Nutricia is owned by Danone (France, EPA: BN), which acquired the brand on 1 October 2007, as part of a €12.3 billion deal that also included Aptamil.[1][2] Nutricia was founded in 1896 in the Netherlands and was independent until 2007.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Danone Universal Registration Document 2025, Danone S.A, 4 March 2026. Last checked .
Nutricia makes medical nutrition for patients who cannot eat normally, including formulations for metabolic disorders and cancer care. Danone acquired it with Numico in 2007, and it is a substantial business sold through hospitals rather than shops. Its metabolic products treat rare inherited conditions where an ordinary diet would cause permanent harm.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Danone controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
The 15 brands in meal replacement & weight management on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Abbott, with 2; Danone has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ensure | Abbott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| OPTAVIA | Medifast | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nutrimax | CP Foods | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Nucare | Daesang | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Nurishment | GraceKennedy | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
| Herbalife Formula 1 | Herbalife | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands |
| TruHealth | Mannatech | 🇺🇸 United States |
| in Jelly | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
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Danone is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: BN.
Danone began in Barcelona in 1919 when Isaac Carasso started making yoghurt with cultures from the Pasteur Institute, naming it after his son Daniel. It is now a French company focused on dairy and plant-based products, waters and specialised nutrition.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in the Netherlands. 36 of them (57%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Nutricia among them.
Danone acquired the Dutch nutrition group Numico for about €12.3 billion, buying Aptamil and Nutricia. It moved the company decisively into infant and medical nutrition, which are now among its most profitable divisions.
The parent company of Nutricia is Danone, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Nutricia originated in the Netherlands in 1896, but it is owned today by Danone, which is headquartered in France. So Nutricia is a Dutch-origin brand under French ownership.
Danone completed its acquisition of Nutricia on 1 October 2007, after announcing the deal on 9 July 2007. The deal, which also included Aptamil, was valued at €12.3 billion (enterprise value).
Nutricia was an independent company from its founding in 1896 until Danone acquired it in 2007.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Nutricia is still owned by Danone. 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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