Who owns Vestfrost?
Vestfrost is owned by Vestel (Turkey, BIST: VESTL), 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: Vestel Elektronik 2025 Entegre Faaliyet Raporu, Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Esbjerg
- Founded
- 1963 by Arne Højvig
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Kitchenware & small appliances
- Parent ticker
- BIST: VESTL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Vestfrost
Vestfrost was founded in Esbjerg, Denmark on 21 March 1963 by Arne Højvig to make refrigerators and freezers. Electrolux bought half of it in 1973. Vestel formed a partnership with the company in 2006 and bought the rights to the Vestfrost brand in 2008, adding ovens, hobs, washing machines and dishwashers. In 2007 the business was divided into Vestfrost for households and Vestfrost Solutions for commercial customers.
Ownership timeline of Vestfrost
Where Vestfrost sits in Vestel
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Vestel
Vestel controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Other brands in kitchenware & small appliances, and who owns them
The 105 brands in kitchenware & small appliances on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is Arçelik, with 13; Vestel has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arçelik | Arçelik | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| AQUA | Haier | 🇨🇳 China |
| COLMO | Midea | 🇨🇳 China |
| All-Clad | Groupe SEB | 🇫🇷 France |
| Balay | BSH | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Hamilton Beach | Hamilton Beach Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Amica | Amica | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baratza | Breville Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Every brand in kitchenware & small appliances and its owner →
About the owner: Vestel
Vestel is a publicly listed company headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1984. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIST: VESTL.
Vestel is a Turkish maker of televisions, white goods and other electronics, with its main production at Vestel City in Manisa. It is also one of the world's large ODM manufacturers, making products for more than 700 other brands, and sells Toshiba, Sharp, Daewoo, JVC and Telefunken products under licence. Zorlu Holding took control in 1994 and holds 52.77%, and the shares have traded on Borsa Istanbul since 1990.
🇩🇰 Vestfrost and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 106 brands that began in Denmark. 27 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Vestfrost among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Vestfrost?
The parent company of Vestfrost is Vestel, a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey.
Is Vestfrost Danish or Turkish?
Vestfrost originated in Denmark in 1963, but it is owned today by Vestel, which is headquartered in Turkey. So Vestfrost is a Danish-origin brand under Turkish ownership.
Since when has Vestel owned Vestfrost?
Vestel has owned Vestfrost since 2008.
Is Vestfrost still owned by Vestel?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Vestfrost is still owned by Vestel. 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] Vestel Elektronik 2025 Entegre Faaliyet Raporu — Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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