Who owns Lurpak?
Lurpak is owned by Arla Foods (Denmark).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Arla Foods amba Annual Report 2025, 19 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Arla Foods amba reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Viby
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Founded
- 1901
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Butter
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lurpak
Lurpak is a Danish butter brand created in 1901 when producers agreed a common quality mark, and its lur horns logo refers to Bronze Age instruments found in Danish bogs. It is the leading premium butter in the United Kingdom.
Ownership timeline of Lurpak
- Current owner Arla Foods [1] reported
Where Lurpak sits in Arla Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Arla Foods ownership tree →
See the full Arla Foods brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Arla Foods
Arla Foods controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Arla (2000)
- Castello (1893)
- Cravendale (1998)
- Puck (1980)
Other brands in butter, and who owns them
The 51 brands in butter on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is KKR, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Becel | KKR | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Breakstone's | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fleurial | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Familia | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Clover | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Mavesa | Empresas Polar | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Anchor | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Neo Soft | Megmilk Snow Brand | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Arla Foods
Arla Foods is a cooperative headquartered in Viby, Denmark, founded in 2000. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Arla Foods is a cooperative owned by around eight thousand dairy farmers across seven European countries, formed in 2000 by the merger of Danish and Swedish cooperatives. Because its members own it, its profits return to farmers as milk price rather than to outside shareholders.
🇩🇰 Lurpak and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 104 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lurpak is not one of them.
- 3-Stjernet — Atria 🇫🇮
- Danish Crown — Danish Crown 🇩🇰
- Rawbite — Bahlsen 🇩🇪
- Síríus — Nói Síríus 🇮🇸
- 7 Seas — Mac Baren 🇩🇰
- Albani — Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lurpak?
The parent company of Lurpak is Arla Foods, a cooperative headquartered in Denmark.
Is Lurpak Danish?
Yes. Lurpak originated in Denmark in 1901 and its owner, Arla Foods, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is Lurpak still owned by Arla Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lurpak is still owned by Arla Foods. 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] Arla Foods amba Annual Report 2025 — Arla Foods amba, Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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