Who owns Simply V?
Simply V is owned by Hochland (Germany), which has owned the brand since 2015.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Hochland Group - Our Hochland brands, Hochland SE. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hochland SE reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Heimenkirch
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Plant-based dairy
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Simply V
Simply V is Hochland's plant-based cheese range, described as a colourful selection of vegan cheese alternatives. The company's history places its entry into the portfolio in 2015, when Hochland said it was positioning itself in the market for vegan cheese alternatives. In 2025 Hochland folded E.V.A. GmbH into Hochland Deutschland, so that vegan products are now made at its Heimenkirch and Schongau sites as well.
Ownership timeline of Simply V
Where Simply V sits in Hochland
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hochland
Hochland controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in plant-based dairy, and who owns them
The 27 brands in plant-based dairy on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Danone, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alpro | Danone | 🇫🇷 France |
| Carnation | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Oddlygood | Valio | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Valsoia | Valsoia | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Nurishh | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Almond Breeze | Blue Diamond Growers | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Coco Mama | Century Pacific | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| F&N NutriWell | F&N Holdings | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: Hochland
Hochland is a privately held company headquartered in Heimenkirch, Germany, founded in 1927. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Hochland SE is a family-owned cheese manufacturer founded in 1927 by Georg Summer and Robert Reich at Goßholz near Lindenberg in the Allgäu, and headquartered in Heimenkirch since 1931. It became a joint-stock company (AG) in 1999 but stayed with the three founding families (Reich, Summer and Fuchs), and changed from an AG to an SE in 2010. It sells processed, cream, hard and plant-based cheeses, mainly in Germany, Romania, Poland, Russia and Spain, and also owns the Natec cheese-machinery business. Its brand page also lists Gervais cottage cheese and Valbon, not recorded here because the page gives no origin or licence terms for them.
🇩🇪 Simply V and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Simply V is not one of them.
- 3 Glocken — Princes Group 🇬🇧
- Abraham — Bell Food Group 🇨🇭
- Aldi (Nord) — Aldi Nord 🇩🇪
- Aldi (Süd) — Aldi Süd 🇩🇪
- Aptamil — Danone 🇫🇷
- BBQUE — Develey 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Simply V?
The parent company of Simply V is Hochland, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is Simply V German?
Yes. Simply V originated in Germany and its owner, Hochland, is also headquartered in Germany.
Since when has Hochland owned Simply V?
Hochland has owned Simply V since 2015.
Is Simply V still owned by Hochland?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Simply V is still owned by Hochland. 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] Hochland Group - Our Hochland brands — Hochland SE, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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