Who owns Milkana?
Milkana is owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy (France, EPA: SAVE).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Savencia SA Rapport annuel, exercice 2025 (Assemblée générale du 23 avril 2026). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Savencia SA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Viroflay
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1952
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Parent ticker
- EPA: SAVE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Milkana
Milkana is a processed cheese brand first made in 1952 in the Allgäu in the German Alps. It is made by Edelweiss, Savencia's German subsidiary, and Savencia says it is the leading processed cheese in Germany, where its tub of Milkana Sahne became the top spreadable processed cheese in 2010. It is also sold in eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, China, Egypt and Africa.
Ownership timeline of Milkana
- Current owner Savencia Fromage & Dairy [1] reported
Where Milkana sits in Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Savencia Fromage & Dairy controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- Alouette
- Caprice des Dieux (1956)
- Chavroux
- Cœur de Lion (1990)
- Elle & Vire (1945)
- Le Rustique (1975)
- Saint Agur
- St Môret
- Tartare (1964)
- Valrhona (1922)
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
Savencia Fromage & Dairy has more brands in cheese on Brandtree than any other owner: 9 of 99.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Athenos | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Alexis de Portneuf | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Amalattea | Granarolo | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Galbani | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Arla | Arla Foods | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Babybel | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Fetaxa | Hochland | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Brest-Litovsk | Savushkin Product | 🇧🇾 Belarus |
About the owner: Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Savencia Fromage & Dairy is a publicly listed company headquartered in Viroflay, France, founded in 1956. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: SAVE.
Savencia Fromage & Dairy, the trading name of Savencia SA, is a French cheese and dairy group listed on Euronext Paris that traces its origin to the launch of Caprice des Dieux in 1956. It reported revenue of 7.0 billion euros in 2025, calls itself France's second-largest and the world's fifth-largest cheese group, and is controlled by the family company Savencia Holding, which held 66.64 per cent of its capital. In 2026 it bought Quatá Alimentos in Brazil and took over the Valrhona chocolate business from Savencia Gourmet.
Savencia Fromage & Dairy: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇩🇪 Milkana and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 265 brands that began in Germany. 96 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Milkana among them.
- 3 Glocken — Princes Group 🇬🇧
- Abraham — Bell Food Group 🇨🇭
- Aldi (Nord) — Aldi Nord 🇩🇪
- Aldi (Süd) — Aldi Süd 🇩🇪
- Almette — Hochland 🇩🇪
- Aptamil — Danone 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Milkana?
The parent company of Milkana is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Milkana German or French?
Milkana originated in Germany in 1952, but it is owned today by Savencia Fromage & Dairy, which is headquartered in France. So Milkana is a German-origin brand under French ownership.
Is Milkana still owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Milkana is still owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy. 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] Savencia SA Rapport annuel, exercice 2025 (Assemblée générale du 23 avril 2026) — Savencia SA, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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