Who owns Elizabeth Shaw?
Elizabeth Shaw is owned by Colian (Poland), which has owned the brand since 2016.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Colian — our brands, Colian sp. z o.o. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Colian sp. z o.o. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇱 Poland, Opatówek
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1881
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Elizabeth Shaw
Elizabeth Shaw is a British chocolate brand dating to 1881 and built on the after-dinner mint crisp, still made to the original recipe. It was granted a royal warrant in 1963 after years of supplying the royal households, and the company retells that the Queen Mother sent sweet coupons during the Second World War to secure her peppermint creams. Colian acquired it in 2016.
Ownership timeline of Elizabeth Shaw
Where Elizabeth Shaw sits in Colian
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Colian
Colian controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- AKUKU!
- Appetita (2003)
- Familijne
- Goplana
- Grześki (1988)
- Jeżyki
- Jutrzenka
- Lily O'Brien's (1992)
- Śliwka Nałęczowska (1964)
- Solidarność (1952)
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 132 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 46 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Colian has 6.
About the owner: Colian
Colian is a privately held company headquartered in Opatówek, Poland, founded in 1990. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control.
Colian is a Polish family company that began in 1990, when Barbara and Jan Kolański set up Ziołopex, a herb and spice producer at Piątek Wielki near Kalisz. It became a confectioner by acquisition: Jutrzenka in 2003, Goplana in 2004, Grześki in 2005, the Hellena orangeade in 2007 and the Lublin praline brand Solidarność in 2013, followed by the British chocolate maker Elizabeth Shaw in 2016 and Ireland's Lily O'Brien's in 2018. Alongside the food business it runs logistics and property development divisions from its base at Opatówek.
🇬🇧 Elizabeth Shaw and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 571 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Elizabeth Shaw among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Elizabeth Shaw?
The parent company of Elizabeth Shaw is Colian, a privately held company headquartered in Poland.
Is Elizabeth Shaw British or Polish?
Elizabeth Shaw originated in the United Kingdom in 1881, but it is owned today by Colian, which is headquartered in Poland. So Elizabeth Shaw is a British-origin brand under Polish ownership.
Since when has Colian owned Elizabeth Shaw?
Colian has owned Elizabeth Shaw since 2016.
Is Elizabeth Shaw still owned by Colian?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Elizabeth Shaw is still owned by Colian. 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] Colian — our brands — Colian sp. z o.o., Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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