Who owns Kourellas?
Kourellas is owned by Vivartia (Greece), which has owned the brand since 2023.[1]
Vivartia owns 70% of Kourellas rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Vivartia Συμμετοχών Μονοπρόσωπη Α.Ε.: Οικονομικές καταστάσεις (εταιρικές και ενοποιημένες) χρήσης 2024, Vivartia Holdings S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Vivartia Holdings S.A. (70% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇷 Greece, Athens
- Origin
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- Founded
- 1960
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Yogurt
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kourellas
Kourellas is a Greek dairy that has made yogurt, milk and handmade cheeses since 1960 and in 1996 created the first organic dairy products in Greece. Its plant is in Grevena, and exports made up about 90 per cent of revenue when DELTA completed the purchase of a 70 per cent stake in May 2023. Its organic range is sold in Europe, the Arabian Peninsula and the United States.
Ownership timeline of Kourellas
Where Kourellas sits in Vivartia
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Vivartia
Vivartia controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Chrysi Zymi
- Cold Sin (2016)
- DELTA (1952)
Founded in the 1960s
- everest (1965)
Other brands in yogurt, and who owns them
The 85 brands in yogurt on Brandtree belong to 50 owners. The largest is Danone, with 5.
About the owner: Vivartia
Vivartia is a privately held company headquartered in Athens, Greece, founded in 2006. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
Vivartia is a Greek food and restaurant group, established in September 2006, that calls itself the largest food and catering services group in Greece. It is wholly owned by Venetiko Holdings, which is controlled by funds of CVC Capital Partners VII, and had 2024 sales of 975.4 million euros. It sold the Barba Stathis frozen food business to IDEAL Holdings at the end of March 2025 and agreed in July 2025 to sell the Dodoni dairy.
🇬🇷 Kourellas and other Greek brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 48 brands that began in Greece. 6 of them (13%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kourellas is not one of them.
- Allatini — ELBISCO 🇬🇷
- Violife — KKR 🇺🇸
- AVIN — Motor Oil Hellas 🇬🇷
- Aegean Airlines — Aegean 🇬🇷
- American Legend — Karelia 🇬🇷
- Blue Star Ferries — Attica Group 🇬🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kourellas?
The parent company of Kourellas is Vivartia, a privately held company headquartered in Greece.
Is Kourellas Greek?
Yes. Kourellas originated in Greece in 1960 and its owner, Vivartia, is also headquartered in Greece.
Since when has Vivartia owned Kourellas?
Vivartia has owned Kourellas since 2023.
Is Kourellas still owned by Vivartia?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kourellas is still owned by Vivartia (70% stake). 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] Vivartia Συμμετοχών Μονοπρόσωπη Α.Ε.: Οικονομικές καταστάσεις (εταιρικές και ενοποιημένες) χρήσης 2024 — Vivartia Holdings S.A., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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