Who owns Freia?
Freia is owned by Mondelēz (the United States, NASDAQ: MDLZ).[1]
Evidence: Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04, SEC EDGAR, 4 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mondelez International, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Founded
- 1889
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MDLZ
- Trademark registrant
- Kraft Foods Norge Intellectual Property AS (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Freia
Freia is the dominant chocolate brand in Norway, founded in Oslo in 1889 and named after the Norse goddess. Its Melkesjokolade bar occupies the position in Norwegian culture that Cadbury Dairy Milk holds in Britain. Mondelēz owns it through the Kraft acquisition of Cadbury, which had itself bought the Norwegian business decades earlier.
Trademark record for Freia
The USPTO record for the Freia mark lists Kraft Foods Norge Intellectual Property AS as the owner of record (serial number 86105247). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Freia
Where Freia sits in Mondelēz
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Mondelēz
Mondelēz controls 28 brands on Brandtree, 26 of them in food.
Also in food
- belVita (2010)
- Cadbury (1824)
- Cadbury Creme Egg (1963)
- Cadbury Dairy Milk (1905)
- Chips Ahoy! (1963)
- Clif Bar (1992)
- Club Social (1962)
- Côte d'Or (1883)
- Daim (1953)
- LU (1846)
- Marabou (1916)
- Milka (1901)
- Nutter Butter (1969)
- Oreo (1912)
- Philadelphia (1872)
- Premium (1876)
- Prince (1961)
- Ricolino (1970)
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 131 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Mondelēz has 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bounty | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Danusia | Wawel | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Elizabeth Shaw | Colian | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baby Ruth | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Almond Joy | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Caffarel | Lindt & Sprüngli | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eitt Sett | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Águila | Arcor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Mondelēz
Mondelēz is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 2012. Brandtree records 28 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MDLZ.
Mondelēz International is the snacks company created in 2012 when Kraft Foods split in two, keeping the global biscuit, chocolate and gum businesses while the North American grocery business became Kraft Foods Group.
🇳🇴 Freia and other Norwegian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in Norway. 18 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Freia among them.
- Diplom-Is — TINE 🇳🇴
- Grandiosa — Orkla 🇳🇴
- King Oscar — Thai Union 🇹🇭
- MOWI — Mowi 🇳🇴
- Aftenposten — Schibsted Media 🇳🇴
- Awilco LNG — Awilco LNG 🇳🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Freia?
The parent company of Freia is Mondelēz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Freia Norwegian or American?
Freia originated in Norway in 1889, but it is owned today by Mondelēz, which is headquartered in the United States. So Freia is a Norwegian-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Freia still owned by Mondelēz?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Freia is still owned by Mondelēz. 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] Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: FREIA, serial 86105247, registration 4547609 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [3] Mondelēz International — our brands: Freia — Mondelēz International, Inc., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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