Who owns Peter's Yard?
Peter's Yard is owned by Lotus Bakeries (Belgium, BRU: LOTB), which has owned the brand since 2022.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lotus Bakeries — 2025 annual results, Lotus Bakeries NV, 6 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lotus Bakeries NV reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Lembeke
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Parent ticker
- BRU: LOTB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Peter's Yard
Peter's Yard is a British artisanal sourdough company making crackers, crispbreads and crisps from a long-running sourdough starter fermented for sixteen hours. Lotus Bakeries bought a 20 per cent stake through its FF2032 venture fund in July 2019 and acquired the remaining shares in 2022, bringing it into Lotus Natural Foods.
Ownership timeline of Peter's Yard
- 2022 – present Lotus Bakeries [1] reported
Where Peter's Yard sits in Lotus Bakeries
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Lotus Bakeries
Lotus Bakeries controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
- Annas (1929)
- BEAR
- Kiddylicious
- Lotus
- Lotus Biscoff (1932)
- nākd.
- Peijnenburg (1883)
- Snelle Jelle
- TREK
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 141 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 57 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13; Lotus Bakeries has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| belVita | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Fortaleza | M. Dias Branco | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Bombay Burmah | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Lotus Bakeries
Lotus Bakeries is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lembeke, Belgium, founded in 1932. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as BRU: LOTB.
Lotus Bakeries is a Belgian snack company founded in 1932 by Jan Boone Sr. and headquartered in Lembeke. It is listed on Euronext Brussels, with most shares owned by the Boone and Stevens families. Revenue reached EUR 1,355 million in 2025 with about 4,150 employees and factories in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, South Africa, the United States and Thailand. Biscoff accounts for 57 per cent of branded revenue. Lotus Natural Foods, built from British acquisitions including nākd, TREK and BEAR, adds another quarter.
Lotus Bakeries: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Peter's Yard and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 571 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Peter's Yard among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Peter's Yard?
The parent company of Peter's Yard is Lotus Bakeries, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Peter's Yard British or Belgian?
Peter's Yard originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by Lotus Bakeries, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Peter's Yard is a British-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Since when has Lotus Bakeries owned Peter's Yard?
Lotus Bakeries has owned Peter's Yard since 2022.
Is Peter's Yard still owned by Lotus Bakeries?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Peter's Yard is still owned by Lotus Bakeries. 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] Lotus Bakeries — 2025 annual results — Lotus Bakeries NV, Annual report, published 6 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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