville Irish?
Yes. Charleville originated in Ireland in 1912 and its owner, Kinisla, is also headquartered in Ireland.
Is Charleville still owned by Kinisla?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Charleville is still owned by Kinisla. 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] Kerry Dairy Ireland is now Kinisla — Kinisla, Official press release, published 18 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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