Moulinex is owned by Groupe SEB (France, EPA: SK), which acquired the brand on 1 October 2001.[1][2] Moulinex was founded in 1937 in France and was independent until 2001.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: 2025 Universal Registration Document & Annual Financial Report, Groupe SEB S.A. Last checked .
Moulinex was founded in 1937 and its hand-cranked vegetable mill gave the company its name. It became a byword for kitchen appliances in France before collapsing in 2001; Groupe SEB bought the brand out of liquidation. The purchase was contested by competition authorities before being cleared with conditions on French market share.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Groupe SEB controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in home care.
The 105 brands in kitchenware & small appliances on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is Arçelik, with 13; Groupe SEB has 6.
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| AQUA | Haier | 🇨🇳 China |
| COLMO | Midea | 🇨🇳 China |
| Balay | BSH | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Hamilton Beach | Hamilton Beach Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Amica | Amica | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baratza | Breville Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| AEG | Electrolux | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
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Groupe SEB is a publicly listed company headquartered in Écully, France, founded in 1857. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: SK.
Groupe SEB traces to a Burgundy tinsmith in 1857 and made the first domestic pressure cooker in 1953, which established it. It is the largest small domestic appliance company in the world, and the founding families retain control through a holding company.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Moulinex is not one of them.
Groupe SEB bought Moulinex out of liquidation after the company collapsed, taking a brand that had become a byword for kitchen appliances in France. Competition authorities cleared the purchase only with conditions on the group's share of the French market.
The parent company of Moulinex is Groupe SEB, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Yes. Moulinex originated in France in 1937 and its owner, Groupe SEB, is also headquartered in France.
Groupe SEB completed its acquisition of Moulinex on 1 October 2001, after announcing the deal on 20 September 2001. The price was not disclosed.
Moulinex was an independent company from its founding in 1937 until Groupe SEB acquired it in 2001.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Moulinex is still owned by Groupe SEB. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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