Who owns Malaco?
Malaco is owned by Cloetta (Sweden, STO: CLA B), which has owned the brand since 16 February 2012.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cloetta Annual and Sustainability Report 2025, Cloetta AB (publ), 12 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cloetta AB (publ) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Sundbyberg
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Founded
- 1934
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Parent ticker
- STO: CLA B
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Malaco
Malaco is, in Cloetta's words, Sweden's first liquorice manufacturer, on the market since 1934. It sells a wide range of candies, from classics to modern favourites, including sour, sweet and salty mixes, and the brand is sold across all the Nordic countries. In 2025 Cloetta introduced a single brand identity for Malaco to give it a consistent look and feel.
Ownership timeline of Malaco
Where Malaco sits in Cloetta
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Cloetta brand portfolio (10) →
Other brands owned by Cloetta
Cloetta controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
- Ahlgrens bilar (1953)
- CandyKing (1984)
- Gott & Blandat (1979)
- Juleskum (1934)
- Kexchoklad (1938)
- Läkerol (1909)
- Mynthon (1976)
- Red Band (1928)
- Tupla (1960)
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
Cloetta has more brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree than any other owner: 6 of 87.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Goldbears | Haribo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Jolly Rancher | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Cloetta
Cloetta is a publicly listed company headquartered in Sundbyberg, Sweden, founded in 1862. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as STO: CLA B.
Cloetta is a Swedish confectionery company founded in 1862 and headquartered in Sundbyberg, which describes itself as Northern Europe's leading confectionery company. Its shares have traded on Nasdaq Stockholm since February 2009. It sells in more than 60 countries, averaged 2,521 employees in 2025 and runs factories in Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and Slovakia. It combines branded packaged candy, chocolate and pastilles with CandyKing pick-and-mix, and sold its Nutisal nut brand in 2024.
🇸🇪 Malaco and other Swedish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 129 brands that began in Sweden. 56 of them (43%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Malaco is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Malaco?
The parent company of Malaco is Cloetta, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sweden.
Is Malaco Swedish?
Yes. Malaco originated in Sweden in 1934 and its owner, Cloetta, is also headquartered in Sweden.
Since when has Cloetta owned Malaco?
Cloetta has owned Malaco since 16 February 2012.
Is Malaco still owned by Cloetta?
Yes. As of 25 October 2026, Malaco is still owned by Cloetta. 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] Cloetta Annual and Sustainability Report 2025 — Cloetta AB (publ), Annual report, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Cloetta completes the merger with LEAF and announces changes to the Board of Directors — Cloetta AB (publ), Official press release, published 16 February 2012; retrieved 25 October 2026.
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