Who owns Solidarność?
Solidarność is owned by Colian (Poland), which has owned the brand since 2013.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Colian — our brands, Colian sp. z o.o. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Colian sp. z o.o. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇱 Poland, Opatówek
- Origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Founded
- 1952
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Solidarność
Solidarność is a praline brand founded in 1952 and bought by Colian in 2013. Its boxed assortments — Złota Wiśnia w Likierze, Złoty Orzech, Czekoladowe Tajemnice, Czekoladowe Kreacje and L'Amour — are sold as gifts for occasions rather than as everyday confectionery, in formats from a single 20 gram chocolate to a 306 gram box.
Ownership timeline of Solidarność
Where Solidarność sits in Colian
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Colian
Colian controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- AKUKU!
- Appetita (2003)
- Elizabeth Shaw (1881)
- Familijne
- Goplana
- Grześki (1988)
- Jeżyki
- Jutrzenka
- Lily O'Brien's (1992)
- Śliwka Nałęczowska (1964)
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 132 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 46 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Colian has 6.
About the owner: Colian
Colian is a privately held company headquartered in Opatówek, Poland, founded in 1990. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control.
Colian is a Polish family company that began in 1990, when Barbara and Jan Kolański set up Ziołopex, a herb and spice producer at Piątek Wielki near Kalisz. It became a confectioner by acquisition: Jutrzenka in 2003, Goplana in 2004, Grześki in 2005, the Hellena orangeade in 2007 and the Lublin praline brand Solidarność in 2013, followed by the British chocolate maker Elizabeth Shaw in 2016 and Ireland's Lily O'Brien's in 2018. Alongside the food business it runs logistics and property development divisions from its base at Opatówek.
🇵🇱 Solidarność and other Polish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 91 brands that began in Poland. 18 of them (20%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Solidarność is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Solidarność?
The parent company of Solidarność is Colian, a privately held company headquartered in Poland.
Is Solidarność Polish?
Yes. Solidarność originated in Poland in 1952 and its owner, Colian, is also headquartered in Poland.
Since when has Colian owned Solidarność?
Colian has owned Solidarność since 2013.
Is Solidarność still owned by Colian?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Solidarność is still owned by Colian. 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] Colian — our brands — Colian sp. z o.o., Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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