Who owns Hügli?
Hügli 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
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Soup
- Parent ticker
- SIX: BELL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hügli
Hügli is the Bell Food Group business area for non-perishable convenience products, including soups, sauces, bouillons, seasoning mixes, dressings, dips and desserts. It supplies food service, retail and food processing customers and also makes products for other brand owners, with plants in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
Ownership timeline of Hügli
- Current owner Bell Food Group [1] reported
Where Hügli 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 soup, and who owns them
The 16 brands in soup on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Campbell's, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| College Inn | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Campbell's | Campbell's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Doña Gallina | Quala | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Knorr | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bosanska kuhinja | AS Holding | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Baxters | Baxters Food Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Progresso | General Mills | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podravka soups | Podravka | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
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 →
🇨🇭 Hügli and other Swiss brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 114 brands that began in Switzerland. 33 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hügli is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hügli?
The parent company of Hügli is Bell Food Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Hügli Swiss?
Yes. Hügli originated in Switzerland and its owner, Bell Food Group, is also headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Hügli still owned by Bell Food Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Hügli 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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