Who owns Härkis?
Härkis is owned by Valio (Finland), which has owned the brand since 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Valio Group Board of Directors' Report and Financial Statements 2025, Valio Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Valio Ltd reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Plant-based meat
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Härkis
Härkis is a Finnish fava bean protein brand that Valio bought from Raisio plc in early 2025, together with the Beanit brand, the plant protein business and the Kauhava production plant. Valio says the deal made it the market leader in plant-based protein products. Production at Kauhava ended in late 2025 and moved to Valio's Joensuu plant in early 2026.
Ownership timeline of Härkis
Where Härkis sits in Valio
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Valio brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Valio
Valio controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
- Oddlygood (2018)
- PROfeel
- Rude Health (2005)
- Valio
- Valio Gefilus
Other brands in plant-based meat, and who owns them
The 23 brands in plant-based meat on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Monde Nissin, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda | Century Pacific | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Field Roast | Maple Leaf Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Cauldron | Monde Nissin | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Nasoya | Pulmuone | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Vegini | Avril | 🇫🇷 France |
| The Green Mountain | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Beyond Meat | Beyond Meat | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lankasoy | CBL Group | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
About the owner: Valio
Valio is a cooperative headquartered in Finland, founded in 1905. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Valio is a Finnish dairy and food company owned by around 3,000 dairy farms through cooperatives, to which it pays its profits through the milk price, dividends and interest. It marked its 120th anniversary in 2025, when it took in 1,635 million litres of Finnish milk and grew net sales 6.3 per cent to 2,422.7 million euros. It also runs the Valio Aimo food service wholesale business and exports specialty milk powders.
🇫🇮 Härkis and other Finnish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 67 brands that began in Finland. 23 of them (34%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Härkis is not one of them.
- Atria — Atria 🇫🇮
- Benecol — Raisio 🇫🇮
- Bertil's — Midsona 🇸🇪
- Fazer Aito — Fazer 🇫🇮
- Finn Crisp — Lantmännen 🇸🇪
- HK — HKFoods 🇫🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Härkis?
The parent company of Härkis is Valio, a cooperative headquartered in Finland.
Is Härkis Finnish?
Yes. Härkis originated in Finland and its owner, Valio, is also headquartered in Finland.
Since when has Valio owned Härkis?
Valio has owned Härkis since 2025.
Is Härkis still owned by Valio?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Härkis is still owned by Valio. 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] Valio Group Board of Directors' Report and Financial Statements 2025 — Valio Ltd, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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