Who owns Hilcona?
Hilcona is owned by Bell Food Group (Switzerland, SIX: BELL).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual report Bell Food Group 2025, Bell Food Group Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bell Food Group Ltd reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Basel
- Origin
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, Schaan
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Parent ticker
- SIX: BELL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hilcona
Hilcona makes ultra-fresh, fresh, frozen and non-perishable convenience products including fresh meals, pasta creations, sandwiches and pizzas, with its headquarters in Schaan, Liechtenstein. The Bell Food Group annual report says it is the market leader in Switzerland and a leading provider of fresh pasta in Germany and Austria, and it also makes tofu and hummus.
Ownership timeline of Hilcona
- Current owner Bell Food Group [1] reported
Where Hilcona sits in Bell Food Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Bell Food Group brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Bell Food Group
Bell Food Group controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 117 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 60 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | NewPrinces | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
About the owner: Bell Food Group
Bell Food Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, founded in 1869. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: BELL.
Bell Food Group Ltd is a Swiss meat, poultry, convenience and charcuterie group headquartered in Basel, where it was founded in 1869. Its 2025 annual report says it operates in 13 European countries through six business areas (Bell Switzerland, Bell International, Hubers/Sütag, Eisberg, Hilcona and Hügli) and that the Coop Group Cooperative held around 72 percent of its shares at 31 December 2025.
Bell Food Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇱🇮 Hilcona and other Liechtenstein brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 5 brands that began in Liechtenstein. 2 of them (40%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Hilcona among them.
- Elips Life — Swiss Re 🇨🇭
- Hilti — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Nuron — Hilti 🇱🇮
- ON!Track — Hilti 🇱🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hilcona?
The parent company of Hilcona is Bell Food Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Hilcona Liechtenstein or Swiss?
Hilcona originated in Liechtenstein, but it is owned today by Bell Food Group, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Hilcona is a Liechtenstein-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Is Hilcona still owned by Bell Food Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Hilcona is still owned by Bell Food Group. 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] Annual report Bell Food Group 2025 — Bell Food Group Ltd, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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