Who owns Chocomel?
Chocomel is owned by FrieslandCampina (the Netherlands).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands, Amersfoort
- Origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Founded
- 1932
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Milk & cream
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chocomel
Chocomel is a chocolate milk drink that is close to a national institution in the Netherlands, sold cold from vending machines and hot in cafés. Its Belgian equivalent, Cécémel, is the same product under a different name. It is sold under the Cécémel name in Belgium and Chocomel in the Netherlands, and the two versions have slightly different recipes despite coming from the same company.
Ownership timeline of Chocomel
- Current owner FrieslandCampina [1] reported
Where Chocomel sits in FrieslandCampina
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full FrieslandCampina ownership tree →
See the full FrieslandCampina brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by FrieslandCampina
FrieslandCampina controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Campina (1947)
- Dutch Lady (1963)
- Friso (1958)
- Peak (1954)
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; FrieslandCampina has 4.
| 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 |
| LALA | Grupo Lala | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
About the owner: FrieslandCampina
FrieslandCampina is a cooperative headquartered in Amersfoort, Netherlands, founded in 1871. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
FrieslandCampina is one of the largest dairy companies in the world and is owned by a cooperative of around fifteen thousand farmers in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. It was formed in 2008 by merging the two largest Dutch dairy cooperatives, and it sells across Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia.
FrieslandCampina: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇱 Chocomel and other Dutch brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in the Netherlands. 36 of them (57%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Chocomel is not one of them.
- Albert Heijn — Ahold Delhaize 🇳🇱
- Becel — KKR 🇺🇸
- Conimex — Paulig 🇫🇮
- Fruit-tella — Perfetti Van Melle 🇳🇱
- Garden Gourmet — Nestlé 🇨🇭
- Harlekijntjes — Katjes International 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chocomel?
The parent company of Chocomel is FrieslandCampina, a cooperative headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Chocomel Dutch?
Yes. Chocomel originated in the Netherlands in 1932 and its owner, FrieslandCampina, is also headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Chocomel still owned by FrieslandCampina?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Chocomel is still owned by FrieslandCampina. 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] Annual Report Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. 2025 — Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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