Who owns CP?
CP is made and sold by CP Foods (Thailand, SET: CPF) under licence, an arrangement in place since 2005; CP Foods does not own the name.[1] The CP name is owned by Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd.
Evidence: Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited — Annual Report 2025 (Form 56-1 One Report). Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇹🇭 Thailand, Bangkok
- Origin
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Processed & packaged meat
- Parent ticker
- SET: CPF
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About CP
CP is the name under which CP Foods sells most of its processed and ready-to-eat food, in Thailand and for export. The company started using it on basic processed meat in 2005 and entered ready-to-eat food under it, but it does not own the name: the trademark belongs to Charoen Pokphand Group, and CP Foods and its subsidiaries pay trademark licence fees for the right to use it.
Ownership timeline of CP
Where CP sits in CP 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 CP Foods
CP Foods controls 17 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in processed & packaged meat, and who owns them
The 103 brands in processed & packaged meat on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Atria, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Stjernet | Atria | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Dalsjöfors | Danish Crown | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fantino & Mondello | Maple Leaf Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Bar-S | Sigma Foods | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aidells | Tyson Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KMOTR | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Freybe | Premium Brands | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Abraham | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
About the owner: CP Foods
CP Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, founded in 1978.
CP Foods is Thailand's largest agro-industrial and food company. It was registered in January 1978 as Charoen Pokphand Feedmill with 5 million baht of capital, listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in December 1987 and took its present name after buying the Charoen Pokphand Group's agro-industry and meat processing businesses in 1998, announcing at the same time the ambition to be the "kitchen of the world". It runs three linked businesses — animal feed, farming and primary processing, and food — and makes feed in eleven countries under a model of producing and selling inside each market rather than exporting into it.
🇹🇭 CP and other Thai brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 76 brands that began in Thailand. 6 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; CP is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes CP?
CP Foods makes and sells CP under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 2005.
Does CP Foods own CP?
No. CP Foods holds a licence to make and sell CP, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did CP come from?
CP originated in Thailand.
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] Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited — Annual Report 2025 (Form 56-1 One Report) — Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited, Annual report; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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