Who owns Harrys?
Harrys is owned by Barilla (Italy), which has owned the brand since 2003.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Barilla Group — our brands, Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Parma
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1970
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Bread & buns
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Harrys
Harrys is the largest sliced bread and brioche brand in France, founded in 1970 and acquired by Barilla in 2003. It gave the Italian company a substantial position in a French category dominated by fresh bakery rather than packaged bread.
Ownership timeline of Harrys
Where Harrys sits in Barilla
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Barilla
Barilla controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Academia Barilla (2004)
- Barilla (1877)
- Mulino Bianco (1975)
- Wasa (1919)
Other brands in bread & buns, and who owns them
The 43 brands in bread & buns on Brandtree belong to 28 owners. The largest is Grupo Bimbo, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Toast | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Elite | ELBISCO | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Arnold | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Dave's Killer Bread | Flowers Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Delicados | GRUMA | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Korvbrödsbagarn | Lantmännen | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| New York Bakery | Marzetti | 🇺🇸 United States |
| L'usine | Almarai | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
About the owner: Barilla
Barilla is a family-owned company headquartered in Parma, Italy, founded in 1877. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Barilla was founded as a bread and pasta shop in Parma in 1877 and is the largest pasta producer in the world, holding roughly a quarter of the Italian market and about the same share in the United States. It remains wholly owned by the fourth generation of the Barilla family.
🇫🇷 Harrys and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Harrys among them.
- Actimel — Danone 🇫🇷
- Babybel — Bel Group 🇫🇷
- Bonduelle — Bonduelle 🇫🇷
- Béghin Say — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Candia — Sodiaal 🇫🇷
- Caprice des Dieux — Savencia Fromage & Dairy 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Harrys?
The parent company of Harrys is Barilla, a family-owned company headquartered in Italy.
Is Harrys French or Italian?
Harrys originated in France in 1970, but it is owned today by Barilla, which is headquartered in Italy. So Harrys is a French-origin brand under Italian ownership.
Since when has Barilla owned Harrys?
Barilla has owned Harrys since 2003.
Is Harrys still owned by Barilla?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Harrys is still owned by Barilla. 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] Barilla Group — our brands — Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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