Who owns Fox's Glacier Mints?
Fox's Glacier Mints is owned by Valeo Foods (Ireland), which has owned the brand since 2017.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Valeo Foods Group — our brand heritage. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Valeo Foods Group reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇪 Ireland, Dublin
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1918
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Gum & mints
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Fox's Glacier Mints
Fox's Glacier Mints are the leading branded boiled mint in the United Kingdom, first made in 1918 and sold as a clear, hard sweet with a polar bear on the wrapper. The range has since added other flavours, but the original clear mint is what the brand is known for and what has kept it on shelves for more than a century.
Ownership timeline of Fox's Glacier Mints
- 2017 – present Valeo Foods [1][2] reported
Where Fox's Glacier Mints sits in Valeo 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 Valeo Foods
Valeo Foods controls 22 brands on Brandtree, 22 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in gum & mints, and who owns them
The 22 brands in gum & mints on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Mars, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Altoids | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Menthoplus | Arcor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Läkerol | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Fresh | Kenafric | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Dubble Bubble | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Tic Tac | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Biodent | Golrang Industrial Group | 🇮🇷 Iran |
| Ice Breakers | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Valeo Foods
Valeo Foods is a privately held company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 2010. Brandtree records 22 brands under its control.
Valeo Foods Group was formed in 2010 and has bought more than twenty food businesses since, assembling a portfolio of over eighty brands sold in more than a hundred countries. It describes its ambition as being Europe's "sweet treats champion" and leads in wafers, cakes and biscuits, sugar and chocolate confectionery, honey and maple syrup, and savoury snacks. Its group head offices are at Dublin Airport and in London, with divisional headquarters in England, Italy, Germany, Slovakia and Quebec. The group has been owned by the investment firm Bain Capital since 2021, which is the answer to who owns most of the brands below.
🇬🇧 Fox's Glacier Mints 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, Fox's Glacier Mints among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fox's Glacier Mints?
The parent company of Fox's Glacier Mints is Valeo Foods, a privately held company headquartered in Ireland.
Is Fox's Glacier Mints British or Irish?
Fox's Glacier Mints originated in the United Kingdom in 1918, but it is owned today by Valeo Foods, which is headquartered in Ireland. So Fox's Glacier Mints is a British-origin brand under Irish ownership.
Since when has Valeo Foods owned Fox's Glacier Mints?
Valeo Foods has owned Fox's Glacier Mints since 2017.
Is Fox's Glacier Mints still owned by Valeo Foods?
Yes. As of 24 October 2026, Fox's Glacier Mints is still owned by Valeo Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Valeo Foods Group — our brand heritage — Valeo Foods Group, Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
- [2] Valeo Foods Group: Our Story — Valeo Foods Group, Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [3] Acquisition of I.D.C. Holding accelerates Valeo Foods Group's ambition to be the major sweet treats player of Europe — Valeo Foods Group, Official press release, published 5 September 2024; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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