Who owns Valrhona?
Valrhona is owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy (France, EPA: SAVE), which has owned the brand since 1 April 2026.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Savencia SA Rapport annuel, exercice 2025 (Assemblée générale du 23 avril 2026). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Savencia SA reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Viroflay
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France, Tain-l'Hermitage
- Founded
- 1922
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- EPA: SAVE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Valrhona
Valrhona is a chocolate maker based in Tain-l'Hermitage in the Drôme that has supplied pastry chefs and chocolatiers since 1922. The group acquired it in 1984, and it was later held by Savencia Gourmet, a sister company also owned by Savencia Holding. Savencia Fromage & Dairy bought those chocolate activities, grouped in Sonafi with about 800 million euros of 2025 revenue, with effect from 1 April 2026.
Ownership timeline of Valrhona
- 2026 – present Savencia Fromage & Dairy [1] reported
Where Valrhona sits in Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Savencia Fromage & Dairy controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- Alouette
- Caprice des Dieux (1956)
- Chavroux
- Cœur de Lion (1990)
- Elle & Vire (1945)
- Le Rustique (1975)
- Milkana (1952)
- Saint Agur
- St Môret
- Tartare (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.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bounty | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cadbury | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Danusia | Wawel | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Elizabeth Shaw | Colian | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baby Ruth | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Almond Joy | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Caffarel | Lindt & Sprüngli | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eitt Sett | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: Savencia Fromage & Dairy
Savencia Fromage & Dairy is a publicly listed company headquartered in Viroflay, France, founded in 1956. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: SAVE.
Savencia Fromage & Dairy, the trading name of Savencia SA, is a French cheese and dairy group listed on Euronext Paris that traces its origin to the launch of Caprice des Dieux in 1956. It reported revenue of 7.0 billion euros in 2025, calls itself France's second-largest and the world's fifth-largest cheese group, and is controlled by the family company Savencia Holding, which held 66.64 per cent of its capital. In 2026 it bought Quatá Alimentos in Brazil and took over the Valrhona chocolate business from Savencia Gourmet.
Savencia Fromage & Dairy: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇫🇷 Valrhona and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 327 brands that began in France. 102 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Valrhona is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Valrhona?
The parent company of Valrhona is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Valrhona French?
Yes. Valrhona originated in France in 1922 and its owner, Savencia Fromage & Dairy, is also headquartered in France.
Since when has Savencia Fromage & Dairy owned Valrhona?
Savencia Fromage & Dairy has owned Valrhona since 1 April 2026.
Is Valrhona still owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Valrhona is still owned by Savencia Fromage & Dairy. 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] Savencia SA Rapport annuel, exercice 2025 (Assemblée générale du 23 avril 2026) — Savencia SA, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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