Who owns MOWI?
MOWI is owned by Mowi ASA (Norway, OSL: MOWI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Mowi Integrated Annual Report 2025, Mowi ASA. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mowi ASA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇴 Norway, Bergen
- Origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Founded
- 2018
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Fish & seafood
- Parent ticker
- OSL: MOWI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About MOWI
MOWI is the consumer salmon brand Mowi launched in 2018, which it says has become the largest global salmon brand. The range runs from fresh portions and hot- and cold-smoked salmon to sushi, onigiri and salmon burgers. It was sold in 26 countries by mid-2026, after launches in Dubai, Thailand and Sweden, and Mowi targets one billion euros of MOWI turnover.
Ownership timeline of MOWI
Where MOWI sits in Mowi
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Mowi ownership tree →
See the full Mowi brand portfolio (2) →
Other brands owned by Mowi
Mowi controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in food.
Also in food
- Ducktrap River of Maine (1978)
Other brands in fish & seafood, and who owns them
The 38 brands in fish & seafood on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Bakkafrost, with 6; Mowi has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Islands | Bakkafrost | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands |
| Fisher Boy | High Liner Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Isabel | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| La Monégasque | Unimer | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Ōra King | NZ King Salmon | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| Mushroom | QL Resources | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Coln Valley Smokery | PRFoods | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Nutaaq | Royal Greenland | 🇬🇱 Greenland |
About the owner: Mowi
Mowi is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bergen, Norway, founded in 1964. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as OSL: MOWI.
Mowi is a Norwegian seafood company headquartered in Bergen and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, which says it is the world's largest producer of farm-raised salmon by volume and turnover. The business began in 1964, was renamed Marine Harvest after Norsk Hydro took full ownership, and later took back the Mowi name. It had record operational revenue of 5.7 billion euros in 2025, when it took full ownership of Nova Sea.
🇳🇴 MOWI and other Norwegian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 64 brands that began in Norway. 20 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; MOWI is not one of them.
- Diplom-Is — TINE 🇳🇴
- Freia — Mondelēz 🇺🇸
- Grandiosa — Orkla 🇳🇴
- Helios — Midsona 🇸🇪
- King Oscar — Thai Union 🇹🇭
- Aftenposten — Schibsted Media 🇳🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of MOWI?
The parent company of MOWI is Mowi ASA, a publicly listed company headquartered in Norway.
Is MOWI Norwegian?
Yes. MOWI originated in Norway in 2018 and its owner, Mowi ASA, is also headquartered in Norway.
Is MOWI still owned by Mowi ASA?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, MOWI is still owned by Mowi ASA. 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] Mowi Integrated Annual Report 2025 — Mowi ASA, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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