Who owns Vittel?
Vittel is owned by Nestlé (Switzerland, SIX: NESN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025, 19 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nestlé S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Vevey
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1854
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Bottled water
- Parent ticker
- SIX: NESN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Vittel
Vittel is a French still mineral water bottled in the Vosges since the nineteenth century, when the town developed as a spa around its springs. Nestlé acquired the business in 1992 as part of the same transaction that brought it Perrier, and the brand is sold mainly in France and neighbouring markets.
Ownership timeline of Vittel
Where Vittel sits in Nestlé
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nestlé
Nestlé controls 32 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Milo (1934)
- Nescafé (1938)
- Nescafé Dolce Gusto (2006)
- Nescafé Gold Blend (1965)
- Nescau (1932)
- Nespresso (1986)
- Nesquik (1948)
- Nesquik Ready to Drink (2002)
- Perrier (1863)
- S.Pellegrino (1899)
Other brands in bottled water, and who owns them
The 121 brands in bottled water on Brandtree belong to 72 owners. The largest is Spadel, with 5; Nestlé has 3.
About the owner: Nestlé
Nestlé is a publicly listed company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, founded in 1866. Brandtree records 32 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: NESN.
Nestlé is a Swiss food and drink company formed in 1905 by the merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company with Henri Nestlé's infant food business, and traces its origins to 1866. It is the largest food company in the world by revenue and is organised around coffee, pet care, nutrition, dairy, confectionery and water.
🇫🇷 Vittel and other French brands
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, Vittel among them.
- Alexandre Bonnet — Lanson-BCC 🇫🇷
- Carola — Spadel 🇧🇪
- Carte Noire — Lavazza 🇮🇹
- Champagne de Castellane — Laurent-Perrier 🇫🇷
- Charles Lafitte — Maison Pommery & Associés 🇫🇷
- Cointreau — Rémy Cointreau 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Vittel?
The parent company of Vittel is Nestlé, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Vittel French or Swiss?
Vittel originated in France in 1854, but it is owned today by Nestlé, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Vittel is a French-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Is Vittel still owned by Nestlé?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Vittel is still owned by Nestlé. 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] Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Nestlé S.A., Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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