Who owns Villiger Kiel?
Villiger Kiel 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
- Founded
- 1907
- Category
- Tobacco & nicotine › Tobacco products › Cigars & cigarillos
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Villiger Kiel
Villiger Kiel is a cigar launched in 1907 by Louise Villiger, according to the company's history page, which calls it the first cigar with the goose-quill mouthpiece. Villiger's product page says it has been on the market for over 100 years and is recognisable by its yellow mouthpiece.
Ownership timeline of Villiger Kiel
Where Villiger Kiel sits in Villiger
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Villiger brand portfolio (7) →
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 Kiel 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 Kiel is not one of them.
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- Aktifit — Emmi 🇨🇭
- Artevia — Holcim 🇨🇭
- AutoScout24 (Switzerland) — SMG Swiss Marketplace Group 🇨🇭
- BICO — Hilding Anders 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Villiger Kiel?
The parent company of Villiger Kiel is Villiger, a privately held company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Villiger Kiel Swiss?
Yes. Villiger Kiel originated in Switzerland in 1907 and its owner, Villiger, is also headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Villiger Kiel still owned by Villiger?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Villiger Kiel 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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