Who owns Kostelec?
Kostelec is owned by AGROFERT (the Czech Republic), which has owned the brand since 2007.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: AGROFERT Group Annual Report Consolidated 2025, AGROFERT, a.s. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- AGROFERT, a.s. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, Prague
- Origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Founded
- 1917
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Processed & packaged meat
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kostelec
Kostelec is one of the oldest Czech meat brands, made at a plant in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands that dates its story to 1917 and became part of AGROFERT in 2007. Its flagship is cured salami carrying a natural fine mould on the surface, and the range runs through frankfurters, soft salami, smoked meats and canned ham. The plant is certified for export to Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus, and also packs retailer private label alongside its own brand.
Ownership timeline of Kostelec
Where Kostelec sits in AGROFERT
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AGROFERT
AGROFERT controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 14 of them in food.
Also in food
- Florian (1994)
- Golden Toast (1963)
- Grande
- HYZA (2007)
- KMOTR (2001)
- Krahulík (1928)
- Lieken Urkorn
- OLMA
- PENAM (2000)
- Tatra (1964)
- Vitacelia
- Vodňanské kuře (2004)
- Vysočina Hodice
Other brands in processed & packaged meat, and who owns them
The 103 brands in processed & packaged meat on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Atria, with 8; AGROFERT has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Stjernet | Atria | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Dalsjöfors | Danish Crown | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fantino & Mondello | Maple Leaf Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Bar-S | Sigma Foods | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aidells | Tyson Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Freybe | Premium Brands | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Abraham | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Família | Bonafarm | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
About the owner: AGROFERT
AGROFERT is a privately held company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
AGROFERT is a Czech concern that its 2025 consolidated annual report describes as the parent company plus 209 subsidiaries, 19 jointly controlled companies and 6 associates, working in chemicals, agriculture, food processing, forestry, land technology, logistics and renewable energy. It reported consolidated revenues of CZK 212.2 billion in 2025 and more than 28,000 employees, which makes it the largest private employer in the Czech Republic, and it is the second largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers in Europe. Its food companies are the reason it appears here: bakeries, dairies, meat plants and poultry businesses whose brands are on Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and German shelves. Since 20 February 2026 the rights of the sole shareholder over all of its shares have been exercised by Wilfried Reinhard Elbs, the trustee of the RSVP TRUST private trust fund.
🇨🇿 Kostelec and other Czech brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 42 brands that began in the Czech Republic. 11 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kostelec is not one of them.
- Korunní Cukr — AGRANA 🇦🇹
- Sunar — Hero Group 🇨🇭
- TTD — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Allegro.cz — Allegro 🇵🇱
- Becherovka — Maspex 🇵🇱
- Bernard — Duvel Moortgat 🇧🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kostelec?
The parent company of Kostelec is AGROFERT, a privately held company headquartered in the Czech Republic.
Is Kostelec Czech?
Yes. Kostelec originated in the Czech Republic in 1917 and its owner, AGROFERT, is also headquartered in the Czech Republic.
Since when has AGROFERT owned Kostelec?
AGROFERT has owned Kostelec since 2007.
Is Kostelec still owned by AGROFERT?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Kostelec is still owned by AGROFERT. 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] AGROFERT Group Annual Report Consolidated 2025 — AGROFERT, a.s., Annual report; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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