Who owns Kaiku?
Kaiku is owned by Emmi (Switzerland, SIX: EMMN), which has owned the brand since 2012.[1][2]
Emmi owns 73% of Kaiku rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Emmi Annual Report 2025 — group companies, Emmi AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Emmi AG (73% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Lucerne
- Origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain, Donostia-San Sebastián
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Milk & cream
- Parent ticker
- SIX: EMMN
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Kaiku
Kaiku is a Basque dairy company headquartered in Donostia-San Sebastián that works with more than a thousand farming families. It sells lactose-free milk, Kaiku Caffè Latte, kefir and plant-based drinks, and Emmi says it leads the Spanish market in lactose-free products and ready-to-drink coffee. Emmi's 2025 accounts show a 73 per cent holding in Kaiku Corporación Alimentaria.
Ownership timeline of Kaiku
Where Kaiku sits in Emmi
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Emmi
Emmi controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in milk & cream, and who owns them
The 172 brands in milk & cream on Brandtree belong to 81 owners. The largest is Dairy Farmers of America, with 10; Emmi has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Dena Dairy | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Angkormilk | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Betta Milk | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Coronado | Dos Pinos | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Ambewela | Lanka Milk Foods | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Hi High | SUU | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
| Guliduo | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
| Campina | FrieslandCampina | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Emmi
Emmi is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland, founded in 1907. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: EMMN.
Emmi is the largest milk processor in Switzerland, tracing its origins to 1907, when 62 dairy cooperatives founded the Central Swiss Milk Association in Lucerne; Emmi AG itself was created in 1993 and listed on the Swiss exchange in 2004. It reported net sales of CHF 4,745.7 million in 2025, and ZMP Invest AG, representing dairy farmers, holds 53.4 per cent of the voting rights. Beyond Swiss cheese and milk drinks it owns US specialty cheese makers, a majority of the Spanish dairy Kaiku, and a growing desserts business built on the 2024 purchase of Mademoiselle Desserts.
🇪🇸 Kaiku and other Spanish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 122 brands that began in Spain. 59 of them (48%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Kaiku among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kaiku?
The parent company of Kaiku is Emmi, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Kaiku Spanish or Swiss?
Kaiku originated in Spain, but it is owned today by Emmi, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Kaiku is a Spanish-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Since when has Emmi owned Kaiku?
Emmi has owned Kaiku since 2012.
Is Kaiku still owned by Emmi?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Kaiku is still owned by Emmi (73% stake). 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] Emmi Annual Report 2025 — group companies — Emmi AG, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Emmi history: Milk quota system is scrapped in Switzerland — Emmi AG, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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