Who owns Ülker?
Ülker is owned by Ülker Bisküvi (Turkey, BIST: ULKER).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ülker Bisküvi — Annual Report 2025, Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Founded
- 1944
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Parent ticker
- BIST: ULKER
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ülker
Ülker is the largest biscuit and confectionery brand in Turkey, founded in Istanbul in 1944 by two brothers baking in a small workshop. The name is used by Ülker Bisküvi, the Borsa Istanbul-listed company in which pladis Foods Limited holds 47.23 per cent; Ülker Bisküvi's 2025 annual report names pladis as its controlling party but does not say which group company registers the Ülker trademark itself.
Ownership timeline of Ülker
- Current owner Ülker Bisküvi [1] reported
Where Ülker sits in Ülker Bisküvi
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Ülker Bisküvi ownership tree →
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Other brands owned by Ülker Bisküvi
Ülker Bisküvi controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 137 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13; Ülker Bisküvi has 5.
| 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 |
| Bourbon | Britannia | 🇮🇳 India |
| Carr's | pladis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: Ülker Bisküvi
Ülker Bisküvi is a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIST: ULKER.
Ülker Bisküvi is the Borsa Istanbul-listed biscuit, chocolate and cake maker of the Yıldız Holding group, and the leader of the Turkish snacks market, with shares of 38 per cent in biscuits, 21 per cent in cakes and 39 per cent in chocolate. pladis Foods Limited owns 47.23 per cent of it. The company runs 13 factories in Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Egypt and says its products reach every household in Türkiye. It also holds minority stakes in the companies that own Godiva.
Ülker Bisküvi: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇹🇷 Ülker and other Turkish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 94 brands that began in Turkey. 11 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ülker is not one of them.
- Dost — BİM 🇹🇷
- Eti Browni — Eti 🇹🇷
- Polonez — Siniora 🇯🇴
- Pınar Beyaz — Pınar Süt 🇹🇷
- Tat — Tat Gıda 🇹🇷
- AJet — Turkish Airlines 🇹🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ülker?
The parent company of Ülker is Ülker Bisküvi, a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey.
Is Ülker owned by pladis?
No. Ülker is owned by Ülker Bisküvi, not pladis.
Is Ülker Turkish?
Yes. Ülker originated in Turkey in 1944 and its owner, Ülker Bisküvi, is also headquartered in Turkey.
Is Ülker still owned by Ülker Bisküvi?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Ülker is still owned by Ülker Bisküvi. 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] Ülker Bisküvi — Annual Report 2025 — Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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