Who owns DISH?
DISH is owned by METRO (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: METRO AG — Geschäftsbericht 2024/25. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- METRO AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Düsseldorf
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Technology › Software › Enterprise software
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About DISH
DISH is METRO's brand of digital tools for restaurants and bars, run by its DISH Digital Solutions unit. Its main product, the cloud till system DISH POS, was developed by the Dutch supplier Eijsink, acquired in March 2022, and is sold as Booq in the Netherlands and Belgium; DISH Pay card payments earn METRO a fee on each transaction.
Ownership timeline of DISH
Where DISH sits in METRO
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by METRO
METRO controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in enterprise software, and who owns them
The 32 brands in enterprise software on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Globant, with 6.
About the owner: METRO
METRO is a privately held company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
METRO AG is a Düsseldorf wholesaler that sells food and non-food goods mainly to hotels, restaurants and caterers and to independent traders. At 30 September 2025 it ran 622 wholesale stores in 21 countries under the METRO and MAKRO names and 102 delivery depots, and reported sales of €32.4 billion for the 2024/25 year. Its shares left the Frankfurt market in April 2025 after EP Global Commerce, which METRO names as controlled by Daniel Křetínský, passed half of the voting rights; EPGC and parties acting with it held about 68% when its delisting offer closed.
🇩🇪 DISH and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 265 brands that began in Germany. 96 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; DISH is not one of them.
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- 3 Glocken — Princes Group 🇬🇧
- A. Lange & Söhne — Richemont 🇨🇭
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- ADS-TEC Energy — ADS-TEC Energy 🇮🇪
- AEG — Electrolux 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of DISH?
The parent company of DISH is METRO, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is DISH German?
Yes. DISH originated in Germany and its owner, METRO, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is DISH still owned by METRO?
Yes. As of 26 October 2026, DISH is still owned by METRO. 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] METRO AG — Geschäftsbericht 2024/25 — METRO AG, Annual report; retrieved 26 October 2026.
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