Who owns Mehukatti?
Mehukatti is owned by Eckes-Granini (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Eckes-Granini Group — Our History. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Eckes-Granini Group GmbH reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Nieder-Olm
- Origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Mehukatti
Mehukatti is a Finnish children's fruit-beverage brand in the Eckes-Granini portfolio, identified by a cat mascot, whose name means roughly juice cat. Eckes-Granini describes it as the choice for Finnish kids on the playground, at recess, after sports and while travelling, and sells both juice drinks and syrups under the name. It is one of the brands the group lists among the thirteen it markets, and it sits alongside Marli in the Finnish business.
Ownership timeline of Mehukatti
- Current owner Eckes-Granini [1] reported
Where Mehukatti sits in Eckes-Granini
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Eckes-Granini
Eckes-Granini controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
Eckes-Granini has more brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree than any other owner: 11 of 138.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple & Eve | Lassonde | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Appletiser | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kagome Tomato Juice | Kagome | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Fructal | Nectar Group | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| All Coco | Sappe | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Amayu | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Kiddy Pack | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| Boka | Quala | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
About the owner: Eckes-Granini
Eckes-Granini is a privately held company headquartered in Nieder-Olm, Germany, founded in 1857. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control.
Eckes-Granini is an independent family-owned fruit-juice and fruit-beverage company based in Nieder-Olm, Rhineland-Palatinate, which says it is the leading supplier of fruit juices and fruit beverages in Europe and exports to more than 80 countries. The Eckes family business began in 1857 as a small fruit and wine distillery run by Peter Eckes; it began making juice in the 1930s, bought granini from the Melitta Group in 1994 and left spirits in 2006 and 2007. Its brand portfolio was assembled largely by acquiring local juice makers across Europe. Brands listed on its site but not recorded here for lack of a stated origin or ownership: Joker, God Morgon and the minority holding in true fruits.
Eckes-Granini: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇫🇮 Mehukatti and other Finnish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in Finland. 21 of them (33%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Mehukatti among them.
- Juhla Mokka — Paulig 🇫🇮
- KevytOlo — Olvi 🇫🇮
- Lapin Kulta — Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰
- Arabia — Fiskars Group 🇫🇮
- Atria — Atria 🇫🇮
- Benecol — Raisio 🇫🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mehukatti?
The parent company of Mehukatti is Eckes-Granini, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is Mehukatti Finnish or German?
Mehukatti originated in Finland, but it is owned today by Eckes-Granini, which is headquartered in Germany. So Mehukatti is a Finnish-origin brand under German ownership.
Is Mehukatti still owned by Eckes-Granini?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Mehukatti is still owned by Eckes-Granini. 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] Eckes-Granini Group — Our History — Eckes-Granini Group, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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