Who owns STAUB?
STAUB is owned by ZWILLING (Germany), which has owned the brand since 2008.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ZWILLING - Company history, ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Solingen
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Furniture & furnishings › Cookware & tableware
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About STAUB
STAUB is a French cookware brand whose leading ranges, according to the ZWILLING company history, are enamelled cast-iron cookware and ceramics. ZWILLING records the acquisition of the French cookware manufacturer STAUB in 2008. The ZWILLING brands page describes it as rooted in French culinary traditions and now sells it through its own STAUB.COM website.
Ownership timeline of STAUB
Where STAUB sits in ZWILLING
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by ZWILLING
ZWILLING controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in cookware & tableware, and who owns them
The 36 brands in cookware & tableware on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Fiskars Group, with 10; ZWILLING has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arabia | Fiskars Group | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Fitz and Floyd | Lifetime Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nambé | Portmeirion Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Chicago Cutlery | Corelle Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| like. by Villeroy & Boch | Villeroy & Boch | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Mark and Graham | Williams-Sonoma | 🇺🇸 United States |
| mychef | Dorco | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| FOX Home | Fox Group | 🇮🇱 Israel |
About the owner: ZWILLING
ZWILLING is a privately held company headquartered in Solingen, Germany, founded in 1731. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG is a Solingen, Germany, maker of knives, cookware and kitchen tools. Its company history says Peter Henckels registered the ZWILLING trademark in Solingen in 1731, and that Wilh. Werhahn KG has been its sole shareholder since 1970 (the group is a stock company wholly owned by the Werhahn Group). It also owns the Santos and Flammkraft barbecue businesses and the BSF and Fontignac kitchen brands, which are not listed here.
🇫🇷 STAUB and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, STAUB among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of STAUB?
The parent company of STAUB is ZWILLING, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is STAUB French or German?
STAUB originated in France, but it is owned today by ZWILLING, which is headquartered in Germany. So STAUB is a French-origin brand under German ownership.
Since when has ZWILLING owned STAUB?
ZWILLING has owned STAUB since 2008.
Is STAUB still owned by ZWILLING?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, STAUB is still owned by ZWILLING. 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] ZWILLING - Company history — ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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