Who owns L'usine?
L'usine is owned by Almarai (Saudi Arabia, TADAWUL: 2280), which has owned the brand since 18 February 2007.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Almarai — Integrated Annual Report 2025, Almarai Company. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Almarai Company reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
- Origin
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Bread & buns
- Parent ticker
- TADAWUL: 2280
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About L'usine
L'usine is the bakery brand of Western Bakeries, the Saudi company Almarai acquired to support what it calls this famous brand. In 2025 it was ranked the most chosen food brand in Saudi Arabia and second in the United Arab Emirates by Worldpanel, and its flaky butter puff was named a breakthrough innovation by NielsenIQ.
Ownership timeline of L'usine
Where L'usine sits in Almarai
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Almarai
Almarai controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in bread & buns, and who owns them
The 43 brands in bread & buns on Brandtree belong to 28 owners. The largest is Grupo Bimbo, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Toast | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Elite | ELBISCO | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Arnold | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Dave's Killer Bread | Flowers Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Delicados | GRUMA | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Korvbrödsbagarn | Lantmännen | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| New York Bakery | Marzetti | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Harrys | Barilla | 🇮🇹 Italy |
About the owner: Almarai
Almarai is a publicly listed company headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1977. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as TADAWUL: 2280.
Almarai is a Saudi food and beverage company founded in 1977 and listed on the Saudi Exchange, which describes itself as the market leader in all its categories across the Gulf, Egypt and Jordan. It operates in dairy, juice, bakery and poultry, and has moved into seafood, infant nutrition and, with the purchase of Pure Beverages Industry Company in July 2025, bottled water. It owns the L'usine and 7DAYS bakery brands through Western Bakeries and Modern Food Industries, and runs its Egyptian and Jordanian dairy through International Dairy and Juice, now wholly owned.
🇸🇦 L'usine and other Saudi brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 36 brands that began in Saudi Arabia. 1 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; L'usine is not one of them.
- Baboo — SADAFCO 🇸🇦
- Halwani Brothers — Halwani Bros 🇸🇦
- NADEC — NADEC 🇸🇦
- Acwa — ACWA Power 🇸🇦
- Aramco — Saudi Aramco 🇸🇦
- Bahri Dry Bulk — Bahri 🇸🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of L'usine?
The parent company of L'usine is Almarai, a publicly listed company headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
Is L'usine Saudi?
Yes. L'usine originated in Saudi Arabia and its owner, Almarai, is also headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
Since when has Almarai owned L'usine?
Almarai has owned L'usine since 18 February 2007.
Is L'usine still owned by Almarai?
Yes. As of 26 October 2026, L'usine is still owned by Almarai. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Almarai — Integrated Annual Report 2025 — Almarai Company, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Almarai Company Annual Report 2007 — Almarai Company, Annual report; retrieved 26 October 2026.
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