Who owns Villiger 1492?
Villiger 1492 is owned by Villiger (Switzerland).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: VILLIGER — History and VILLIGER today, Villiger Söhne AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Villiger Söhne Holding AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Pfeffikon
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Category
- Tobacco & nicotine › Tobacco products › Cigars & cigarillos
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Villiger 1492
Villiger 1492 is a hand-made, mild Dominican cigar named after Christopher Columbus, who brought tobacco to Europe after his 1492 voyage. The product page describes balanced aromas of wood, nut and toast, and lists Minuto, Perla and other formats, plus a limited Discovery Edition rated by the Cigar Journal.
Ownership timeline of Villiger 1492
Where Villiger 1492 sits in Villiger
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Villiger
Villiger controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in tobacco & nicotine.
Also in tobacco & nicotine
Other brands in cigars & cigarillos, and who owns them
Villiger has more brands in cigars & cigarillos on Brandtree than any other owner: 7 of 30.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cohiba | Habanos | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
| Cohiba (United States) | Scandinavian Tobacco Group | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| H. Upmann (United States) | Tabacalera USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Djarum Cigarillos | Djarum | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Backwoods | Imperial Brands | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Black & Mild | Altria | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Jose Bartolo | Eastern Company | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Armenteros Handrolled Cigars | ITC | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Villiger
Villiger is a privately held company headquartered in Pfeffikon, Switzerland, founded in 1888. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control.
Villiger is a family-owned Swiss cigar and cigarillo group. Its own history page says Jean Villiger founded the cigar factory in 1888 in his home in Pfeffikon, and the company is run today by the fourth and fifth generations of the family. It makes machine-made cigars in Switzerland, Germany and Indonesia, and hand-made cigars through affiliated and subsidiary factories in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Not to be confused with the unrelated Swiss waste-systems firm Villiger Entsorgungssysteme AG.
🇨🇭 Villiger 1492 and other Swiss brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 114 brands that began in Switzerland. 33 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Villiger 1492 is not one of them.
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- AutoScout24 (Switzerland) — SMG Swiss Marketplace Group 🇨🇭
- BICO — Hilding Anders 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Villiger 1492?
The parent company of Villiger 1492 is Villiger, a privately held company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Villiger 1492 Swiss?
Yes. Villiger 1492 originated in Switzerland and its owner, Villiger, is also headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Villiger 1492 still owned by Villiger?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Villiger 1492 is still owned by Villiger. 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] VILLIGER — History and VILLIGER today — Villiger Söhne AG, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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