Who owns Kinder?
Kinder is owned by Ferrero (Italy).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ferrero Group — our brands. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ferrero Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Alba
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Founded
- 1968
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kinder
Kinder is Ferrero's children's chocolate range, launched in 1968 with a milk-filled bar positioned as containing milk rather than only chocolate. The Kinder Surprise egg with a toy inside followed in 1974 and is banned from sale in the United States, where food containing non-edible objects is prohibited.
Ownership timeline of Kinder
Where Kinder sits in Ferrero
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Ferrero brand portfolio (23) →
Other brands owned by Ferrero
Ferrero controls 23 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in food.
Also in food
- Baby Ruth (1921)
- Blue Bunny (1935)
- Bottle Caps (1972)
- Brach's (1904)
- Butterfinger (1923)
- Crunch (1928)
- Famous Amos (1975)
- Ferrero Rocher (1982)
- Froot Loops (1963)
- Frosted Flakes (1952)
- Halo Top (2012)
- Keebler (1853)
- Kellogg's Corn Flakes (1894)
- Laffy Taffy (1970)
- Nerds (1983)
- Nutella (1964)
- Raisin Bran (1942)
- Rice Krispies (1928)
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 132 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 46 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Ferrero has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bounty | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cadbury | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Danusia | Wawel | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Elizabeth Shaw | Colian | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Almond Joy | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Caffarel | Lindt & Sprüngli | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eitt Sett | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Águila | Arcor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Ferrero
Ferrero is a family-owned company headquartered in Alba, Italy, founded in 1946. Brandtree records 23 brands under its control.
Ferrero was founded by pastry maker Pietro Ferrero in Alba, Piedmont in 1946, where wartime cocoa shortages led him to stretch chocolate with local hazelnuts. It remains family-owned through a Luxembourg holding company and has expanded into American biscuits and ice cream by acquisition.
🇮🇹 Kinder and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 212 brands that began in Italy. 79 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kinder is not one of them.
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
- Acquaviva — Vandemoortele 🇧🇪
- Alpenliebe — Perfetti Van Melle 🇳🇱
- Amalattea — Granarolo 🇮🇹
- Balconi — Valeo Foods 🇮🇪
- Bertagni — Ebro Foods 🇪🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kinder?
The parent company of Kinder is Ferrero, a family-owned company headquartered in Italy.
Is Kinder Italian?
Yes. Kinder originated in Italy in 1968 and its owner, Ferrero, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is Kinder still owned by Ferrero?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kinder is still owned by Ferrero. 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] Ferrero Group — our brands — Ferrero Group, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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