Who owns Gerber?
Gerber, a food brand from Switzerland, is owned by Emmi (Switzerland, SIX: EMMN), which has owned the brand since 2002.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Emmi Annual Report 2025 — group companies, Emmi AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Emmi AG reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Lucerne
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Langnau im Emmental
- Founded
- 1836
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Parent ticker
- SIX: EMMN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Gerber
Gerber is a Swiss fondue and processed cheese brand based in Langnau im Emmental that dates its history to 1836. It sells ready-mixed fondue blends such as L'Original and Moitié-Moitié, fresh fondue, cheese slices and spreads. Emmi took it over in 2002 with the cheese business of Swiss Dairy Food. It is unrelated to the Gerber baby food brand.
Ownership timeline of Gerber
Where Gerber sits in Emmi
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Emmi
Emmi controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 99 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 40 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9; Emmi has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alouette | Savencia Fromage & Dairy | 🇫🇷 France |
| Alexis de Portneuf | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Amalattea | Granarolo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Galbani | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Arla | Arla Foods | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Babybel | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Fetaxa | Hochland | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Brest-Litovsk | Savushkin Product | 🇧🇾 Belarus |
About the owner: Emmi
Emmi is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland, founded in 1907. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: EMMN.
Emmi is the largest milk processor in Switzerland, tracing its origins to 1907, when 62 dairy cooperatives founded the Central Swiss Milk Association in Lucerne; Emmi AG itself was created in 1993 and listed on the Swiss exchange in 2004. It reported net sales of CHF 4,745.7 million in 2025, and ZMP Invest AG, representing dairy farmers, holds 53.4 per cent of the voting rights. Beyond Swiss cheese and milk drinks it owns US specialty cheese makers, a majority of the Spanish dairy Kaiku, and a growing desserts business built on the 2024 purchase of Mademoiselle Desserts.
🇨🇭 Gerber and other Swiss brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 129 brands that began in Switzerland. 36 of them (28%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Gerber is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Gerber?
The parent company of Gerber is Emmi, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Gerber Swiss?
Yes. Gerber originated in Switzerland in 1836 and its owner, Emmi, is also headquartered in Switzerland.
Since when has Emmi owned Gerber?
Emmi has owned Gerber since 2002.
Is Gerber still owned by Emmi?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Gerber is still owned by Emmi. 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] Emmi Annual Report 2025 — group companies — Emmi AG, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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