Who owns Dankek?
Dankek is owned by Ülker Bisküvi (Turkey, BIST: ULKER).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ülker Bisküvi — Annual Report 2025, Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Cakes
- Parent ticker
- BIST: ULKER
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dankek
Dankek is the main cake brand of Ülker Bisküvi, which holds 21 per cent of the Turkish cake market. It covers roll cakes, muffins, tarts, donuts and portion-sized cakes made at Ülker's Gebze and Karaman factories, and in 2025 its Dankek Rulo Porsiyon launch was supported with television, outdoor and digital campaigns.
Ownership timeline of Dankek
- Current owner Ülker Bisküvi [1] reported
Where Dankek sits in Ülker Bisküvi
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Ülker Bisküvi ownership tree →
See the full Ülker Bisküvi brand portfolio (10) →
Other brands owned by Ülker Bisküvi
Ülker Bisküvi controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cakes, and who owns them
The 51 brands in cakes on Brandtree belong to 35 owners. The largest is Edita, with 5; Ülker Bisküvi has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| HoHos (Middle East and North Africa) | Edita | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Lotus | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Crossini | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Balconi | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Mademoiselle Desserts | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eti Browni | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Entenmann's | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Hostess | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Ülker Bisküvi
Ülker Bisküvi is a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIST: ULKER.
Ülker Bisküvi is the Borsa Istanbul-listed biscuit, chocolate and cake maker of the Yıldız Holding group, and the leader of the Turkish snacks market, with shares of 38 per cent in biscuits, 21 per cent in cakes and 39 per cent in chocolate. pladis Foods Limited owns 47.23 per cent of it. The company runs 13 factories in Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Egypt and says its products reach every household in Türkiye. It also holds minority stakes in the companies that own Godiva.
Ülker Bisküvi: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇹🇷 Dankek and other Turkish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 97 brands that began in Turkey. 11 of them (11%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dankek is not one of them.
- Bebeto — Kervan Gıda 🇹🇷
- Dost — BİM 🇹🇷
- Eti Browni — Eti 🇹🇷
- Polonez — Siniora 🇯🇴
- Pınar Beyaz — Pınar Süt 🇹🇷
- Tat — Tat Gıda 🇹🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dankek?
The parent company of Dankek is Ülker Bisküvi, a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey.
Is Dankek Turkish?
Yes. Dankek originated in Turkey and its owner, Ülker Bisküvi, is also headquartered in Turkey.
Is Dankek still owned by Ülker Bisküvi?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Dankek is still owned by Ülker Bisküvi. 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] Ülker Bisküvi — Annual Report 2025 — Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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