Who owns Merrild?
Merrild is owned by Lavazza (Italy), which has owned the brand since 2015.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lavazza Group — the company, Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Turin
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Founded
- 1964
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Coffee
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Merrild
Merrild is one of the leading coffee brands in Denmark and the Baltic states. Lavazza acquired it in 2015, its first significant step towards becoming a European rather than an Italian company. The purchase was followed within two years by Carte Noire in France and Kicking Horse in Canada, part of the same expansion.
Ownership timeline of Merrild
Where Merrild sits in Lavazza
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Lavazza ownership tree →
See the full Lavazza brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by Lavazza
Lavazza controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Carte Noire (1978)
- Lavazza (1895)
Other brands in coffee, and who owns them
The 66 brands in coffee on Brandtree belong to 33 owners. The largest is Keurig Dr Pepper, with 10; Lavazza has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Douwe Egberts | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Caribe | Coffee Holding | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Barão | Melitta | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Nescafé | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Ah Huat | Power Root | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Barcaffè | Atlantic Grupa | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Boyds | Royal Cup | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Almendra Tropical | CasaLuker | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
About the owner: Lavazza
Lavazza is a family-owned company headquartered in Turin, Italy, founded in 1895. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Lavazza was founded in a Turin grocery shop in 1895 by a man who worked out that blending beans from different origins produced a more consistent cup than any single origin could. It remains owned by the fourth generation of the founding family.
🇩🇰 Merrild 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, Merrild among them.
- Albani — Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰
- Carlsberg — Carlsberg 🇩🇰
- Jolly Cola — Olvi 🇫🇮
- Rynkeby — Eckes-Granini 🇩🇪
- 3-Stjernet — Atria 🇫🇮
- 7 Seas — Mac Baren 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Merrild?
The parent company of Merrild is Lavazza, a family-owned company headquartered in Italy.
Is Merrild Danish or Italian?
Merrild originated in Denmark in 1964, but it is owned today by Lavazza, which is headquartered in Italy. So Merrild is a Danish-origin brand under Italian ownership.
Since when has Lavazza owned Merrild?
Lavazza has owned Merrild since 2015.
Is Merrild still owned by Lavazza?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Merrild is still owned by Lavazza. 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] Lavazza Group — the company — Luigi Lavazza S.p.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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