Colman's is owned by Unilever (the United Kingdom, LSE: ULVR).[1]
Evidence: Unilever PLC Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2025, SEC EDGAR, 12 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Colman's mustard has been milled at Norwich since Jeremiah Colman began grinding mustard seed there in 1814, and the brand has held a royal warrant since 1866. Its distinctive bright yellow English mustard is sold as a powder and a paste. The brand reached Unilever through the food business of Reckitt & Colman.
The USPTO record for the Colman's mark lists UNILEVER IP HOLDINGS B.V. as the owner of record (serial number 73268251). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Unilever controls 53 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
The 44 brands in spices & seasonings on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Patisen, with 5.
Unilever is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1929. Brandtree records 53 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: ULVR, NYSE: UL and AEX: UNA.
Unilever is a British consumer goods company formed in 1929 by the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. It reports through four business groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care and Foods. Its ice cream business was demerged as The Magnum Ice Cream Company in December 2025.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Colman's is not one of them.
Unilever acquired the French condiments group Amora-Maille, adding mustard and sauce brands in France. The European Commission cleared the transaction subject to commitments.
The European Commission cleared Unilever's acquisition of the French condiments group Amora-Maille on 8 March 2000 under Article 6(1)(b) with conditions and obligations. The case was notified on 25 January 2000.
The parent company of Colman's is Unilever, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Yes. Colman's originated in the United Kingdom in 1814 and its owner, Unilever, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Colman's is still owned by Unilever. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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