Who owns Hawesta?
Hawesta is owned by Thai Union (Thailand, SET: TU).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Thai Union — shelf-stable seafood, our brands, Thai Union Group Public Company Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Thai Union Group Public Company Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇭 Thailand, Samut Sakhon
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1909
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- SET: TU
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Hawesta
Hawesta is a German canned fish brand that Thai Union says stands for taste, honest craftsmanship and passion for good fish, across herring, mackerel and tuna. It is one of three German names the group owns, which is a fair measure of how national the canned fish business remains even when a single company owns all of it.
Ownership timeline of Hawesta
- Current owner Thai Union [1] reported
Where Hawesta sits in Thai Union
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Thai Union brand portfolio (13) →
Other brands owned by Thai Union
Thai Union controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
- Chicken of the Sea (1914)
- Genova (1992)
- John West (1857)
- King Oscar (1903)
- Lysell (1928)
- Mareblu (1970)
- Ostsee Fisch (1950)
- Parmentier (1883)
- Petit Navire (1932)
- Rügen Fisch (1949)
- SEALECT (1992)
- Van Camp's Seafood (1914)
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
Thai Union has more brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree than any other owner: 13 of 80.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Anny | Mutandis | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Thai Union
Thai Union is a publicly listed company headquartered in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, founded in 1977. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as SET: TU.
Thai Union Group is one of the world's largest seafood companies, founded in 1977 and headquartered in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, where it began as a processor and exporter of canned tuna. It has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 22 November 1994 and now spans shelf-stable seafood sold both under its own labels and as private label, frozen and chilled seafood, pet food, and ingredients and nutrition. Most of its consumer brands are long-established European or American names that give no hint of Thai ownership.
🇩🇪 Hawesta and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 265 brands that began in Germany. 96 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Hawesta among them.
- 3 Glocken — Princes Group 🇬🇧
- Abraham — Bell Food Group 🇨🇭
- Aldi (Nord) — Aldi Nord 🇩🇪
- Aldi (Süd) — Aldi Süd 🇩🇪
- Almette — Hochland 🇩🇪
- Aptamil — Danone 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hawesta?
The parent company of Hawesta is Thai Union, a publicly listed company headquartered in Thailand.
Is Hawesta German or Thai?
Hawesta originated in Germany in 1909, but it is owned today by Thai Union, which is headquartered in Thailand. So Hawesta is a German-origin brand under Thai ownership.
Is Hawesta still owned by Thai Union?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Hawesta is still owned by Thai Union. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Thai Union — shelf-stable seafood, our brands — Thai Union Group Public Company Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Thai Union Group — Form 56-1 One Report 2024 — Thai Union Group Public Company Limited, Annual report, published 6 March 2025; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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