Who owns Lily O'Brien's?
Lily O'Brien's is owned by Colian (Poland), which has owned the brand since 2018.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Colian — our brands, Colian sp. z o.o. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Colian sp. z o.o. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇱 Poland, Opatówek
- Origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Founded
- 1992
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lily O'Brien's
Lily O'Brien's is an Irish chocolate maker founded in 1992, selling praline and dessert collections through supermarkets in Ireland and Britain as well as its own site. Colian acquired it in 2018 and pairs it with Elizabeth Shaw as the group's two English-language brands. Its salted caramel truffles took the chocolate category of the 2023 Product of the Year awards.
Ownership timeline of Lily O'Brien's
Where Lily O'Brien's sits in Colian
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Colian
Colian controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- AKUKU!
- Appetita (2003)
- Elizabeth Shaw (1881)
- Familijne
- Goplana
- Grześki (1988)
- Jeżyki
- Jutrzenka
- Śliwka Nałęczowska (1964)
- Solidarność (1952)
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; Colian has 6.
About the owner: Colian
Colian is a privately held company headquartered in Opatówek, Poland, founded in 1990. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control.
Colian is a Polish family company that began in 1990, when Barbara and Jan Kolański set up Ziołopex, a herb and spice producer at Piątek Wielki near Kalisz. It became a confectioner by acquisition: Jutrzenka in 2003, Goplana in 2004, Grześki in 2005, the Hellena orangeade in 2007 and the Lublin praline brand Solidarność in 2013, followed by the British chocolate maker Elizabeth Shaw in 2016 and Ireland's Lily O'Brien's in 2018. Alongside the food business it runs logistics and property development divisions from its base at Opatówek.
🇮🇪 Lily O'Brien's and other Irish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 33 brands that began in Ireland. 18 of them (55%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Lily O'Brien's among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lily O'Brien's?
The parent company of Lily O'Brien's is Colian, a privately held company headquartered in Poland.
Is Lily O'Brien's Irish or Polish?
Lily O'Brien's originated in Ireland in 1992, but it is owned today by Colian, which is headquartered in Poland. So Lily O'Brien's is an Irish-origin brand under Polish ownership.
Since when has Colian owned Lily O'Brien's?
Colian has owned Lily O'Brien's since 2018.
Is Lily O'Brien's still owned by Colian?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Lily O'Brien's is still owned by Colian. 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] Colian — our brands — Colian sp. z o.o., Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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