Who owns Rügen Fisch?
Rügen Fisch is owned by Thai Union (Thailand, SET: TU), which has owned the brand since 2016.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Thai Union — shelf-stable seafood, our brands, Thai Union Group Public Company Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Thai Union Group Public Company Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇭 Thailand, Samut Sakhon
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1949
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- SET: TU
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Rügen Fisch
Rügen Fisch is a German canned fish brand dating from 1949, which Thai Union describes as representing over seventy-five years of tradition and passion for the sea. Its portfolio of canned fish specialities rests on the herring and mackerel that dominate the German shelf-stable market, rather than on the tuna that leads almost everywhere else in the group.
Ownership timeline of Rügen Fisch
- 2016 – present Thai Union [1][2] reported
Where Rügen Fisch sits in Thai Union
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Thai Union
Thai Union controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
- Chicken of the Sea (1914)
- Genova (1992)
- Hawesta (1909)
- John West (1857)
- King Oscar (1903)
- Lysell (1928)
- Mareblu (1970)
- Ostsee Fisch (1950)
- Parmentier (1883)
- Petit Navire (1932)
- SEALECT (1992)
- Van Camp's Seafood (1914)
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
Thai Union has more brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree than any other owner: 13 of 80.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Anny | Mutandis | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Thai Union
Thai Union is a publicly listed company headquartered in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, founded in 1977. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as SET: TU.
Thai Union Group is one of the world's largest seafood companies, founded in 1977 and headquartered in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, where it began as a processor and exporter of canned tuna. It has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 22 November 1994 and now spans shelf-stable seafood sold both under its own labels and as private label, frozen and chilled seafood, pet food, and ingredients and nutrition. Most of its consumer brands are long-established European or American names that give no hint of Thai ownership.
🇩🇪 Rügen Fisch and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 265 brands that began in Germany. 96 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Rügen Fisch among them.
- 3 Glocken — Princes Group 🇬🇧
- Abraham — Bell Food Group 🇨🇭
- Aldi (Nord) — Aldi Nord 🇩🇪
- Aldi (Süd) — Aldi Süd 🇩🇪
- Almette — Hochland 🇩🇪
- Aptamil — Danone 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Rügen Fisch?
The parent company of Rügen Fisch is Thai Union, a publicly listed company headquartered in Thailand.
Is Rügen Fisch German or Thai?
Rügen Fisch originated in Germany in 1949, but it is owned today by Thai Union, which is headquartered in Thailand. So Rügen Fisch is a German-origin brand under Thai ownership.
Since when has Thai Union owned Rügen Fisch?
Thai Union has owned Rügen Fisch since 2016.
Is Rügen Fisch still owned by Thai Union?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Rügen Fisch is still owned by Thai Union. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Thai Union — shelf-stable seafood, our brands — Thai Union Group Public Company Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Thai Union — milestones: global expansion, 1997–2016 — Thai Union Group Public Company Limited, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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