Who owns Grünländer?
Grünländer is owned by Hochland (Germany), which has owned the brand since 2009.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Hochland Group - Our Hochland brands, Hochland SE. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hochland SE reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Heimenkirch
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Grünländer
Grünländer is a brand of hard and semi-hard cheese that Hochland added to its portfolio in 2009, having previously belonged to the Bechtel Group. Hochland says it has converted all Grünländer products to non-GMO production since 2011, working with its farmers. The brand's own pitch is natural cheese inspired by the diversity of nature, and it sits next to the Hochland, Almette and Patros brands in the company's German range.
Ownership timeline of Grünländer
Where Grünländer sits in Hochland
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Hochland brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Hochland
Hochland controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 94 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 37 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9; Hochland has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alouette | Savencia Fromage & Dairy | 🇫🇷 France |
| Athenos | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Alexis de Portneuf | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Amalattea | Granarolo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Galbani | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Arla | Arla Foods | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Babybel | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Brest-Litovsk | Savushkin Product | 🇧🇾 Belarus |
About the owner: Hochland
Hochland is a privately held company headquartered in Heimenkirch, Germany, founded in 1927. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Hochland SE is a family-owned cheese manufacturer founded in 1927 by Georg Summer and Robert Reich at Goßholz near Lindenberg in the Allgäu, and headquartered in Heimenkirch since 1931. It became a joint-stock company (AG) in 1999 but stayed with the three founding families (Reich, Summer and Fuchs), and changed from an AG to an SE in 2010. It sells processed, cream, hard and plant-based cheeses, mainly in Germany, Romania, Poland, Russia and Spain, and also owns the Natec cheese-machinery business. Its brand page also lists Gervais cottage cheese and Valbon, not recorded here because the page gives no origin or licence terms for them.
🇩🇪 Grünländer and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Grünländer is not one of them.
- 3 Glocken — Princes Group 🇬🇧
- Abraham — Bell Food Group 🇨🇭
- Aldi (Nord) — Aldi Nord 🇩🇪
- Aldi (Süd) — Aldi Süd 🇩🇪
- Aptamil — Danone 🇫🇷
- BBQUE — Develey 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Grünländer?
The parent company of Grünländer is Hochland, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is Grünländer German?
Yes. Grünländer originated in Germany and its owner, Hochland, is also headquartered in Germany.
Since when has Hochland owned Grünländer?
Hochland has owned Grünländer since 2009.
Is Grünländer still owned by Hochland?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Grünländer is still owned by Hochland. 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] Hochland Group - Our Hochland brands — Hochland SE, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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